1 hour ago, wegner said:

I hate Diekman as much or more than the next guy, but he actually has had 2 good outings in a row.  Bullpens are a crapshoot.  He actually could be serviceable going forward.  Don't laugh...I said could be.

I agree 100%.

That said, that matches my thinking with Kelly throughout 2022....

Kelly was hurt much of last year. Should be better this year, but he was anything but shar

2 hours ago, wegner said:

I hate Diekman as much or more than the next guy, but he actually has had 2 good outings in a row.  Bullpens are a crapshoot.  He actually could be serviceable going forward.  Don't laugh...I said could be.

I mean, most these relievers are like 1 or 2 innings into the 2023 season.  People should probably give all of them a little more time to round into form.  

Edited April 6, 20233 yr by ChiHawks10

By the measures being applied, lol...Lopez should already be demoted.

Some will probably argue there's no defined closer right now.

Or that he's going to be used in the highest leverage situations regardless of save vs. hold simply because he has the best arm out there.

3 hours ago, wegner said:

I hate Diekman as much or more than the next guy, but he actually has had 2 good outings in a row.  Bullpens are a crapshoot.  He actually could be serviceable going forward.  Don't laugh...I said could be.

Just had to avoid the walks. His stuff has always been pretty good.