Freshmaker (05-19-2019)
Sucked to lose last night but if this is the Folty we get the rest of the season things are looking good.
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Folty was dominant yesterday. He hung a slider to hiura and paid for it. Tge pitches were crisp and the command was excellent.
I think this is the start of a great season for him.
Folty coming around would be a real bonus.
I wanted them to do more than they did with the bullpen during the offseason. Pretty strongly on the record about that. With that said, I think they have probably taken a pretty reasonable approach in working through their options, before finally arriving at using some of their premium starter arms for that purpose as a bridge. Next step is acquiring some more dependable help.
Touki is so much better in relief. Not sure if starting sikes him out or what. But when him doesn’t know he is pitching he throws well. This weekend was the first I actually got to see New Newk and that was impressive. He might make it hard to keep him out of the rotation.
Coppy
And Newk May be “just better out of the pen”. That is a very real possibility. But one of our favorite newbies this year said his time in the pen is why he is having the success this year. So is it safe to maybe see if Newk can do what Fried did. I don’t know but I would try it at some point. I think right now you don’t mess with it. But I like the idea of using Newk as a sixth starter to start limiting our innings on some of the kids. That is assuming everyone stays healthy and productive
Coppy
I agree on Touki and Newk looking better in the pen. They both seem very comfortable doing this.
The front office has to make choices and for now those two in the pen and allowing the others to develop as starters in the minors seems to be the right move.
There is still the option to give Touki and/or Newk one more look as a starter next spring.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
"Well, you’ll learn soon enough that this was a massive red wave landslide." - thethe on the 2020 election that trump lost bigly
“I can’t fix my life, but I can fix the world.” - sturg
"Well, you’ll learn soon enough that this was a massive red wave landslide." - thethe on the 2020 election that trump lost bigly
“I can’t fix my life, but I can fix the world.” - sturg
As I have been saying for a while now, a big part of the BP solution is to finally move the guys who don't belong in the rotation into the BP.
Newk and Touki are the prime examples of such pitchers. Touki's move to the BP may not be permanent, but it should be clear by now that Newk's role is being a weapon out of the BP.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."