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09-17-2013, 12:35 PM | #962 |
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Um, I wouldn't have pitched him during that time, derrrr. Last nite was a waste throwing him in there. Now if they just found out Duffy was hurt yesterday and HAD to call someone up.....then yeah you can't shift Luke around. But if they found out 3 days ago they absolutely and easily could have.
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Luke has pitched out of the bullpen the entire year. No way in hell I would ask him to start.
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09-17-2013, 12:46 PM | #964 |
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Just one start against them this year, that was not good but I wouldn't call it awful. He had 3 last year - two very good, one awful.
He's also a better pitcher than he was a year ago. Better control and better command of that slider. I wouldn't run him out as the starter - mostly because he's been working out of the pen for 6 weeks - but he's a great backup/long relief option.
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09-17-2013, 01:24 PM | #967 |
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Sounds reminiscent of the fans who were adamant that Zack stay in the bullpen after he pitched so well coming back from his personal issues. Glad that MLB teams don't think that way.
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Actually, they were similar elite draft prospects who struggled early as starters and it wasn't because of their "stuff". Zack's last year as a starter in 05 was nearly identical to Luke's last year. And his first year in the pen in 07 was statistically worse than Luke's this year: http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx...943&position=P http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx...943&position=P As you know the Royals moved Zack to the rotation in Sept of that year. Both saw a huge spike in velocity out of the pen and became dominant. Nobody knows if/when Luke will become a starter but so far, the situations are extremely similar despite what the voices in your head are telling you. |
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