Thirty-one stone, maybe.
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Not much to recall. Fifth professional season and he's still in Low-A. Had his best season last year in the GCL and seeing it was his third stint in the league, it's not exactly earth-shattering that he did well. I've read he has some decent tools, but they don't appear to be translating.
gohara’s doctor just said he’s the most in shape, physically fit pitcher he’s ever seen. said no one has ever been so healthy. so we’re probably just saving him for the playoffs.
Ynoa has a much better fastball. Ynoa/Cruz/Muller/Weigel I think are going to be elite relievers for us.
Ok but rotation spots are limited and we dont have the luxury for a few of them to learn on the job. We can look forward to being a perennial contender for the division title, now we need to build a winning playoff team. For that an elite bullpen would be nice. I have seen enough playoff bullpen meltdowns to last a lifetime.
And I believe they will prove too useful in those roles and unless there is a dire need in the rotation they will be high leverage relievers.
Then why not utilize them in that role now rather than as pieces you trade for rentals? If these guys can turn into Giles/Smith types, why don't you just go ahead and put them in the pen while you have a chance to win instead of screwing around? Get rid of Blevins and Tomlin and fill those spots with Wilson/Ynoa/Weigel/Muller/Davidson types who can give you multiple innings right now AND be rotated on the Atlanta-Gwinnett shuttle for the next few years?
If someone would make Snitker quit yanking the guys he's been given to go multiple innings after one inning regardless of how they're pitching, the need to get 6-7 innings out of every SP would be greatly reduced. Unless they've made the decision to turn Newk and Touki into high-leverage weapons for good, the argument against using some of these really good arms we have in the pen makes sense - if you plan to continue developing them as SPs, it is pretty stupid to use them as 1 inning RPs. However, if Snitker would use them the right way, that would go a long way towards "fixing" the pen. There's very little reason Newk or Touki should only pitch one inning when they're called on, and the same would apply to Wilson/Ynoa/Weigel/Muller/Davidson.