It's 3AM. Do you know where your closer is?

Awoken at 3AM and not able to go back to sleep, I got up to check the late scores, and what to my bleary eyes did appear? News that a closer on both the teams I manage, Jon Rauch, had been dealt from Washington to Arizona! This is an unexpected and most unpleasant development. But the good news is, due to my insomnia, I was the early bird on this news. We knew Chad Cordero isn't coming through that door, and ESPN wasn't sure who the heir apparent to Rauch would be for the Nationals. But a report in the Washington Post indicated that Joel Hanrahan (I'll admit it, I had never heard of him, but then I'm an AL guy) would be the man. And OwnersEdge from Fanball had this to say about that:

With Jon Rauch traded to Arizona, Joel Hanrahan is likely to be the new closer in Washington. Hanrahan holds a 3.94 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 9.9 K/9 rate on the year, but walks have been a problem (4.9 BB/9). Our View: Hanrahan has failed in his chances as a starter but has appeared to found his niche in the bullpen. He is a must-add in all formats.

So I added him for my ESPN league team and dropped Hiroki Kuroda, who I really like, but he got lit up in his last start and his next start is in Colorado, so his roster spot was dead to me for about 10 days. I hope to pick him up again when Kerry Wood returns from the DL, which will render my temporary saves-hunting pickup of Bobby Howry moot. In my Fanball league, saves are nowhere near as big of a deal, so closers remain on the waiver wire. I added Mike Gonzalez (who I also own on my ESPN team) to replace Rauch. Did you know Gonzalez has yet to walk a batter this year? 16 Ks, 12.2 IP, 0 walks.

Anyway, meet Joel Hanrahan, and wish him luck!