Closer: Buddy Carlyle

Buddy Carlyle was a starter two years ago in Atlanta before coming to Miami to fill the same role in the stead. One of the major problems for the Palms in 2008 was the Bullpen, and with the signing of Manny Parra and Javier Vazquez, as well as the departure of former closer Luis Montgomery (and Victor Love the year before) the team decided to move Carlyle to the closer's role for some stability, while bringing former long reliever Dallas Chastanet into the rotation. Carlyle didn't seem equipped to start, failing to make it through more than 5 innings on most occasions, leaving it to guys like Chastanet or other members of the bullpen to clean up after him. His high strikeout rate and low walk rate should translate better into the bullpen than it did in the starting role.