Larussa is at it again. It's obvious that LaRussa doesn't like rebuilding years and likes youth at the closer spot even less. For now it looks as though he has chosen Ryan Franklin to close for the Cardinals.

Last season Franklin blew 8 saves in 25 opportunities and if LaRussa had the confidence in him for the long haul, it would have been his job from the beginning. This is short lived. We suspect that they are fine tuning Chris Perez for the job. At least we think LaRussa plans to give him a chance to close, and soon.