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"No, it's not like that," said Leyland. "I'm going to look at all my options, and hopefully I'll make a decision. But I doubt anyone will be anointed the closer out of spring training. It might happen, but I doubt it. It's a front-burner thing that is on the back-burner." The Tigers would clearly prefer that Rondon run away with the job, but they are prepared to look at alternatives if the hard-throwing rookie struggles. Joaquin Benoit, Octavio Dotel, Phil Coke, Al Alburquerque and Brayan Villarreal are among the other possibilities. Fantasy owners should track this situation carefully this spring.