Jim Leyland: 'We Don't Have a Closer'

Sure, the Tigers have plenty of fire power at the plate.

Bruce Rondon

But some question marks remain.

Rookie pitcher Bruce Rondon, who was being considered as the team's closer, has looked a little shaky as of late.

Which led manager Jim Leyland to say, according to Free Press reporter John Lowe: 

"We don't have a closer." He said he had no intention of bringing back Jose Valverde, who stunk up the joint in the latter part of the season last year.

Lowe writes:

Leyland mentioned or alluded to five relievers now in camp he could call on to get ninth-inning outs in close games: veterans Phil Coke, Joaquin Benoit and Octavio Dotel and two young flamethrowers trying to make the club, Brayan Villarreal and Al Alburquerque.