Chad Qualls

The Diamondbacks have said that they are undecided about who will be their closer, Brandon Lyon, Tony Pena, or Chad Qualls. I am a big fan of Lyon because I have followed him since he made his major league debut, but he does not have very good situational stats in the ninth inning. Although he has only 25 career saves, in his first fifteen pitches in the game he has kept his ERA at 2.08. However, he cannot seem to keep opposing batters averages down with runners on base. I think he would be...Read Full Story

Fox Sports writer Jon Paul Morosi is reporting that the Yankees are monitoring Diamondbacks closer Chad Qualls. The D’Backs are currently 13 games out of first in the NL West, and look like they will be sellers at the trade deadline this year.  Qualls is currently the closer in Arizona and has converted 13 of 17 saves this season with a 4.22 ERA. This is his first season as a set closer, and has a career ERA of 3.35.  It is clear that Qualls would be a huge upgrade over Brett Tomko, but I...Read Full Story

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