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Brandon Lyon blew his second save of the season on Sunday by allowing a solo homer to the Rockies ‘ Matt Holliday in the bottom of the ninth inning.  Lyon had an awful spring and already blew a save and took a loss by giving up three runs to the Reds earlier in the week. He’s not going to have much of a leash with the more talented Tony Pena in a setup capacity, so he needs to turn things around quickly. That the Diamondbacks ended up winning the game anyway might buy him a little more time. Lyon has one save in three opportunities and an ERA of 12.00. Lyon can’t afford many slip ups as Tony Pena and Chad Qualls, who got the save Sunday, wait in the wings. Think of him as a low-end No. 2 RP in Fantasy. (RotoWorld, CBS Sports)

Also, Seamless Baseball weighs in on “The Closer Continuum: Brandon Lyon’s Job Security”

One week has passed, and this much we know: Brandon Lyon sucks. Sound the alarms. Will it be Chad Qualls? Will it be Tony Pena? I’d say 75% Pena, 25% Qualls, as the Diamondbacks groomed Pena as a closer in the minors and he has been the setup man for the better part of a year. Still, Qualls is worth speculating on.

Let’s not forget, however, that the Diamondbacks prevailed yesterday despite Lyon’s blown save, which softens the blow a bit, and that he gave up a solo home run to Matt Holliday, who has been known to strike the baseball with some authority.

In sum, I think Lyon still has rope. I’d actually recommend throwing an offer the Lyon owner’s way, especially if you have Pena. Offer somebody like Joe Crede and see what happens - it’s not like they can legitimately be offended at this point. It’s Brandon Lyon.

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