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Rotoworld.com: Cliff Politte

Well, it finally happened. The total meltdown of Kelvim “Donde Esta El Plato” Escobar has forced Carlos Tosca to promote someone, and all those waiting for Cliff Politte as a closer in waiting can now count on him as a closer.

I’m a Politte fan. I bought him in the end game in Tout Wars two years ago, based on his brief but impressive K/BB ratios the year before, and he promptly went on the DL, then got traded to the AL. But for the most part since then he’s pitched the way I hoped he would..

This spring has been rockier for him, and I think there’s a good chance the Blue Jays’ newest closer isn’t going to take the world by storm. But Politte should be able to do the job most nights, which will be a big improvement over Escobar.

If he’s available, grab him. He’s not a dead-on cinch to prevail, but he’s well worth the risk that he’ll utterly fail.