May 11, 201115 yr My bad have you ever posted from an android its not the easiest with auto correct, im not sure it really matters either way as he will be sent to the Bats before the Cardinals series and nobody will be talking about him... No, but I post from an Iphone4, and still get his name right.
May 11, 201115 yr Does it really make sense for Leake to pitch out of the bullpen up here? Nope he is 23 years old and your number one pick his future is as a starter and he still has quite a bit to work on to be an ace type starter which is what you expect from your number one pick...add in the fact he has never evenexperienced the minors and in my mind its not a tough problem to solve Leake needs to go down...
May 11, 201115 yr On 700 they are pretty much saying Arredondo will come up for Leake but something also needs to be done with Volquez Chapman and Gomes which I agree on all except for possibly Chapman...Gomes I think you replace with a platoon of Lewis and Heisey untill Sappelt comes off the DL at AAA and if Sappelt continues to impress you bring him up unless Gomes is showing improvement...Not many agree but if Willis impresses again in his next start I believe he is the answer for Volqeuz...
May 11, 201115 yr On 700 they are pretty much saying Arredondo will come up for Leake but something also needs to be done with Volquez Chapman and Gomes which I agree on all except for possibly Chapman...Gomes I think you replace with a platoon of Lewis and Heisey untill Sappelt comes off the DL at AAA and if Sappelt continues to impress you bring him up unless Gomes is showing improvement...Not many agree but if Willis impresses again in his next start I believe he is the answer for Volqeuz... Count me in the crowd that doesn't agree.
May 11, 201115 yr On 700 they are pretty much saying Arredondo will come up for Leake but something also needs to be done with Volquez Chapman and Gomes which I agree on all except for possibly Chapman...Gomes I think you replace with a platoon of Lewis and Heisey untill Sappelt comes off the DL at AAA and if Sappelt continues to impress you bring him up unless Gomes is showing improvement...Not many agree but if Willis impresses again in his next start I believe he is the answer for Volqeuz... Not many? ... I would like to know just one other person that agrees with this. Willis for Volquez?!? Seriously? I don't like what Volquez is doing either but he still has the most dominant stuff on the staff and he is not even a year removed from TJ surgery. He has given up fewer hits than innings pitched and has as many K's as innings pitched. And he is only 27. Baseball is a marathon. Let's not panic. And by the way, when he left the game today he had only given up 3 runs and the Reds were still in it.
May 11, 201115 yr Not many? ... I would like to know just one other person that agrees with this. Willis for Volquez?!? Seriously? I don't like what Volquez is doing either but he still has the most dominant stuff on the staff and he is not even a year removed from TJ surgery. He has given up fewer hits than innings pitched and has as many K's as innings pitched. And he is only 27. Baseball is a marathon. Let's not panic. And by the way, when he left the game today he had only given up 3 runs and the Reds were still in it. They signed Willis to do exactly what he is doing and that's finding his old self...He will be up very soon mark it down..
May 11, 201115 yr Not many? ... I would like to know just one other person that agrees with this. Willis for Volquez?!? Seriously? I don't like what Volquez is doing either but he still has the most dominant stuff on the staff and he is not even a year removed from TJ surgery. He has given up fewer hits than innings pitched 8 baserunners today in 4 innings. Doesn't matter if it was via hit or walk. He put them on.
May 11, 201115 yr Volques needs to throw strikes. It's that simple. 88 pitches with 47 strikes isn't going to cut it.
May 12, 201115 yr Not many? ... I would like to know just one other person that agrees with this. Willis for Volquez?!? Seriously? I don't like what Volquez is doing either but he still has the most dominant stuff on the staff and he is not even a year removed from TJ surgery. He has given up fewer hits than innings pitched and has as many K's as innings pitched. And he is only 27. Baseball is a marathon. Let's not panic. And by the way, when he left the game today he had only given up 3 runs and the Reds were still in it. Giving up only 3 runs is great. Oh unless you can only go 4 innings because you never throw strikes and always cause your pen to get used a ton.
May 12, 201115 yr I don't understand the fascination with Volqeuz at all he had one good year a lot of which could've been due to no hitters ever seeing him before idk but lots of pitchers with stuff have not produced in this league because there is something between the ears that also matters tremendously. Volqeuz lacks the mental aspect of pitching and there is a good chance he always will, the only way to try to correct it without hurting the reds is in AAA...Im tired of hearing his defenders bring up his stuff...Its all about making adjustments and so far he is not doing it...Do you think in 07 the Tribe wanted to send Cliff Lee to the minors when his Era was above 6 in 16 starts no they did not, but is he a cy young winner now yes he is...
May 12, 201115 yr Volquez is out of options so unless he comes up with a fake injury he can't go to the minors. How bad of an idea was it to turn down the offer he got from the Reds in the offseason?
May 12, 201115 yr Volquez is out of options so unless he comes up with a fake injury he can't go to the minors. How bad of an idea was it to turn down the offer he got from the Reds in the offseason? He has options.
May 12, 201115 yr He has options. I read today that he didn't. If he does I would send him to the minors until he's throwing strikes about 75% of the time.
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