|
Post by ChrisAsbrockFTI on Jun 6, 2013 9:41:16 GMT -5
With the Reds ace Johnny Cueto headed to the DL again and a taxed bullpen, will the Reds make the playoffs?
This weekend is a huge 3 game series against the NL Central leaders, the best team in baseball, the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cards don't seem to be losing any steam and don't seem to be showing any signs of losing any time soon.
Has Dusty mismanaged the bullpen?
Will the Reds catch the Cards or will they be a Wild Card team?
Feel free to give me your thoughts!
|
|
|
Post by edubbs on Jun 6, 2013 10:03:20 GMT -5
Playoffs?! PLAYOFFS?! Yes. Wild card? Yes. Dusty mismanaging... lol... If you need one out, who do you pitch from the bullpen? Well, if it isn't the 9th inning, you are not going to see Chappy. Dusty needs to forget the traditional outdated "closer" role and put a guy out there that you know can shutdown a rally... regardless of inning. You can't still be holding your best cards when the tarp is going over the field. Chapman has thrown 26 innings to date... about one inning an appearance. Why can't he throw two innings (given he doesn't come up in the batting order)? A guy that was to be a prized starter should be able to toss two innings in a row if they are short. Now if he throws 20 pitches in an inning then yeah don't put him out there for round 2 but if he throws about eight or nine pitches, he should be out there again. Just my opinion.
|
|
|
Post by ChrisAsbrockFTI on Jun 6, 2013 10:11:45 GMT -5
I would totally agree with that. I have never seen a manager who "manages by the book" like Dusty Baker. He has to think outside the box sometimes when it comes to his use of Aroldis Chapman. There is no reason why Dusty couldn't use Chapman in a 4 or 5 out save situation. I understand that the bullpen is really short now with Marshall on the DL. I know it is tough to rail on a manager who is in the top 20 in MLB history with career wins, but, the game has changed and now Dusty must do the same!
|
|