Snitker Bullpen Usage

thewupk said:
That sucks about Gohara. I'd prefer Soroka without a rehab start over Wisler.
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Whatever we do with Soroka should prioritize his long-term health and effectiveness. I think being a bit cautious and giving him a AAA start is the way to go. I know we are trying to win this year, but we should balance that against long-term interests of players and club when it comes to Soroka and Gohara.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
Why bring up Allard. Soroka should be eligible to come off DL today or tomorrow. If so he should be one of the starters for the mets series. Assuming health. No reason to add Allard to the 40 man roster before the rule 5 this winter. He can make his case in AAA and spring next season.
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To have a long man in one of these games in the event a starter goes out early.
 
nsacpi said:
Whatever we do with Soroka should prioritize his long-term health and effectiveness. I think being a bit cautious and giving him a AAA start is the way to go.
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This 100%. While I'm loving winning games in 2018 in reality we are way ahead of expectations. Sorokas health is paramount.
 
nsacpi said:
Whatever we do with Soroka should prioritize his long-term health and effectiveness. I think being a bit cautious and giving him a AAA start is the way to go. I know we are trying to win this year, but we should balance that against long-term interests of players and club when it comes to Soroka and Gohara.
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I don’t think he was out long enough to have that concern. He can throw a simulated game today or even yesterday if healthy. I don’t think a AAA start is much different than a monitored MLB start. I agree long term is important. I just don’t see the risk associated at this point. Especially if this was the Braves just gaming the 10 day system.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
I don’t think he was out long enough to have that concern. He can throw a simulated game today or even yesterday if healthy. I don’t think a AAA start is much different than a monitored MLB start. I agree long term is important. I just don’t see the risk associated at this point. Especially if this was the Braves just gaming the 10 day system.
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I'd rather be cautious. Soroka seems very level-headed, but he's also competitive and would probably try to pitch through some stuff if he was in a major league game. So I'd rather he make a five inning start in AAA and make sure everything is good to go.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
I don’t think he was out long enough to have that concern. He can throw a simulated game today or even yesterday if healthy. I don’t think a AAA start is much different than a monitored MLB start. I agree long term is important. I just don’t see the risk associated at this point. Especially if this was the Braves just gaming the 10 day system.
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I agree with this. If he's ready and healthy enough for a AAA rehab start he's ready for a MLB start.
 
nsacpi said:
Actually, I would rather he play the role of "sacrificial lamb" in the pen than Allard.
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But even in those sacrificial lamb scenarios if no runs are allowed it gives the team a chance to come back. We are waiving the white flag when Sims comes in and I'd rather never do that.
 
thewupk said:
I agree with this. If he's ready and healthy enough for a AAA rehab start he's ready for a MLB start.
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Wins and losses matter in the big leagues. That fact in it of itself makes the start 'different' for Soroka.
 
Only reason I see a rehab start is if they want to knock some rust off. But I feel safe with a controlled start in MLB is no less risky than a AAA start. Competitive is not an arguement. He will want to win regardless where he is.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
Only reason I see a rehab start is if they want to knock some rust off. But I feel safe with a controlled start in MLB is no less risky than a AAA start. Competitive is not an arguement. He will want to win regardless where he is.
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But the Braves can pull the cord faster and without consequence at AAA.
 
thethe said:
But the Braves can pull the cord faster and without consequence at AAA.
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They can with an mlb start. You can have him on a 70 pitch limit with Wisler or fried as backup. I would rather have soroka go five innings than either those two start. Have Wisler start game one. Then option him to AAA before game 2 and acticate soroka.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
They can with an mlb start. You can have him on a 70 pitch limit with Wisler or fried as backup. I would rather have soroka go five innings than either those two start. Have Wisler start game one. Then option him to AAA before game 2 and acticate soroka.
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Wouldn't be necessary because teams get a 26th player for double header days.
 
Is there an easy way to look at data for Freeman pitching on a second day in a row vs. pitching after at least one day of rest? In my limited viewing he seems much less effective on the second day in a row appearances.
 
Jaw said:
Is there an easy way to look at data for Freeman pitching on a second day in a row vs. pitching after at least one day of rest? In my limited viewing he seems much less effective on the second day in a row appearances.
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game logs are available on fangraphs
 
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