12 pitchers the right move?
Crosby's injury and the lack of roster flexibility have made this an issue, so I thought I'd share my take to get started...
Though in most cases I firmly believe the team should carry 11 pitchers, I agree with 12 at this point of the season for a few reasons:
- We have three starters out of five who are not proven commidities at the big league level. Therefore, the chances of them getting rocked in certain starts is higher than in previous years.
- Harden has a blister problem that could flare up at any time. (Ask Josh Beckett) This has the potential to strain the bullpen.
- Who do we remove from the bullpen at this point? Dotel, Calero, Cruz, the Duke, and Rincon are givens in my mind, leaving Street and Yabu. If we decide to trade Dotel in the summer, we need Street to be ready to take over. As for Yabu, his guarenteed salary keeps him aboard, and we may need someone to pitch for several innings at a time for the reasons I listed above.
If Crosby won't be able to go for a few days, I think he should be put on the DL so Scutaro will be avalible.
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Yabu
"send him down." But then we just have to eat all
that cash we paid for him.
by atomopawn on Apr 6, 2005 12:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
12 pitchers a must
The bench is't going to get any better with one more guy. Melhuse is already going to waste away there.
by jbxchico on Apr 6, 2005 12:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
12 pitchers
by theblackpearl on Apr 6, 2005 12:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Carrying twelve pitchers...
by jrbh on Apr 6, 2005 1:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's Crazy Talk
The pitching will likely be between average to dominating this year, depending on how things play out. The endurance of the young pitchers will be low.
by almostreggie on Apr 6, 2005 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
AAA Sac is a morning commute away
I was really hoping the A's would play off of Rheinecker's great ST (ERA of 0.00) and make him our left handed Duke, long reliever that is. Rhino has projected out as starter but that stalled before Meyer's arrival. His value is still high though because LH long relievers aren't exactly falling out of trees either, ... A's don't have one, that's for sure.
They sent Rhino (and his 0.00) back down early from ST. ...With all the pitchers in camp I don't think there were enough innings for the A's to evaluate them all.
Sorry to ramble, point is SAC has the required pitching "depth".
I think 11 pitchers is enough with Street getting more work at Sac than Oakland.
Street as A's closer at soonest; 2006
Calero or Cruz could step into closer this season.
He probably will get soft innings (big lead/blow outs) just to make him feel at home by being in Oakland. What that does to a closer's killer instinct I'm not sure.
by A s Eh on Apr 6, 2005 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My Current Obsession
by kent1 on Apr 6, 2005 2:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kent1, I agree with you but...
by Nick86 on Apr 6, 2005 3:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nick86; "I wouldn't be surprised if the A's
BB put the arms there purposely.
Break in the younger arms with fewer expected innings only protects the investment and the season. Great prep by BB, he had it in his plan most assuredly.
I believe the pen will pitch a minimum 1/3 of the season, probably 40% is realistic. The pen ERA should compete as AL best. If the starters fullfill team expectancies, their collective ERA will also be very good, possibly good enough to let the A's pen push them to the lowest AL TEAM ERA
And that easily translates to another winning season
by A s Eh on Apr 6, 2005 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Last Year
Rincon: 67 games, 44 innings
Mecir: 65 games, 48 innings
That's what I'm talking about.
by kent1 on Apr 7, 2005 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but...
by almostreggie on Apr 7, 2005 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who is pitching the home opener?
by EgolikeRickey on Apr 7, 2005 2:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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