QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 03:52 PM)
It's not even long enough to win. It's long enough to keep the rest of the bullpen fresh for when you need them to get outs.
I'm no fan of Paulino, but you are right, Axe is be careful what you wish for. He was nothing but BP last year after a pretty decent start. If my choice is Axe or Paulino, I pick Paulino each time, although I do think there was a bit too much excitement about a guy who was really good for 7 starts 2 years ago and has since undergone elbow surgery and a procedure with the shoulder, although that appears to have been a cyst or something.
This is what kills me. Reminds me of 03, except team is worse, where our 5th starter could not get passed the 5th inning. Luckily we had Sean lowe to gobble up those starts, but now we are burning through each reliever on these days.