Bullpen Roles

nsacpi

nsacpi

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I think things are starting to shake out in the pen. I like the current group of eight. They complement each other pretty well and give Snit some good options. The key is being flexible with usage and roles. Here is how I see things going forward:

Co-closers: Viz and Minter--who gets to pitch the ninth should depend on matchups and rest

Other high leverage guys: Carle, Winkler, Freeman

Situational righty: Moylan

Long man: Biddle--not a situational lefty given reverse splits. Could see him getting some work in high leverage situations. Like what I have seen so far.

Long man/situational lefty: Fried

The key is to share the work so everyone stays sharp without being overworked. I like the group we currently have.
 
nsacpi said:
I think things are starting to shake out in the pen. I like the current group of eight. They complement each other pretty well and give Snit some good options. The key is being flexible with usage and roles. Here is how I see things going forward:

Co-closers: Viz and Minter--who gets to pitch the ninth should depend on matchups and rest

Other high leverage guys: Carle, Winkler, Freeman

Situational righty: Moylan

Long man: Biddle--not a situational lefty given reverse splits. Could see him getting some work in high leverage situations. Like what I have seen so far.

Long man/situational lefty: Fried

The key is to share the work so everyone stays sharp without being overworked. I like the group we currently have.
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Should be average-ish.

They will likely add an arm this off season, especially if Riley proves to be a cheap answer at 3B.
 
nsacpi said:
I think things are starting to shake out in the pen. I like the current group of eight. They complement each other pretty well and give Snit some good options. The key is being flexible with usage and roles. Here is how I see things going forward:

Co-closers: Viz and Minter--who gets to pitch the ninth should depend on matchups and rest

Other high leverage guys: Carle, Winkler, Freeman

Situational righty: Moylan

Long man: Biddle--not a situational lefty given reverse splits. Could see him getting some work in high leverage situations. Like what I have seen so far.

Long man/situational lefty: Fried

The key is to share the work so everyone stays sharp without being overworked. I like the group we currently have.
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A lot of people love Moylan (and I'll admit up front I'm not really one of them), but if we are going to be going through bullpen arms game-after-game, can we afford to have a guy as limited as he is?
 
50PoundHead said:
A lot of people love Moylan (and I'll admit up front I'm not really one of them), but if we are going to be going through bullpen arms game-after-game, can we afford to have a guy as limited as he is?
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In an 8 man pen there should be room for a specialist. We really don't have a lefty specialist. Of our lefties, Minter and Freeman are high-leverage guys, Biddle is not a specialist given the reverse splits, and Fried is more a long man.
 
nsacpi said:
I think things are starting to shake out in the pen. I like the current group of eight. They complement each other pretty well and give Snit some good options. The key is being flexible with usage and roles. Here is how I see things going forward:

Co-closers: Viz and Minter--who gets to pitch the ninth should depend on matchups and rest

Other high leverage guys: Carle, Winkler, Freeman

Situational righty: Moylan

Long man: Biddle--not a situational lefty given reverse splits. Could see him getting some work in high leverage situations. Like what I have seen so far.

Long man/situational lefty: Fried

The key is to share the work so everyone stays sharp without being overworked. I like the group we currently have.
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Generally I agree. However, with the advent of shorter starts, the 10-day DL and teams' AAA team being close (certainly in our case, the Strippers are right up the road), I would request a friendly amendment to allow for and plan for a ten man bullpen with some rotation among, say, the bottom five.
 
GovClintonTyree said:
Generally I agree. However, with the advent of shorter starts, the 10-day DL and teams' AAA team being close (certainly in our case, the Strippers are right up the road), I would request a friendly amendment to allow for and plan for a ten man bullpen with some rotation among, say, the bottom five.
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Yeah. The last guy or two will be on the shuttle to AAA. Especially after extra innings games or anything that puts an extra load on the pen.
 
nsacpi said:
In an 8 man pen there should be room for a specialist. We really don't have a lefty specialist. Of our lefties, Minter and Freeman are high-leverage guys, Biddle is not a specialist given the reverse splits, and Fried is more a long man.
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We can afford one provided we aren't going through 4 bullpen pitchers every night. If not, I think someone more "complete" than Moylan may be needed.
 
nsacpi said:
I think things are starting to shake out in the pen. I like the current group of eight. They complement each other pretty well and give Snit some good options. The key is being flexible with usage and roles. Here is how I see things going forward:

Co-closers: Viz and Minter--who gets to pitch the ninth should depend on matchups and rest

Other high leverage guys: Carle, Winkler, Freeman

Situational righty: Moylan

Long man: Biddle--not a situational lefty given reverse splits. Could see him getting some work in high leverage situations. Like what I have seen so far.

Long man/situational lefty: Fried

The key is to share the work so everyone stays sharp without being overworked. I like the group we currently have.
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Minter: +
Viz: Avg
Carle: +
Winkler: +
Freeman: -
Moylan: -
Biddle: Avg
Fried: Avg/-

There is a LOT of room to improve. This is THE week spot of the team.
 
Personally, I think Freeman is an adequate lefty middle reliever who can be used in higher leverage situations if needed. His issue is Snitker aggressively overused him at the beginning of the year. Carle has been surprising though. I really like his stuff. Solid change up and he keeps the ball low in the zone.
 
nsacpi said:
Yeah. The last guy or two will be on the shuttle to AAA. Especially after extra innings games or anything that puts an extra load on the pen.
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Practically though, the guys on the shuttle don’t tend to be very good.

I guess the Braves have more options to churn through though so maybe they can find that group of 10.
 
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