Posted March 30, 200520 yr he was just released by the Braves even though he pitched better than Tom Martin in camp. Id sure like to have him in case Perisho doesnt perform. thoughts...
March 30, 200520 yr Two questions: Is he better than any of the following: Mota, Perisho, Mecir, Reidling, Alfonseca, Jones? Is he worth taking a roster spot from Aguila, W. Delgado or Willingham/Harris/Little/Higginson/etc.?
March 30, 200520 yr Two questions: Is he better than any of the following: Mota, Perisho, Mecir, Reidling, Alfonseca, Jones? Is he worth taking a roster spot from Aguila, W. Delgado or Willingham/Harris/Little/Higginson/etc.? 724318[/snapback] Tough call...he would be another solid lefty in the pen. Has he played for Jack while at Cincy??? :mischief2
March 30, 200520 yr I say take him, he was one of the best leftys relievers in the game just a few years ago... Its a risk to take especially at the minimum
March 30, 200520 yr Author is he better then perisho? over his career much better, Perisho has had one good year. That being said Im not saying cut Perisho and sign White. If we can make it work then I just think hed be very good insurance. Maybe hed be willing to go to Albuquerque knowing how shaky Mota may be as a closer and also knowing Matt is a little out of shape and truly isnt proven except for one year.
March 30, 200520 yr We need someone to be the 7th guy in the pen, I'd take White over Moehler any day...
March 30, 200520 yr He was released by the Braves...if they don't feel they can do anything with him (especially with Delgado, Thome, Abreu, Beltran and Floyd representing some of the lefty pop in the division) he's done. These guys do get released for a reason. He's no better than Mecir or Perisho at this stage, so until Urbina becomes realistically available, I think our bullpen is set...
March 30, 200520 yr Two questions: Is he better than any of the following: Mota, Perisho, Mecir, Reidling, Alfonseca, Jones? Is he worth taking a roster spot from Aguila, W. Delgado or Willingham/Harris/Little/Higginson/etc.? 724318[/snapback] It's called having two lefties in your bullpen rather than one and Mecir. Please!
March 31, 200520 yr We need someone to be the 7th guy in the pen, I'd take White over Moehler any day... 724396[/snapback] That's the last thing we need. Maybe when they expand the rosters we can add a 4th inning reliever after a 3rd catcher and designated pinch-runner. What's the obsession with taking the ball out of our best pitchers and handing it to a 12th scrub? To add a southpaw for the platoon advantage? An extra lefty batter supplies the same platoon advantage without having to warm up in the bullpen. Quite absurd.
March 31, 200520 yr It doesn't hurt to have more than one lefty in the pen. Is he better than someone else already here?
March 31, 200520 yr It hurts when you start using those lefties against righties as Perisho had to last year when Phelps was with the club. It hurts when you have one less bat and defender on the bench. Hurts even more when you waste one of those bench spots on Lenny Harris. There's 9 innings in a game. More if it goes into extra innings. This hasn't changed in 100 years. So why more pitchers?
March 31, 200520 yr We need someone to be the 7th guy in the pen, I'd take White over Moehler any day... 724396[/snapback] That's the last thing we need. Maybe when they expand the rosters we can add a 4th inning reliever after a 3rd catcher and designated pinch-runner. What's the obsession with taking the ball out of our best pitchers and handing it to a 12th scrub? To add a southpaw for the platoon advantage? An extra lefty batter supplies the same platoon advantage without having to warm up in the bullpen. Quite absurd. 724731[/snapback] maybe we can get bud selig to rub the balls down.
March 31, 200520 yr Maybe with two leftys we don't have to see Perisho against rightys this year, we can put in a right, and not get scared to take the lefty out of the game because we have another... Also your not going to have 7 fresh guys in the pen every day, some times guys get tired, most of the time you only have 3 or 4 fresh
March 31, 200520 yr What platoon advantage do you get from that second lefty you couldn't get by another batter?
March 31, 200520 yr That might make sense if this was a 10-game road trip in the middle of August, not April with more off-days over the next month and half than any other point of the season.
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