July 18, 201115 yr The only way to learn to get good at this level, is to play at this level. Not true. If there are faults that he is committing that are preventing his success at the major league level, that is something he can be sent down to the minors to work on. Fundamentals and execution are things that are easily worked on and, in fact, best worked on in the minor leagues. This may be the most circular reasoning I've ever seen.
July 18, 201115 yr If its mechanical in nature, a trip to the minors should be okay. If it's learning how to get major league hitters out... well he has to learn up here and take the bumps and bruises it will take. It's always seemed like Volstad has had trouble consistently staying on top of the ball.
July 18, 201115 yr Even if they wanted to replace him, it's not like anyone in the minors would be an upgrade over him.
July 18, 201115 yr Even if they wanted to replace him, it's not like anyone in the minors would be an upgrade over him. I can pitch a little
July 18, 201115 yr For the last three years Volstad has been consistently bad, hes averaged about a 5.12 ERA and 1.44 WHIP in that span. So either we suck it up and wait for him to learn to pitch and possibly continue to lose a ton of games or cut our losses and look for someone with a better track record. Even if they wanted to replace him, it's not like anyone in the minors would be an upgrade over him. When Sanabia's better they should bring him back up and see how he does.
July 18, 201115 yr Even if they wanted to replace him, it's not like anyone in the minors would be an upgrade over him. OH MY GAWD, HAND! HAND IS BETTER THAN VOLSUCK!!!
July 18, 201115 yr Even if they wanted to replace him, it's not like anyone in the minors would be an upgrade over him. That's a bad excuse to let one of the worst starting pitchers in the league keep on pitching, at least when he can be optioned to the minors and hopefully for once actually kept there long enough to remember how to pitch again.
July 18, 201115 yr Even if they wanted to replace him, it's not like anyone in the minors would be an upgrade over him. That's a bad excuse to let one of the worst starting pitchers in the league keep on pitching, at least when he can be optioned to the minors and hopefully for once actually kept there long enough to remember how to pitch again. Well, there's no one better. You put the best team you can possibly put together and our pitching depth sucks. Excuse or not, facts are facts.
July 18, 201115 yr He will be back next year. Still cheap and the team has no pitching depth to replace him.
July 19, 201115 yr Even if they wanted to replace him, it's not like anyone in the minors would be an upgrade over him. OH MY GAWD, HAND! HAND IS BETTER THAN VOLSUCK!!! Hand very well may be better than Volstad, but he definitely wasn't in his time here.
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