03-26-2010, 04:28 PM
<!--quoteo(post=84633:date=Mar 26 2010, 03:23 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ Mar 26 2010, 03:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=84630:date=Mar 26 2010, 02:21 PM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Mar 26 2010, 02:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I'm not thrilled about our pen -- and I would be much more confident if Guzman was still a factor.
However, if our starter goes 6 and we have the lead, I feel relatively good about Caridad, Grabow, and Marmol.
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If our starter goes 5 or gets knocked out early, then we're most likely fucked for that game anyway. Nobody is going to have a bullpen full of shut-down relievers.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well that's certainly going to be the case quite a bit in April at least.
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Then throw Marshall in for the 6th.
Marshall, Caridad, Grabow, Marmol.
That really isn't such a bad back end of the bullpen.
However, if our starter goes 6 and we have the lead, I feel relatively good about Caridad, Grabow, and Marmol.
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If our starter goes 5 or gets knocked out early, then we're most likely fucked for that game anyway. Nobody is going to have a bullpen full of shut-down relievers.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well that's certainly going to be the case quite a bit in April at least.
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Then throw Marshall in for the 6th.
Marshall, Caridad, Grabow, Marmol.
That really isn't such a bad back end of the bullpen.