Comments on: What Went Right: The Bullpen Makeover

By: Bo

Bo — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:52:28 +0000

So the guy Girardi took out of a game with 2 outs and the #7 hitter up and a lefty who cant pitch to righty’s. Sounds good.

By: Bo

Bo — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:50:50 +0000

You dont trade your bullets for bullpen arms now.

You trade for starters.

By: Bo

Bo — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:49:03 +0000

Robertson really has to lower that walk rate if he is going to be a consistent late inning option.

By: Bo

Bo — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:48:23 +0000

The bullpen was terrific only after Hughes moved into that role.

Shows how important a good bullpen is to a team. That saved the season right there. Because this team wasnt winning 100+ games with Bruney, Alby, Edwar and the other assorted dreck.

By: Bo

Bo — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:46:06 +0000

Thats because he had 1 reliable reliever. And one lockdown lefty who he wouldnt let face a righty.

By: pete

pete — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:56:22 +0000

eh, if he was part of an all-around great bullpen, i wouldn’t mind him being the #1 guy, but if there’s more than a slight gap between him and the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th best guys, i’d be a little worried.
I do think, though, that when mariano retires, we may be able to revolutionize the “closer” debate if we have a strong enough bullpen all around. Girardi could, I believe, coax exceptional effectiveness out of a bullpen run by giving the most important outs to the hottest hands, playing matchups, and keeping every pitcher on his game to some degree, and we wouldn’t have to pay a guy $15 mil to pitch out of the bullpen. Not trying to discredit mariano or any other closer or anything, just that having “set roles” in the bullpen is a ludicrous idea since bullpen pitchers are prone by their very nature to have fluctuating performance levels, and when mariano leaves, so will one of the few legitimate counter-arguments.
If robertson is one of a few guys closing games for the yankees in the future, I would have no problem with that.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:08:34 +0000

Trading for Heath Bell? No.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:05:31 +0000

There’s promising green shoots there…

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:04:33 +0000

And, in Scranton at the ready:

Albaladejo, Melancon, Dunn, and Romulo Sanchez are the first four options to come up and replace whomever struggles/gets hurt.

Kennedy and Mitre are the first starter reinforcements.

By: DontChaKnow

DontChaKnow — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:04:27 +0000

Do you think that DRob could turn into Mariano’s replacement. He clearly wouldnt be Rivera, but with that strikeout rate and the way he can handle pressure, he seems like a closer if he limit the walks a bit.