DOTW 4/24/'14: Decision Time For the Pitching Staff

We have 7 viable SP options.

Trading one even for a BP arm doesnt make much sense unless it's a top tier prospect (not happening)
 
Carp said:
Then why trade him? We might need the depth later in the season. Put him in the BP and let him be our right handed Terry Mulholland
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He has very little experience relieving. And has claimed in one past episode that relieving caused an injury that let to him losing effectiveness. Maybe he will go willingly into the pen and be effective. But I have my doubts.

We do have some younger starters who can provide depth: Hale, Martin, Schlosser, Rodriguez, Graham.
 
nsacpi said:
He has very little experience relieving. And has claimed in one past episode that relieving caused an injury that let to him losing effectiveness. Maybe he will go willingly into the pen and be effective. But I have my doubts.

We do have some younger starters who can provide depth: Hale, Martin, Schlosser, Rodriguez, Graham.
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Outside of Hale, not very confident in many of those guys starting.

Hale is more of a bullpen pitcher than starter imo.

Trading Harang does no good even if/when he declines.
 
Mike Minor (shoulder) will throw a side session Tuesday.
If all goes well, Minor will be activated to make his season debut Saturday against the Reds. Minor allowed three runs -- two earned -- on four hits and no walks with four strikeouts in his most recent rehab start Saturday with Triple-A Gwinnett.
 
Minor to make one more rehab start on Friday.

Would put him in line to debut next Wed or Thu.
 
Heyward said:
Outside of Hale, not very confident in many of those guys starting.

Hale is more of a bullpen pitcher than starter imo.

Trading Harang does no good even if/when he declines.
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I don't see any of Hale, Martin and Schlosser as stars. I see them as solid depth though. Sixth starter types to be stashed in AAA or long men for the pen. As we've seen this year, having some guys like that in the system can come in handy. The fact that they all have options left gives the team some extra flexibility.
 
nsacpi said:
I don't see any of Hale, Martin and Schlosser as stars. I see them as solid depth though. Sixth starter types to be stashed in AAA or long men for the pen. As we've seen this year, having some guys like that in the system can come in handy.
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I agree but not like we're gonna get a stud BP arm for Harang.

Doesnt make much sense to trade him.
 
nsacpi said:
Wonder if they will skip Hale with the days off on Thursday and Monday.
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I would but more because I see that as a need with the recent extra inning games. In other words, Hale could make a bigger impact helping keep the bullpen rested with the off days coming. Plus neither Hale nor Schlosser is likely to be available this Marlins series (Hale because he started Sunday, and Schlosser because he pitched 4 innings Sunday). However, both should be good to go by the start of the next series.
 
Hale to AAA where he either stays in the rotation or they get him ready for a relief role in the Atlanta bullpen for later in the season. He's pitched out of the bullpen before in the minors, but I think a stint in Gwinnett would be helpful for him in getting him ready for the shift.

Agree that the decision on Floyd will be a bigger one.

Of course, we've heard about a possible innings limit for Wood, so maybe it all works out if he heads out to the bullpen at some point.
 
Heyward said:
I agree but not like we're gonna get a stud BP arm for Harang.

Doesnt make much sense to trade him.
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It does if he hasn't changed his issue with pitching in relief, and I agree with nsacpi in having doubts that he will accept a bullpen role. I have even noted he dodges such questions in interviews the same way he did in LA, then when it came about he basically asked to be traded. That of course later happened. I could see the same playing out with us at some point.
 
Braves1976 said:
It does if he hasn't changed his issue with pitching in relief, and I agree with nsacpi in having doubts that he will accept a bullpen role. I have even noted he dodges such questions in interviews the same way he did in LA, then when it came about he basically asked to be traded. That of course later happened. I could see the same playing out with us at some point.
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Fair argument, for sure, we'll see.
 
I was going to put this in the GDT, but it's not up yet.

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Hawk said:
I was going to put this in the GDT, but it's not up yet.

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That's pretty amazing. I don't "THINK" he will be as good as Fernandez has the opportunity to being in his career. I guess you can never be 100% but still. haha but, I do love Alex's repertoire, command and his demeanor. I think he will be a great 1-2 for us going forward!
 
rico43 said:
We all agree that Hale deserved a better fate today. In fact, he did nothing to deserve to lose his spot in the rotation.

But the fact of the matter is that Minor is a potential all-star who is ready to go and is not a rebuilt arm like the other injuries. He is fine, healthy and scheduled to start Saturday. What do Fredi (and Wren) do?

Put Hale in the bullpen, send Schlosser down to start and build up his arms and innings?

Send Hale down to keep working in a regular rotation?

Trade Harang?

Put Harang in the bullpen?

Send another pitcher down (Varvaro)?

Put Kimbrel on DL and make sure he's OK?

Put Avilan on the DL and make sure his hamstring isn't a bigger problem that it was thought at first to be?

Any of these (except Harang, of course) seem like plausible options depending on what they know that we don't know.

This isn't a poll, but a platform for debate. Trolls, naysayers and troublemakers are welcome to join in.
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Well varvaro is out of options and most likely claimed he's not going anywhere
 
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