ttitansfan4life Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 There has to be better pitcher in the Memphis better than Leake. Get this bum off the team. One of the worse FA signings this team has ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holt_bruce81 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, ttitansfan4life said: There has to be better pitcher in the Memphis better than Leake. Get this bum off the team. One of the worse FA signings this team has ever made. There's like a complete staff of pitchers down in Memphis that are better than Leake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holt_bruce81 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 2nd and 3rd no one out and we get no runs....crap, our offense is back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 The whole rotation outside of Lynn is in a sad place right now. Even Martinez is hit or miss since July... Wainwright is hurt and done, Leake struggling with fatigue and still having effects from shingles last year and Wacha can't get thru 5 innings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttitansfan4life Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 49 minutes ago, holt_bruce81 said: There's like a complete staff of pitchers down in Memphis that are better than Leake Good bring them up. Same goes for Grichuk and his bum ***. There's definitely an OF down in Memphis better than him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLunatic88 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 3 hours ago, ttitansfan4life said: There has to be better pitcher in the Memphis better than Leake. Get this bum off the team. One of the worse FA signings this team has ever made. I guess it's convenient to just forget how good he was for the first half of the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Voit optioned back to Memphis, Piscotty stays up... Not like it really matters, as Voit will be back in 10 days w/ September call-ups... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 On 8/20/2017 at 10:41 PM, StLunatic88 said: I guess it's convenient to just forget how good he was for the first half of the year Very much the truth. He had a 3.12 ERA in the first half, and post-All Star break it's north of 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLunatic88 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 6 hours ago, CWood21 said: Very much the truth. He had a 3.12 ERA in the first half, and post-All Star break it's north of 7. I feel like this goes back to what someone mentioned earlier. We have not taken advantage of that 10 day DL this year. Something is nagging Leake, you dont have that switch without an outside factor. Should have sat him down for one start, clear his head, and see if that helps, or if the injury manifests itself if you jolt him out of his routine. He is a guy who for good or bad, will be a big part of this teams future. With that NTC for the next 3 seasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tttmikeb Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 2 hours ago, StLunatic88 said: I feel like this goes back to what someone mentioned earlier. We have not taken advantage of that 10 day DL this year. Something is nagging Leake, you dont have that switch without an outside factor. Should have sat him down for one start, clear his head, and see if that helps, or if the injury manifests itself if you jolt him out of his routine. He is a guy who for good or bad, will be a big part of this teams future. With that NTC for the next 3 seasons I totally agree. With the DL only being 10 days, if they have an off day in that 10-day stretch, Leake (or whoever) could miss only one start (with someone like Weaver getting a start) and you wouldn't have to alter the rotation order at all. It's frustrating that we're missing the opportunity to take advantage of something that seems so simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 1 hour ago, tttmikeb said: I totally agree. With the DL only being 10 days, if they have an off day in that 10-day stretch, Leake (or whoever) could miss only one start (with someone like Weaver getting a start) and you wouldn't have to alter the rotation order at all. It's frustrating that we're missing the opportunity to take advantage of something that seems so simple. Especially since it has been used quite frequently by other teams in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 2 hours ago, MOSteelers56 said: Especially since it has been used quite frequently by other teams in the league. Exactly, As I've stated before when I first brought this up. We're missing opportunities to keep our roster at peak by not manipulating this new rule... It's not a coincidence the Dodgers have been pretty much the fore font of using the 10 day DL to the max this year and they're like 50 games over .500 (I know it's not they only reason, but It's sure helped them navigate some injuries and they're likely about to do it again w/ Alex Wood)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tttmikeb Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 21 minutes ago, kgarrett12486 said: Exactly, As I've stated before when I first brought this up. We're missing opportunities to keep our roster at peak by not manipulating this new rule... It's not a coincidence the Dodgers have been pretty much the fore font of using the 10 day DL to the max this year and they're like 50 games over .500 (I know it's not they only reason, but It's sure helped them navigate some injuries and they're likely about to do it again w/ Alex Wood)... The question is...why aren't they doing it? I mean, they're smart enough to figure out how to do it. They have to be aware of other teams doing it. Is it a product of Matheny's reluctance to tell the players that they need a break? That seems the most likely to me. Although, we've also seem Mo make moves in the past to force Matheny's hand in how he handles the roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 3 hours ago, tttmikeb said: The question is...why aren't they doing it? I mean, they're smart enough to figure out how to do it. They have to be aware of other teams doing it. Is it a product of Matheny's reluctance to tell the players that they need a break? That seems the most likely to me. Although, we've also seem Mo make moves in the past to force Matheny's hand in how he handles the roster. I'm not sure there's any one reason. I do think Matheny struggles to keep ahold of the clubhouse. But I also think that Mo doesn't want to be too hands on with his manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgarrett12486 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Is there 1 arm in the BP you trust right now if we have a 2 run lead? I'm hard pressed to find one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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