Can Jason Motte Handle The St. Louis Closer Role?
“,”body”:” Quite a conversion. Switching from catcher to pitcher in 2006, Motte has shown all the talent needed to be an everyday MLB player. But does Jason Motte possess the mindset of an everyday closer?\n Motte showed his arsenal during his short 12-game stint last season, posting a .82 ERA and well over a strikeout an inning.\n He has a fastball that can touch 100 MPH, a fantastic slider and a decent curveball. Seems to be more than enough for a dominant closer.\n Jason had a superb spring training with the St. Louis Cardinals, beating out Ryan Franklin and Chris Perez for the closing job of this playoff-caliber team.\n His first save attempt came last night against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Motte gave up four runs to the dismal Pirates and ended up losing the game for the Cardinals 6-4.\n He started off giving up a double to Sanchez, followed by striking out McLouth and getting Doumit to groundout, Pittsburgh’s two better players in their line-up.\n Things only got ugly from there,
