QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 23, 2013 -> 01:19 PM)
I was shocked after we made it through the 7th with Omogrosso that Jones wasn't there to start the 8th.
That was the most logical move.
If RV trusts Omogrosso more than Jones, we might as well send him down to Charlotte where he can pitch regularly in the 8th inning with a lead and get reacquainted with the idea of successfully setting up games for Reed to close out.
He's definitely not an ideal "long man" candidate...unless they send him to the very end of the bullpen and tell him to start throwing every pitch he used as a starter. Not sure how well that would work, as he's now programmed to think like a two-pitch pitcher and has ditched the curveball and change.
Did Nate do better? He has been struggling too. The last few games have been pretty hit and miss with the pen.