May 11, 201115 yr Walks will haunt...Willis for Volquez and Arredondo for Leeke needs to happen...but im sure Dusty will shoot that down to because its more about the stuff than throwing strikes... Let Willis be the 5th starter?
May 11, 201115 yr Let Willis be the 5th starter? Yeah he seems to have found himself at AAA he is touching 95 mph and as everyone knows he had a few ch young caliber years in the NL...Its worth a shot in my opinion what can it hurt? You actually have nothing to lose and a lot to potentially gain if Willis is his old self...
May 11, 201115 yr Yeah he seems to have found himself at AAA he is touching 95 mph and as everyone knows he had a few ch young caliber years in the NL...Its worth a shot in my opinion what can it hurt? You actually have nothing to lose and a lot to potentially gain if Willis is his old self... I agree on some level but I think a few others have earned the chance to start ahead of him IMO.
May 11, 201115 yr Yeah he seems to have found himself at AAA he is touching 95 mph and as everyone knows he had a few ch young caliber years in the NL...Its worth a shot in my opinion what can it hurt? You actually have nothing to lose and a lot to potentially gain if Willis is his old self... They have 2 more than capable guys already on the big league club in LeCure and Leake. Both those guys deserve the spot more than Willis.
May 11, 201115 yr :lol: Not even close. Get him out while you're still in the game. You can afford to use the bullpen with the off day tomorrow.
May 11, 201115 yr http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/687168-cincinnati-reds-is-it-time-for-the-d-train-to-roll-through-cincinnati http://www.metrowny.com/columns/627-Is_Dontrelle_Willis_really_working_his_way_back_to_the_big_leagues.html A couple links on the comeback trail for Willis I forgot he also swings a big stick for a pitcher...
May 11, 201115 yr http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/687168-cincinnati-reds-is-it-time-for-the-d-train-to-roll-through-cincinnati http://www.metrowny.com/columns/627-Is_Dontrelle_Willis_really_working_his_way_back_to_the_big_leagues.html A couple links on the comeback trail for Willis I forgot he also swings a big stick for a pitcher... So does Leake.
May 11, 201115 yr Anyone up in the Pen? He will be lucky to get through 4. He should already be out. You're basically giving up by putting him back out there this inning.
May 11, 201115 yr They have 2 more than capable guys already on the big league club in LeCure and Leake. Both those guys deserve the spot more than Willis. Willie is 29 and im sure the Reds signed him to see if he could pitch his way into the Bigs as a low risk high reward signing and he is doing just as they had hoped im sure...On the other hand Leeke is what 23 and never experienced the minor leagues, Big League hitters are beginning to figure him out and his best days are ahead of him the Minors would not detail his career...Lecure is solid but he is a perfect long man in the pen he can make a living at that, im not so sure he can make a living being an every 5 th day starter...Lastly Maloney im not really sure what he has proven or earned he is average at best and has the most starts in Louisville bats history which is probably his ceiling more than likely...But themselves you have Willis who was a Phenom who got derailed by injuries and mechanical issues and his ceiling was as high as one could be and actually if he has found himself again at 29 years of age he is in his prime and although he may not of earned his chance with the Reds he has put in his time and his resume shows him to.be more deserving of another shot than of the guys above...But what do I know? Lol
May 11, 201115 yr Auto correct is to blame for the spelling errors...Its interesting that Volquez is out of options but how many chances do you give a guy...When your fighting for playoffs its hard to keep running him out there, It would be different if it were two or three years ago when the Reds could afford to take their lumps which is what they did with Bailey...
May 11, 201115 yr Volquez is not out of options. When I saw that tweet from Fay I thought it was strange as well and he later corrected it.
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