Stop Asking Jim Leyland About Joel Zumaya

For those of you who have fantasy drafts coming up this weekend, or next, and have been thinking to yourself. "I should draft Joel Zumaya late because he's totally gonna take over the Tigers closer role and I'll look like a genius!" Bad news fellas, you're not geniuses. In fact, if The Black Lung has his way, you'll just be idiots.

The Black Lung has grown tired of your incessant questioning about when Joel Zumaya will replace Todd Jones in the closer role.

"Then they want to know if you're going to make Zumaya the closer," Leyland said. "No, I'm not making Zumaya the closer."

He said Jones is the closer -- "period."

"I think Joel Zumaya at some point has all the ingredients to be a top-notch closer," Leyland said. "But he's a baby yet (22 years old). He's got one year in."

Now get off his damn lawn, you little punks!

If you want to listen to me, I say go ahead and take Zumaya because you will look like a genius come the end of the season. Let's not forget two simple facts. Todd Jones is Todd Jones, and Joel Zumaya is awesome. Zumaya has a year of experience under his belt, which is more than enough. Bobby Jenks had no Major League experience before he took over the closer's job with the White Sox and all he did was get the final out of the World Series that season.

Experience is overrated.

Previously at the Fanhouse:

Jim Leyland Is Not Amused

Jim Leyland Is Not Impressed By Magglio Ordoñez's Head Trauma

Jim Leyland's Job Is Safe

Joel Zumaya Wants To Slow Down