Ehh..not every pitcher is going to be perfect every time. His track record over the years has been pretty good. I think or at least hope last year was a bit of an outlyer instead of the harbinger of things to come. Now if by the ASG of 2020 he's lost 6 games then we'll be in deep dodo.. I don't think that'll be the case
On the other hand my confidence in Bell to do the right thing with the pitching staff isn't exactly at an all time high.
I agree Iglesias has been pretty good. A contending team can’t afford to have a closer who is pretty good.Originally Posted by mamell
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Sorry, but he was JJ Hoover bad last year.. Bad enough to be a hugequestion mark going into next year. I hope he rebounds, but IMO, he is not "pretty good" at this point.
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12 losses for reliever is a bad season. Those 12 losses are a result of giving up runs in high leverage situations. You just can't have that in a reliever and your suppossed stopper at that. IMO he has to earn his way back next season into that closer role. The Reds are going to need to totally re-tool that bullpen if they want to have a shot at contending next season and it starts with the closer's role and who will be in it. It just can't be handed to Iglesias.
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Iglesias struggled last year, but from a peripheral standpoint, he was essentially the same guy he was in 2018. I am all for going and getting a stopper type arm to install in the closer role, but I’m also confident Iglesias will bounce back if healthy and will be a key late inning piece in 2020.
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