The talk in Cub-land is that Carlos Marmol is the closer-to-be, with Ryan Dempster on the disabled list and Bob Howry, consistently inconsistent. Marmol has apparently shown manager Lou Piniella enough to be given the job despite the fact he has only thrown 26.1 innings since he’s been in the Majors this season. However, Marmol’s stats are very impressive. He has provided all of the stability for the shaky Cubs bullpen with 38 K’s to 9 BB’s. He has also put up a WHIP of just a shade over 1, as well as a similar ERA of 1.03.
While he may not have totally proven himself yet, he is about the only option for Piniella. Should be interesting to see how the young pitcher holds up.
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