The Florida Marlins traded SP Yusmeiro Petit to the Arizona Diamondbacks for RP Jorge Julio.
Julio was Arizona's closer last season between Valverde's implosion/demotion and then his promotion back to the majors. After his excellent 2002 season as a setup man/closer for the Orioles, he's progressively gotten worse, although his numbers last year in Arizona were the best since his 2002 season. He's a big strikeout guy, but he's also a big walk guy as well, and he's not exactly a reliable reliever. He's been officially declared as the Marlins' closer.
Fantasy Impact: Go ahead and pick him up as a closer, but don't expect great numbers. He should have fairly good job security until Taylor Tankersley gets healthy, and then it'll depend on how he's pitching versus how Tankersley is pitching as far as who ends the season as Florida's closer. Florida's bigger ballpark might help aid his numbers a bit over last season, and there's a chance he could emerge as a middle tier closer this season. I just wouldn't bet a high waiver priority or a quality hitter/pitcher on it.
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