Boxberger is good but he is not close to being a ML closer.
Boxberger is good but he is not close to being a ML closer.
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You look at the Reds 2011 AFL players and they did not have a lot of options. American players who were on a AA or AAA roster on August 1. One player can be a Single-A player (Greene). Throw out pitchers who were basically maxed out on innings and, particularly on the pitching side, there were not too many choices.
Cinreds21, what did you see of Travis Webb? How hard does he throw and how is his secondary stuff? Is there anything there that would lead you to believe he should be better than his numbers indicate?
I see he had a strong second half but he did not do particularly well vs. LH batters.
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Well once he moved to the bullpen, he really shined, as the numbers show. His fastball sat between 89-91. His secondary stuff isn't great, but it's good enough that he could be in a big league bullpen. Not eighth or ninth inning guy, but sixth or seventh for sure. He just looked better out of the pen, if that makes sense.
In the opener for the AFL, Grandal went 1 for 3 with a walk.
Donnie Joseph pitched an inning an 2 thirds with a K and a walk.
Brad Boxberger pitched an inning and a third with 4 Ks and got the save.
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Wednesday 10/5 Phoenix Desert Dogs romp 10-4.
Brodie Greene 1 for 4, 2RS - a three-run jack.
Cody Puckett 1 for 3 1RS - a two-run jack.
Nick Christiani 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 BB 1 K.
Webb said the transition helped him simply because he didn't have to worry about pacing himself like he did as a starter. He could come out and give more effort when he wasn't expected to pitch as long.
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On Friday,
Yasmani Grandal went 1 for 4 with a double
Cody Puckett went 0 for 2 with 2 walks
Travis Webb went 2 and third with 3 hits, 3 walks, 2 earned runs and a homer allowed. He struck out 3.
Donnie Joseph went an inning giving up 3 hits, a walk and 2 eared runs with 2 K's while taking the loss.
Brad Boxberger went a screless inning but gave up 2 hits and a walk while striking out the side.
Not an impressive day from the pitchers.
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From Keith Law:
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I expect to see Cincinnati Reds right-hander Brad Boxberger in their big league pen in 2012; he was 90-94 with a hard curveball at 81-84. Right-handed hitters will have a hard time picking up the ball because he comes slightly across his body. I'd like to see even a show-me change-up just so left-handers, who hit him better than righties did this year but still didn't hit him well, don't take too much advantage of his delivery.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
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