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  • Raisel Iglesias

    9 12.68%
  • Michael Lorenzen

    11 15.49%
  • Robert Stephenson

    12 16.90%
  • Amir Garrett

    55 77.46%
  • Pedro Strop

    45 63.38%
  • Nate Jones

    15 21.13%
  • Lucas Sims

    33 46.48%
  • Tejay Antone

    24 33.80%
  • Brooks Raley

    3 4.23%
  • Cody Reed

    5 7.04%
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Thread: Which relievers do you trust?

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    Re: Which relievers do you trust?

    joe henderson or steve foster


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    Re: Which relievers do you trust?

    Quote Originally Posted by 1990worldchamps View Post
    Lorenzen: Looks like Tarzan, pitches like Jane.
    You win the thread.
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    Re: Which relievers do you trust?

    no layne somsen zach weiss and colin balestar look good for the thread

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    Re: Which relievers do you trust?

    Shouldn't you be able to vote for a different reliever every day?
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    Re: Which relievers do you trust?

    I don't know about Iggy anymore. He wants a nice easy 3 run lead save situation before he's called upon. If I'm Bell I'd let the entire bullpen know in no uncertain terms that when your name is called you should be ready and have the mindset to come in and do whatever it takes to help the team win regardless of the situation.

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    Re: Which relievers do you trust?

    Quote Originally Posted by mth123 View Post
    The only established guy coming off a good year is Lorenzen and he's wiped out that trust in 3 appearances.
    Didn't he have a forearm issue just a couple weeks ago? Are we sure that isn't causing the ineffectiveness?
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    Re: Which relievers do you trust?

    Quote Originally Posted by malcontent View Post
    Didn't he have a forearm issue just a couple weeks ago? Are we sure that isn't causing the ineffectiveness?
    Maybe. He's still not trustworthy now.
    All my posts are my opinion - just like yours are. If I forget to state it and you're too dense to see the obvious, look here!

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    Re: Which relievers do you trust?

    Iglesias - I still trust him if it is a save situation.
    Lorenzen - I trust him to figure it out, I might not use him tomorrow in high leverage though
    Stephenson - he is hurt, but I trust him
    Garrett - been lights out, I trust him
    Strop - not yet, haven't seen enough of him, but he's been doing it long enough I'd trust him if the stuff is back
    Jones - not yet, haven't seen enough of him
    Sims - he's looked great, I trust him
    Antone - not yet, but I'd give him some more action soon
    Raley - No. I think he is fine facing the minimum 3 batters if it is 2 or 3 lefties
    Reed - Not right now, but I think he gets going and is a key piece later on.

    If I had to cover 3 innings today it would be a combo of Sims, Garrett, and Iglesias.
    "Today was the byproduct of us thinking we can come back from anything." - Joey Votto after blowing a 10-1 lead and holding on for the 12-11 win on 8/25/2010.

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    Re: Which relievers do you trust?

    Quote Originally Posted by wheels View Post
    Let's not get crazy.

    Hoover was like Lorenzen's first few appearances over an entire career, and I'm only being slightly hyperbolic for effect.

    I have never seen anything like it.
    There towards the end I had every confidence that I knew what was going to happen every time JJ Hoover came into the game.

    Talk about snake bit.
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    Re: Which relievers do you trust?

    Even though we had 0 chance with him because he's a NY guy this is why I wanted Betances so badly.

    Our pen isn't horrible its just extremely suspect.

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    Re: Which relievers do you trust?

    Quote Originally Posted by 1990worldchamps View Post
    Lorenzen: Looks like Tarzan, pitches like Jane.
    From the outside looking in, he seems like a guy who is obsessed with velocity and hitting three digits but should probably focus a little more on how to pitch.
    "In our sundown perambulations of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing 'base', a certain game of ball. Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms, the game of ball is glorious"
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    Re: Which relievers do you trust?

    Garrett and mayyyyybe Strop are the only ones I think are talented at all.

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    Re: Which relievers do you trust?

    Quote Originally Posted by Crumbley View Post
    Garrett and mayyyyybe Strop are the only ones I think are talented at all.
    I take it you haven’t seen some of the others pitch.
    "Today was the byproduct of us thinking we can come back from anything." - Joey Votto after blowing a 10-1 lead and holding on for the 12-11 win on 8/25/2010.

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    Re: Which relievers do you trust?

    Quote Originally Posted by Crumbley View Post
    Garrett and mayyyyybe Strop are the only ones I think are talented at all.
    I agree. But even then, they’re not world beaters. It’s just a horrible pen.

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    Re: Which relievers do you trust?

    There's six people right now reconsidering their Raisel Iglesias votes.
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