Starter Today, Closer ToMorrow?

Brandon Morrow who decided this year that he wanted to be a closer has now changed his mind and wants to be a starter again.

It's not often that I'm able to pat myself on the back with this blog, so when given the bait I gotta bite:

Brandon Morrow took it upon himself to be a closer this year, not a starter. If he really wants to keep the job he chose for himself, I advise him to be better at it. Miguel Batista only needs 2 months of the closer job to possibly look good enough to trade his contract. Morrow has never been consistent, I don't see him keeping the job all year long, and I definitely won't be surprised if he's starting games again.

That's what I said on April 8th after Morrow had been pitching poorly as the Mariners closer. Booyah! What a call right? Well not really, it was stupid to have Morrow decide what he wants, not the Mariners and it's even more stupid now that Morrow has changed his mind (again). I've said it before but it's my opinion that if given a choice between starting and relieving, you should always start, but if you are going this back and forth business it has to be better to just stick to one, even if that choice is to relieve.

With that said, it's nice to see that Morrow will be starting but I fear this isn't the end of the Morrow saga. I would love to see Morrow just rip it now as a starter, but he's been very injury prone and the likelihood of him shaking that reputation and starting a full year seems unrealistic. When he has a tired arm in September, and it's still lingering next spring, I won't be surprised if the Mariners decide you know what, the bullpen is better for your arm. There is one thing you can count on though, if I call this one (again) I'll be sure to brag about it.