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mookiessnarl
Well they brought up Robbie Scott and Joe Kelly. Let’s face it, any help they can get now has to come from within the organization. If it’s not there you can’t will it to be. They can always bring up a guy like Brian Johnson and see if he can work out of the pen. They just have to try everything and see if anything works. That said if you score 16 runs, and get a quality start from you starter, you can afford a porous pen.
johnsilver
Well, I am not, nor have never been a fan of Johnson, but am in favor of him taking the place of Wright while he’s unable to make any starts before the season continues and especially this next one coming up. Am fed up with watching Bucholz on the mound and there really isn’t anyone else they have at Pawtucket, short of Justin Haley that think can get outs at the MLB level as a starter.
Stedson
Maybe they should place Bucholz in the pen in case one of their starters pitches poorly and needs to be taken out early.
gomerhodge71
I’d go the other way and put Rodriguez in the pen right now. Buchholz has been useless as a reliever and seems completely out of place. He had a decent run for awhile starting, and ERod has been inconsistent.
BrendanIsIrish
Bro come on have u seen Bucholz he is a piece of crap his ERA is SKY HIGH
BoSoxLifer
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Stedson
All I’m really thinking is that we should save our bullpens stamina on a game that the sox have a chance of winning, and since Bucholz is trash we can just use him in games we will loose anyway.
Stedson
I would rather have E rod in the rotation and Bucholz in the pen
badco44
Your looking at the total stats for the entire season, his last three starts have been good. And he may have turned the corner as far as helping this team.
A'sfaninUK
So, in paying the option, that means the Phillies are paying Ryan Howard $35M to slash .199/.252/.445 so far.
Why didn’t Howard schedule a farewell tour at the start of the year is beyond me. Guy is beyond done, just a AAAA guy at this point. Wasn’t really that great to begin with (had a lot of BABIP luck in his first 3 years; taking an MVP from Pujols, who beat him in every stat except HR and RBI). He was a very good player in his 20’s though, just like so many before him, had his body betray him almost as soon as he got into his 30’s. It’s so important to stay on top of that, to increase the work once an athlete hits 30. Not many do, they’re already paid and don’t understand how important it is to increase maintenance every year, shame to see so many fall off like this. From 2012-present Howard slashed .227/.293/.425. That’s bad.
bradthebluefish
^This x1000
vinscully16
I remain a Ryan Howard fan. Here’s hoping he finishes well in Philly.
sufferforsnakes
A perfect example of one of the biggest problems in MLB……..a $10 Million buyout for a washed-up player.
I used to get upset with my Tribe being such tight wads, but I’ve come to appreciate they way they do business.
But I still think ballplayers are paid way too much money, and it’s the fault of all those invilved—the players, the agents, and the owners. And who suffers in the end? The fans, who are forced to shell out huge amounts of money for a single game day.
This forces fans like me to resort to attending minor league games, because they are so much more affordable.
mike156
Howard signed the contract Philly offered him. Baseball is like any other entertainment industry–it pays for talent, at whatever the market can bear. If Howard were to suddenly say, “Phillies, I’m not going to accept the buyout” do you think the owners would suddenly drop ticket prices? Stop asking for taxpayer handouts? Stop lobbying to make sure minor league players aren’t subject to minimum wage laws?
This is a big business, and placing all the onus on the players for high ticket prices and the costs of concessions is unfair. Just look at how much those franchises are worth. It’s not because they aren’t profitable.
Red Sox rob
You can’t tell me we don’t have a few young arms in the minors that could come up and pitch a few innings in the majors in relief
BrendanIsIrish
I agree!!