May 10, 201511 yr their talking about gaving him week off let see if red do that he have most blow lead in mlb that suck 7 blow lead
May 10, 201511 yr I've never liked Cishek since he became a closer. Never thought he was good. Yeah statistically his numbers are good in the past. But every single time he pitches its fucking nerve racking. All my friends think I'm crazy because I dislike him, but he's making me look so smart this year.
May 10, 201511 yr Its time for a change but I don't exactly have all the confidence in the other options.
May 10, 201511 yr noticable loss in velocity, still like the idea of moving Alvarez/phelps or Jose to that spot until they find a better option. Not sure if there's a sure thing closer in this organization.
May 10, 201511 yr Author noticable loss in velocity, still like the idea of moving Alvarez/phelps or Jose to that spot until they find a better option. Not sure if there's a sure thing closer in this organization. jose as closer???
May 10, 201511 yr jose as closer??? Just until the AS break when they could make a move for someone and gain full strength and endurance back in the arm. If not I wouldn't mind Alavarez or Phelps as back up options but I like the idea of Jose in the pen at first. Could go back to the 2-3 inning closer in situations. Would still have a rotation of Alvarez latos cosart phelps Koehler/Haren
May 11, 201511 yr Also heard absolutely not to trying to make a move for papelbon because cishek wasn't the answer before the season. But I guess it's a smarter decision to move Koehler and Haren to the bullpen where they have less value than as a starter instead of having a closer gain arm strength and endurance coming off an injury and filling a need
May 11, 201511 yr Ramos is so much better than Cishek right now it's not even close. Cute how Ramos gets to pitch in the blowout games only.
May 11, 201511 yr The fact that Dee Gordon just tweeted pisses me off. Unlike us, these players don't pout over individual losses. And I can understand us all being upset, we deserve to be upset, but I'm proud of Dee and the rest of the team being stand up pros and already being ready to move on to LA and win. That's part of being a winning team and overcoming disastrous games like today.
May 11, 201511 yr Unlike us, these players don't pout over individual losses. And I can understand us all being upset, we deserve to be upset, but I'm proud of Dee and the rest of the team being stand up pros and already being ready to move on to LA and win. That's part of being a winning team and overcoming disastrous games like today. This is true. But at least wait until tomorrow. Who else got the bad vibe when Yelich got thrown out?
May 11, 201511 yr The fact that Dee Gordon just tweeted pisses me off. What do you want him to do? Dee played a great game. Cishek sucks, end of story.
May 11, 201511 yr If anything, this confirms that this is where the organization is gonna start when looking to make upgrades. And the trade deadline is far away but the Marlins have been known to make a May-June trade or two when the opportunity arises, almost like making an early trade deadline improvement. Cody Ross in 2006, Justin Ruggiano in 2012, Brian Morris in 2014, and while they didn't work out you can also say Kevin Gregg and Ross Wolf last year. The point is, this team doesn't always wait until late July for upgrades. Keep that in mind. Edit: same can be said for minor league callups at this time of year when needed: Ozuna, Yelich, Marisnick, Stanton, Coghlan, Cabrera, Willis, the most obvious ones.
May 11, 201511 yr The fact that Dee Gordon just tweeted pisses me off. Should he cut himself instead?
May 11, 201511 yr I think Koehler should be moved to the pen and eventually be given a shot at the closer job. He has the stuff for it.
May 11, 201511 yr I think Koehler should be moved to the pen and eventually be given a shot at the closer job. He has the stuff for it. I'm kinda in agreement here with Koehler, at least when HA returns (not before). He's been good at the first take through a lineup, and could give us several innings on the back end, something I've seen other teams doing more and more (also makes the gives the Closer position more value then it has currently when they can do more then just the 9th). Absolutely no to Jose closing. If Jose is healthy enough to pitch, he starts. End of story. He is WAY too good to be wasted as a reliever.
May 11, 201511 yr I would put Brad Hand or David Phelps into the closer position before I move Kohler there. I Would also trade Kohler before putting him in the Closers role- but that's just me.
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.