I couldn't help but smile when I saw this

In an article about injured veterans who could make a big difference mid-season, Eddie Guardado is one of those players. However, it wasn't so much Guardado's inclusion as one line about the Reds that excited me (emphasis mine).

The Reds wouldn't feel as comfortable with 37-year-old David Weathers and Mike Stanton, 40, as their season-opening closers if Guardado wasn't in line to be Any-Day-Now Eddie by the time the All-Star Game break rolls around.

Weathers did a solid job last season after Guardado's elbow ligament came undone in late August, and Stanton was a comparable surprise in San Francisco, where an injury to another closer (Armando Benitez) exposed him to his first ninth-inning fires since 2003.

Blessed with a strong rotation and a loaded offense, the Reds expect to be an NL Central force, which will put a lot of burden on the two veteran arms at the end of their bullpen. Having Guardado come to their rescue the last two months could be a season-saver.

I see statements like this coming in more and more places these days.