Chapman as a starter, fine. Make everyone a starter. Starting depth is great.
Your bullpen is maybe Cordero, a free agent. Masset, Bray, and Ondrusek each of whom struggled in the second half. Masset has struggled a lot in the last two years. Arredondo.
That's about it.
I hope Walt is focusing on the bullpen. There is a severe shortage there. It will not just fall into place.
I think many people forget that Chapman was a stud starting pitcher in Cuba. We tend to view him like a top draft pick out of high school who needs to learn the game.
My dad got to enjoy 3 Reds World Championships by the time he was my age. So far, I've only gotten to enjoy one. Step it up Redlegs!
Chapman threw an inning today with a walk and a strikeout.
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Last edited by klw; 10-24-2011 at 05:31 PM.
They are easing him back into starting. Its like Spring Training. Next time he may go 2 or 3 and then probably 3 or 4 and on to winter ball. And like Spring training, its upping the pitch counts and getting him used pitching, sitting while his team bats and then going back out there that matters, not whether he's the first pitcher of the game. He's layed off for a month and wasn't pitching long stretches all season. I'm glad they are going slow. He's still just 23 and in the danger zone for an arm injury. Did anyone think he was going to go 7 right away?
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Hope it's not serious.m_sheldon Mark Sheldon
Heard Chapman did not make AFL start today because of arm soreness. Will update when I know more. #reds
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It starts.
Not something you want to see.
johnfayman John Fay
Chapman was scratched from today's start in Ariz w/ shoulder stiffness. Jocketty says it's not serious. Chapman may throw next week #reds
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