Chapman's command has not been good (according to Kinas)
Chapman's command has not been good (according to Kinas)
Chapman picks off the runner.
Solo bomb by Kyle Russell. 7-4 bad guys.
Chapman done. 3 runs, 23 pitches.
Geez, this Chapman issue is turning into quite the problem. A 30 million dollar problem to be exact.
Joseph in with two outs.
Inning finally over. Top 9 coming up. Mudcats down 7-4. Skelton, pinch hitter, Puckett up.
Bats won 9-2
Code:Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Cozart SS 5 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 .315 Valaika 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .261 Alonso LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323 Mesoraco C 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .330 Hermida RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .356 Dorn 1B 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 .302 Clevlen CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 Negron 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .208 Cochran P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Frazier PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284 Jackson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Cochran (W, 6-1) 6.0 4 1 1 2 3 1 3.44 Lehr (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.32 Jackson 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.35
Mudcats lose 7-4.
Dayton pitches well again (Daniel Renken and Blaine Howell), but loses 1-0.
I don't see any pitchers drafted that will contend for the starting rotation within the next 2 and 1/2 seasons. The reluctance of the Reds to move Chapman back to starter defies logic. As for closer, worst case, they could always pick up Cordero's option for next year. Also, Christiani and Boxberger seem to be progressing well as potential back of the pen arms. Upper level starting pitching is the need. This year has shown how quickly pitching depth can be depleted.Originally Posted by Eric the Red
I suspect the agenda at the moment is simply to build up some confidence in Chapman again and get him back to some kind of repeatable mechanics. I too would like to see him worked as a starter but I wouldn't draw any conclusions from what they're doing with him now.
Would it be easier to accomplish that as a starter or reliever? It seems to me that his comfort level would be higher as a starter, a role in which he has had past success.
Costanzo 4 for 4 last night.
I would. They are making him worse. He's more consistently bad than he ever was last year.
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