Joe Girardi post-game on Chapman: "Guy's got a live arm, glad we only had to face him for 1 inning."
Joe Girardi post-game on Chapman: "Guy's got a live arm, glad we only had to face him for 1 inning."
I've also noticed that Chapman throws a lot of pitches as does Marshall. Has to make both weary.
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I'm not sure how they could be false. But we're also assuming that had Marshall been left in that he WOULDN'T have gotten out of it himself. And on those occasions when another guy came in to "bail him out" he hasn't gotten a save or the save opportunity, right?
My point is that it doesn't matter what inning a pitcher throws poorly. If he gave up 2 runs in the 7th inning instead, people would be complaining. If Chapman had come in for the 9th and issued 2 walks people would be complaining. The only way to satisfy people is to go 1-2-3 with 3 strikeouts it seems. I don't see too many guys out there with 0.00 era's over the course of a season.
I'm not trying to say he's not struggling. He is. He's leaving his fastballs up in the middle of the plate. But 15 innings is pretty quick to say he's ill-suited for the closer role IMO. Especially when his numbers really aren't bad at all (outside of era).
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And don't get me wrong, I like Marshall but that 7 of 8 figure jumped out at me like a sore thumb.
Updated Reds HR list (players in italics are active):
Reds 100-Home Run Club
1. Johnny Bench - 389
2. Frank Robinson - 324
3. Tony Perez - 287
4. Adam Dunn - 270
5. Ted Kluszewski - 251
6. George Foster - 244
7. Ken Griffey, Jr. - 210
8. Eric Davis - 203
9. Barry Larkin - 198
10. Vada Pinson - 186
11. Wally Post - 172
12. Gus Bell - 160
13. Joe Morgan - 152
13. Pete Rose - 152
15. Lee May - 147
16. Dan Driessen - 133
17. Brandon Phillips - 126
17. Joey Votto - 126
19. Reggie Sanders - 125
20. Ernie Lombardi - 120
21. Sean Casey - 118
22. Frank McCormick - 110
22. Jay Bruce - 110
24. Dave Parker - 107
25. Chris Sabo - 104
26. Dave Concepcion - 101
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Semi-related question:
Who's the next starter should we lose one?
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I look like a banker in this...
Marshall is a set-up guy, not a closer.
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Arredondo is a set-up guy, not a closer.
Ondrusek is a set-up guy, not a closer.
Chapman is a set-up guy, not a closer.
Bray is a set-up guy, not a closer.
Masset is a set-up guy, not a closer.
At least they all are until they get a shot at closing.
7 of 8 saves converted.
Highest groundball rate on the staff (with a gold glove defense behind him)
Highest k/bb rate on the staff.
2nd on staff k/9 (3 behind chapman)
And that's him "struggling".
We'd better keep track of our starters, then. Don't let them wander away by themselves at the airport. Maybe even make them wear a tracking device.Quote:
Originally Posted by elfmanvt07
Semi-related question:
Who's the next starter should we lose one?
Jeff Francis. I'd imagine Tomko would be after that.
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