Jerry Blevins - 0-0, 6 G, 3.1 IP, 4 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 4 K, 10.80 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 3 HLD.
Jacob Webb - 1-0, 12 G, 10 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 5 BB, 13 K, 1.80 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 1 HLD, 1 SV in 1 opp.
Dan Winkler - 1-0, 14 G, 12 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 4 BB, 13 K, 1.50 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 3 HLD.
Josh Tomlin - 1-0, 13 G, 20.2 IP, 10 R, 9 ER, 18 H, 2 BB, 14 K, 3.92 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 4 HLD, 1 blown save opp.
Sean Newcomb - 0-0, 4 G, 4.2 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 0 BB, 5 K, 0.00 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 2 HLD.
Jonny Venters - 0-0, 7 G, 3.0 IP, 6 ER, 6 H, 5 BB, 5 K, 18.00 ERA, 3.67 WHIP, 1 HLD, 1 SV in 2 opp.
Jesse Biddle - 0-1, 14 G, 11.1 IP, 8 R, 4 ER, 14 H, 9 BB, 11 K, 3.18 ERA, 2.03 WHIP.
A.J. Minter - 0-4, 15 G, 11.0 IP, 12 ER, 17 H, 9 BB, 16 K, 9.82 ERA, 2.36 WHIP, 3 SV in 4 opp and 1 HLD.
Luke Jackson - 2-0, 18 G, 20.0 IP, 5 ER, 17 H, 7 BB, 24 K, 2.25 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 7 HLD, 5 SV in 8 opp.
I know it’s a small sample size in some cases but Blevins appears to be the LOGGY we all thought he was / is.
We may have found a hidden gem in Webb.
Winkler hasn’t shocked anyone in doing his job well.
Tomlin throws strikes and is an innings eater that has pitched over his head and bailed us out a few times but also made us want to pull our hair out at times.
Newcomb has been outstanding in a small sample size out of the pen, I really hope this holds up, I wanted to send Julio into this role but Newk has really been brilliant in this role so no complaints.
Venters was said to have made some adjustments but we have only seen him face one hitter, it was a very good hitter and he fell behind in the count 3-1 but rallied to get Peralta to ground out to first and earn the save on Saturday night in Arizona. I’m interested to see more of him to see these adjustments and if they work.
Luke Jackson has been a savior having only two bad games, one to start the season and one bad pitch costing him a save in Arizona. All I can say is Wow! The role of closer is his for now.
Biddle is still working on some adjustments in AAA, we’ll see how that goes.
Minter is also in AAA trying to learn how to throw strikes again and work on things you don’t have time to adjust in the MLB season.
I didn’t go into the young RP AAA shuttle and them not getting a chance to pitch and just sit in the pen.
If Newk can keep it up that minimizes the need to go out and get a Tony Watson or Will Smith from SF but the extra depth would help depending on cost.
The main questions are what do we have in O'Day?
Can Luke Jackson keep it up and be counted on to be the eighth inning setup man when / if we sign Kimbrel?
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