How is each bullpen posistion utilized??

How would you utilize the following pitchers?  I dont know who to use as my #4, #5 SP  or who to use at closer...

I can sign

Name	Age		Dur	Hlt	Sta	Con	vsL	vsR	Vel	GB	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5
Michael Jackson(R)	32	P	28	83	88	92	55	45	92	95	80	70	67	32	44
Tina Turner (R)	33	P	69	72	37	87	56	69	39	74	91	83	0	0	0

I would go:
Mondesi SP1,
Xavier SP2,
Ramsey SP3,
Estalella SP4,
James SP5

Osborne, Benard, and Martinez SuA
Handworth and Esposito SuB
Sutton LRA
Harper LHS (I don't think he's particularly good.  This is the only role that I would keep him in the ML for.)

This is an interesting pitching staff.  You're pretty short on long relievers/mopup (I would like to have three), but you've got four relievers who can each pitch 1-2 innings every day.  I actually wouldn't mind having this staff at all.  As for SP, I would choose to alternate them the way I did (I actually think Xavier is your best SP) in order for your 3 workhorses to give the bullpen a rest.  If you dig up one more 30 stam/80 dur guy, I think you could actually go to a four-man rotation if you wanted to.

I'm intrigued by "Michael Jackson."  I don't know what kind of numbers he would put out.  If he has a long history of 4.00ish ERA, he might be worth signing. If he has more than a 4.30 or so in neutral parks, I would pass him over.  "Tina Turner" would be better than Brad Harper.

Michael Jackson is a Type A FA,  I'd have to give up my second round pick (no biggie)
Tina Turner is one of my Type A FA's he's been good for a solid 80IP 3.00 ERA

I think I may go with

Name	Age		Dur	Hlt	Sta	Con	vsL	vsR	Vel	GB	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5
Robinzon Mondesi (R)	30	SP1	31	63	90	87	58	72	84	98	78	65	53	71	61
Andy Ramsey (R)	28	SP2	29	80	88	85	64	83	26	37	82	86	44	0	0
*Ben Reese (L)	32	SP3	28	83	88	92	55	45	92	95	80	70	67	32	44
Wendell Xavier (R)	23	SP4	25	91	67	82	78	83	85	77	79	84	46	0	0
Ivan Estalella (R)	29	SP5	23	59	68	61	70	70	94	89	98	81	56	0	0
Pepper Sutton (R)	31	LRP	20	62	56	80	54	75	48	73	86	70	63	54	0
Juan Martinez (R)	34	SUA	88	60	40	91	72	87	23	86	90	67	0	0	0
Gus Handworth (R)	28	SUA	94	93	34	83	56	76	33	92	84	77	0	0	0
Victor Ramirez (R)	33	SUA	69	72	37	87	56	69	39	74	91	83	0	0	0
Clayton Benard (R)	29	SUB	97	57	12	87	63	72	91	62	88	82	0	0	0
Quilvio Esposito (R)	28	SUB	51	88	27	80	55	76	34	50	81	73	56	0	0
*Jim Osborne (R)	36	SUB	94	29	24	93	67	74	35	67	77	82	54	0	0

* guys are the two TYPEA free agents, i just went ahead and signed them.

Moved James and harper to AAA for insurance

Xavier and Estrella  have been my best SP's problem is they're only good for 175IP and I'd like to keep them fresh for play offs.

What happens if I dont fill the closer role?  Maybe Benard can be closer?

I've learned from reading these boards that having a closer can be a waste of talented pitching. 

Starting last season, I decided to play without a closer, assigning my former ClA to SuA duties.  The guy was just as good and got about 30 more IP (which I would say is a better return on investment).  I lost some games in the ninth inning when an inferior setup guy was pitching, but I also held onto the lead sometimes in the 7th and 8th innings when I wouldn't have done so otherwise.  I've had the best two records of my seven-season career these last two years.  I would recommend it to anybody.  The only downside is that you will never win a Fireman of the Year this way.

About the SPs Xavier and Estrella, just set their pitch counts at about 80/95 and they'll be fine.  If you look at my pitching staff, all of my SPs have numbers like those.  The reason to intersperse them with your three workhorses is so that the bullpen is fully rested.  That way if you need 3-4 innings of relief for Xavier and Estrella, you'll only need 1-2 on the days that the other SPs pitch and most members of the bullpen can have an off day.

That's a pretty solid looking team.  If you manage it right, you should look forward to a decent playoff run.