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  1. 1. What to do with Bobby Jenks?

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QUOTE (jphat007 @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 09:21 AM)
I understand. Just means were one step closer to counting on Pena or Linebring to be a pivotal piece of the bullpen. That won't work.

Clearly. If we go into next season with Linebrink and Pena as anything other than the 6th and 7th guys in the bullpen, we're going to be finding a way to trade for a reliever at the deadline.

 

That said...Jenks was still part of the problem last season. A huge part.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 09:27 AM)
Clearly. If we go into next season with Linebrink and Pena as anything other than the 6th and 7th guys in the bullpen, we're going to be finding a way to trade for a reliever at the deadline.That said...Jenks was still part of the problem last season. A huge part.

 

:o

 

I think that is being quite optimistic. If Pena and especially Linebrink are counted on to handle late and close innings I don't believe that we will be looking to add relievers at the deadline. I think that it's much more likely that we will be selling off parts by mid June.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 08:27 AM)
Clearly. If we go into next season with Linebrink and Pena as anything other than the 6th and 7th guys in the bullpen, we're going to be finding a way to trade for a reliever at the deadline.

 

That said...Jenks was still part of the problem last season. A huge part.

There's a decent chance Pena gets non tendered as well, although I suppose he can always return.

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When Bobby had a 1.50 WHIP, WTF was Ozzie supposed to do? He was entirely average last year. Look around the league, guys lose their closer's jobs all the time when they don't perform, why does Bobby feel he should have a higher threshold of suckiness? But we have some huge issues now. A very bad bullpen (because we have one legitimate guy in there now) and an offense that looks the swiss the cheese on my sandwich.

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QUOTE (balfanman @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 08:40 AM)
:o

 

I think that is being quite optimistic. If Pena and especially Linebrink are counted on to handle late and close innings I don't believe that we will be looking to add relievers at the deadline. I think that it's much more likely that we will be selling off parts by mid June.

 

I think you are misreading this as Balta saying that Linebrink and Pena are the 6th and 7th inning guys. He is not implying that. He is saying that Linebrink and Pena have to be a junk-innings pitcher and a mopup reliever (the 6th and 7th guys OUT OF the bullpen), and they can battle to the death for whoever gets whatever role.

 

I don't entirely buy that Pena will be back. They didn't bring Carrasco back at like $1 mill last year when he was good at eating mopup innings, so why would they bring Pena back at $2 mill when he was terrible at it? Maybe because Williams gave up Allen to get him, but I don't entirely buy that. Williams generally folds when he knows he's beaten, and it sort of appears that way with Pena.

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