Beachy to Visit DR Andrews

It certainly hurts to not have Beachy back by the postseason but he will be back strong next year and the starting rotation is going to be filthy.
 
At this point we are looking at a post-season rotation of Minor, Teheran, Medlen and Wood. I'm fine with that. A couple young uns in there, but I think they could rise to the occasion. The A's rode a young rotation pretty far last off-season.
 
Rotation of: Minor, Teheran, Medlen and Wood
Bullpen of: Kimbrel, Avilan, Walden, Downs, Carpenter and two of Maholm, Beachy, Ayala and Varvaro if Beachy can throw out of the bullpen and if we go with a sixth bench player.
 
I know this will never happen but I think this is a perfect situation to try out an idea that has been floating around baseball for a while now. That is to have the starters go 3 innings every 3 games. For instance Minor goes 3 innings Game 1 then Medlen 3 innings then turn it over to the pen. Game 2 Teheran/Wood go 3 innings each then turn it over to the pen. Game 3 Maholm/Beachy each go 3 innings then turn it over to the pen. With a game off between games 2 and 3 thats 3 days rest for the starters going into games 4 and 5 if necessary. I think its beneficial to pair a righty and a lefty so the hitters dont get too comfortable with a pitcher. I think this would be brilliant but whoever did it would probably be fired if they didnt win the series.
 
Problem with that Cajun is you assume the bullpen guys won't give up any runs the rest of the game.

When the bullpen guys suck, you can't ask the starters to come back in.
 
Players who have major injuries should be able to have a little HGH and/or steroid boost to aid in the healing process.
 
Runnin said:
Players who have major injuries should be able to have a little HGH and/or steroid boost to aid in the healing process.
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I think that it would be appropriate if approved by the FDA as standard medical treatment. Steroids are prescribed for certain medical conditions and my assumption is that it would be ok in MLB if it were carefully screened. I actually know a non-athlete who was recently prescribed steroids due to some problems with his back. I don't know the details, but he has no interest in bulking up. The key is that it would have to be safe and medically appropriate.
 
Seems to me to be a big difference between using light steroidal supplements as part of a injury recovery program and loading the system up with steroids in order to unnaturally bulk up, but would allowing the one make it easier to cheat on the other? It would also shine a bigger light on MLB's highly hypocritical and sanctimonious public stance if they began to waiver.
 
Coredor said:
I think that it would be appropriate if approved by the FDA as standard medical treatment. Steroids are prescribed for certain medical conditions and my assumption is that it would be ok in MLB if it were carefully screened. I actually know a non-athlete who was recently prescribed steroids due to some problems with his back. I don't know the details, but he has no interest in bulking up. The key is that it would have to be safe and medically appropriate.
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steroids for back problems are usually corticosteroids, which is totally different than anabolic steroids, fyi
 
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