Bingo... I knew when we traded for s***ty in 03 that he was going to be an issue, IMO i would have kept glover, see what he is doing for Milwaukee?

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Gary Glover

0-1 record

4.38 ERA

12.1 IP

14 H

6 ER

2 HR

3 BB

11 SO

 

That's solid!

This was my biggest fear going into this season with him.. Hitter have made the adjustment to him, and they are not swinging at anything outside of the strikezone...

 

Granted I have seen 3 games, and each game it seems this way.

 

See, I don't think the hitters have caught on yet, I just think Shingo is off his game. He's getting behind in the count due to BIG time control issues with his breaking/slow stuff coupled with a fastball topping out at 87MPH or so. Those hitters wouldn't be sitting on the fastball if he could get the junk over the plate. He needs those pitches to work for him....think back to '04 ST in the Arizona air. His breaking stuff wouldn't work for him leaving him no choice but to serve up fastballs when behind in the count. He had an absolutely HORRIBLE spring, we're seeing the same thing now. Shingo will get it together, he's a baseball veteran and is familiar with the ups and downs of a career in this game. He'll find a way to get himself back to where he was. Unless of course his fastball is slow and motion flawed due to injury, but let's not think about that.

I like being able to use Hermy for 2 in in CL&LATE sits. That sit seems more & more to be the norm. When Shingo is throwing his junk for strikes he's near unhittable. I think he can still get back to doing that.

 

What's most important for Ozzie is to ALWAYS have either Marte or Hermy as a backup to Shingo in the 9th. Never leave that to Viz, Politte, or Cotts.

That means he can only use 1 of Marte, Hermy to get to Shingo. Not both.

That's not what I would call closer by committee or situation. It's more like closer redundancy.

 

Somebody kick Cotts in the arse & tell him to throw strikes. It's next to useless.