07-23-2010, 10:57 AM
<!--quoteo(post=107472:date=Jul 23 2010, 09:50 AM:name=willis)-->QUOTE (willis @ Jul 23 2010, 09:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->The guy is a mental midget and that is his biggest problem. Hurt or not, his mechanics have been out of wack for the last couple of seasons and into this one...just all over the place. His velocity is way down and his fast ball is on a rope that hitters just blast off on...so is he more hurt/beat down physically than anyone knows? Possibly, but this has been going on awhile. He had a not so great 2009 and a bad spring, how much longer do you give him to tirn it around?
I would love to sit here and think that the guy can get over these demons, hit 92-94 on the gun and kick ass, but his act is old and he isn't giving any sort of ROI on that contract. I hope the first chance they have they dump him. Question is will that chance ever come about?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'd want the organization to try to get to the bottom of what is wrong with him (injury, whatever) aside from his lack of sanity and anger issues before just dumping the guy for pennies on the dollar. A 29 year old pitcher is not my idea of someone who should be looked upon as over the hill and unfixable. Maybe the team has explored all options with him, I have no idea, but if the problems with his mechanics and loss of velocity continues, then I'm guessing that there is an injury problem that is still undetected. Trotting him out there only to get lit up every other game helps no one, especially a guy who is always on the verge of ripping someone's head off at the drop of a hat. He's an investment, and he should be treated like one, not a science project gone wrong.
I would love to sit here and think that the guy can get over these demons, hit 92-94 on the gun and kick ass, but his act is old and he isn't giving any sort of ROI on that contract. I hope the first chance they have they dump him. Question is will that chance ever come about?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'd want the organization to try to get to the bottom of what is wrong with him (injury, whatever) aside from his lack of sanity and anger issues before just dumping the guy for pennies on the dollar. A 29 year old pitcher is not my idea of someone who should be looked upon as over the hill and unfixable. Maybe the team has explored all options with him, I have no idea, but if the problems with his mechanics and loss of velocity continues, then I'm guessing that there is an injury problem that is still undetected. Trotting him out there only to get lit up every other game helps no one, especially a guy who is always on the verge of ripping someone's head off at the drop of a hat. He's an investment, and he should be treated like one, not a science project gone wrong.