caulfield12 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Yeah, they had guys like Zumaya and Rodney, but they rarely all functioned together as a unit...that was Detroit's biggest Achilles' heel over the last decade. Greg Holland didn't have dominant stuff, as well. You don't have to throw the ball through to be effective. Obviously, Herrera throws hard, but guys like Hochevar and Soria don't throw any harder than Albers/Jones/Kahnle/Petricka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 This pen is not May bad, but is also not April good. So somewhere right in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 QUOTE (Knuckles @ May 30, 2016 -> 07:35 PM) This pen is not May bad, but is also not April good. So somewhere right in between. The bullpen blows. I thought Nate had figured something out. I thought Robertson truly was elite. He's OK on most occasions but obviously not a big-game pitcher (see the Royals choke job). The pen is sub-par again. I'd give it a C- to D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance Law Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 95% of major league bullpens are smoke and mirrors. with huge variance in their success from year to year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkness99 Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 QUOTE (Blackout Friday @ May 30, 2016 -> 12:17 AM) I didn't get very far into this post. I stopped at Nate Jones being a one-pitch pitcher. Nate Jones has an elite slider, when it's on. Elite. Really? How many games have you watched him pitch this year where is slider was wiping people out? It has hardly happened... he didn't even throw it against KC. Weird to have an Elite pitch that you won't throw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkness99 Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 QUOTE (greg775 @ May 30, 2016 -> 03:20 PM) The bullpen blows. I thought Nate had figured something out. I thought Robertson truly was elite. He's OK on most occasions but obviously not a big-game pitcher (see the Royals choke job). The pen is sub-par again. I'd give it a C- to D. right it's exactly a C- or D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Cooper pretty much has the same staff from last year and they regress. We always want to fire the hitting coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footlongcomiskeydog Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 QUOTE (harkness @ May 30, 2016 -> 03:56 PM) right it's exactly a C- or D. The whole team is right around the C- or D grade. April is long gone and the shortcomings of this team have been exposed big time. They will most likely finish the year around 75 wins. C's may get degrees but they don't lead to Division championships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 QUOTE (Footlongcomiskeydog @ May 30, 2016 -> 10:07 PM) The whole team is right around the C- or D grade. April is long gone and the shortcomings of this team have been exposed big time. They will most likely finish the year around 75 wins. C's may get degrees but they don't lead to Division championships. I'd say 90 or more losses. Total tank job. We have four months left for gosh sakes. Think of how many losses are coming?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 QUOTE (greg775 @ May 30, 2016 -> 04:28 PM) I'd say 90 or more losses. Total tank job. We have four months left for gosh sakes. Think of how many losses are coming?? We're almost at the 1/3 mark. It just depends on whether they become buyers or sellers over the next 8 weeks. 75-82 wins...somewhere in there. It really doesn't matter though. No playoffs is no playoffs. Just going over .500 when you're trying to make the playoffs is meaningless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 The whole team is smoke and mirrors. They're going nowhere but crashing down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mataipaepae Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 30, 2016 -> 12:20 PM) Yeah, they had guys like Zumaya and Rodney, but they rarely all functioned together as a unit...that was Detroit's biggest Achilles' heel over the last decade. Greg Holland didn't have dominant stuff, as well. You don't have to throw the ball through to be effective. Obviously, Herrera throws hard, but guys like Hochevar and Soria don't throw any harder than Albers/Jones/Kahnle/Petricka. revisionist history at its finest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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