12 hours ago12 hr 14 hours ago, ron883 said:Bannister has been really disappointing. I feel like he came with a lot of hype as well.And/or Shirley. I'm a litter easier on Bannister because he inherited a big hole. Building takes time, especially from the abyss. I thought they might have been able to make a reliever out of Cannon. And still interested in why they decided Taylor is just a reliever. Edited 12 hours ago12 hr by GreenSox
11 hours ago11 hr 1 hour ago, GreenSox said:And/or Shirley. I'm a litter easier on Bannister because he inherited a big hole. Building takes time, especially from the abyss.I thought they might have been able to make a reliever out of Cannon. And still interested in why they decided Taylor is just a reliever.It's well documented from multiple outlets. Bannister thought Taylor couldn't accumulate starting pitching innings quickly enough due to his injury history etc. Instead of pitching in a relief role in the minors; he's doing it in the big leagues. The expectation is that he'll come to 2027 spring training as a starter. The team has reservations about his health as a starter due to extension, pitchers with similar profiles etc but I believe that Taylor and his representatives will push for a chance to start.
6 hours ago6 hr I don't have the stats, but it seems like Taylor loses effectiveness after his first inning.
6 hours ago6 hr 13 minutes ago, oldsox said:I don't have the stats, but it seems like Taylor loses effectiveness after his first inning.Also doesn’t pitch well when his stuff is flat. All the signs to me of someone that will stay as a reliever
3 hours ago3 hr 2 hours ago, fathom said:Also doesn’t pitch well when his stuff is flat. All the signs to me of someone that will stay as a relieverHe's had 9 games with 2 IP, for a cool 1.00 ERA and didn't allow an ER in 8 of them. But he's had several outings between 1 and 2 innings, for ERA of 4.63. He started 4 games in April and allowed 1 hit and 0 ER.To me, when he's on, he looks unhittable; but he's not always on. I hope they try him as a starter; but yall may be right.
2 hours ago2 hr 1 hour ago, GreenSox said:He's had 9 games with 2 IP, for a cool 1.00 ERA and didn't allow an ER in 8 of them. But he's had several outings between 1 and 2 innings, for ERA of 4.63. He started 4 games in April and allowed 1 hit and 0 ER.To me, when he's on, he looks unhittable; but he's not always on. I hope they try him as a starter; but yall may be right.Really need three pitches as a starter unless you're 2005/06 Jose Contreras or 1985 Dwight Gooden.Assuming that you don't have one dominant unhittable pitch... Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by caulfield12
1 hour ago1 hr 10 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:Really need three pitches as a starter unless you're 2005/06 Jose Contreras or 1985 Dwight Gooden.Assuming that you don't have one dominant unhittable pitch...Taylor has a 4 seam, a 2 seam, curve, slider, cutter, and change.
1 hour ago1 hr 51 minutes ago, Timmy U said:Taylor has a 4 seam, a 2 seam, curve, slider, cutter, and change.Sure, but he really utilizes just two pitches as a high leverage reliever.Neither of those two secondary pitches has been good enough...at least the games I have personally watched.77% four seam fb and curveSlider(15.0%)Sinker(7.4%) Edited 59 minutes ago59 min by caulfield12
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