Battle Brian

The Yankees, Phillies, Red Sox, A’s and Mets are all competing for Rockies closer, Brian Fuentes. There are reports stemming from a Joel Sherman article that state that the Phillies are currently in the lead to lock up the deceptive lefty, as he would take over in the 8th inning. Hopefully the Yanks can grab him and before the other teams do, although Kyle Farnsworth may actually be a “good enough” 8th inning guy (for now). The Red Sox have recently experienced an Okajima backlash, as his numbers have been terrible in the month of June, so they too could become very serious competitors for Fuentes.