July 4, 200917 yr Matt Herges was designated for assignment by the Indians. His numbers this year are better than in 2006 when he was a Marlin. He is a ten year veteran. This year, in 25 innings of work he has a 3.55 ERA, 18 strike outs and only 6 BB. Opponents have a batting average of .240, has allowed 3 HR, has two holds and 1 blown save. He has a WHIP (walks and hits/inning pitched) of 1.18 (For the sake of comparison, Josh Johnson has a WHIP of 1.13 and ERA of 2.76..... CC Sabathia's WHIP is 1.15 and ERA of 3.85.....Josh Beckett ERA 3.67 and WHIP of 1.22) Not too bad if we could get him to help our bullpen!
July 4, 200917 yr No thank you, Kiko is coming back which brings Leroux back to the pen and when Ayala gets called up he'll take either Wood or Sanches' place, injury's permitting of course.
July 4, 200917 yr No way. He's terrible and doesn't have much career success, either. Doesn't anyone remember how bad he was in Florida?
July 4, 200917 yr No way. He's terrible and doesn't have much career success, either. Doesn't anyone remember how bad he was in Florida? 2-3 71 IP 4.31 ERA 1.72 WHIP 94 HITS ALLOWED. He was pretty bad.
July 4, 200917 yr Matt Herges was designated for assignment by the Indians. His numbers this year are better than in 2006 when he was a Marlin. He is a ten year veteran. This year, in 25 innings of work he has a 3.55 ERA, 18 strike outs and only 6 BB. Opponents have a batting average of .240, has allowed 3 HR, has two holds and 1 blown save. He has a WHIP (walks and hits/inning pitched) of 1.18 (For the sake of comparison, Josh Johnson has a WHIP of 1.13 and ERA of 2.76..... CC Sabathia's WHIP is 1.15 and ERA of 3.85.....Josh Beckett ERA 3.67 and WHIP of 1.22) Not too bad if we could get him to help our bullpen! Is this supposed to make it seem more impressive? If so..................that's a pretty horrible "comparison."
July 4, 200917 yr I will take anyone for AAA depth. Anyone who thinks otherwise is foolish. Secondly, I'm wondering why people think we have this big bullpen need right now. We have to see if Calero comes back strong. If he does Nunez Meyer-Calero Pinto Sanches Badenhop Wood/whoever More than acceptable. And Lindstrom will be back and probably fine, Vanden Hurk is murdering people in AAA, Anibal is coming back from an injury, and we just signed Ayala who is pretty solid. We really don't need a relief pitcher. We need another BAT. Who can play THIRD BASE.
July 4, 200917 yr Oh please God, don't tell me there's going to be a different thread like this when someone gets released.
July 4, 200917 yr This guy was absolutely miserable as a Marlin in '06. He made Jorge Julio look dependable. No thanks!
July 4, 200917 yr Herges also admitted to using HGH back in '04-'05. Not that it did him any good. I saw more than enough of this guy when he was here. No thanks.
July 4, 200917 yr The Indians should have kept Herges because of their bullpen situation. But, the Marlins are in much better shape than the Indians so they don't need a guy like Herges.
July 5, 200917 yr Good God, I'm having Girardi flashbacks. Not Matt Herges. He tortured me back then. If he is so great why is Cleveland DFA ing him.
July 5, 200917 yr No effing way. Not only did he play bad for us, he also badmouthed the Marlins after he left. He can go stick a sock in it for all I care.
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