More likely they will say Roark is near the end of his innings after a big jump from last year and that his experience in the pen makes him a better option. Not that I believe it, but that will be the line.
we all know this is what is coming down the pike, let's not kid ourselves
Fister, JZ, Stras, Gio, and likely not even that order, though that's the correct order
I hope whatever order they use, regardless of whatever BS reasons they use for it, Stras pitches primarily at home
Roark to the pen will be interesting, in that seeing whom it displaces will make someone's off season awkward. Can you imagine trying to trade Det, if we didn't even put him on the bus for the playoffs? We would be throwing up a billboard regarding his value.
Sorry Anus
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and you would have to think Stammen the way MW talks about him
you got room for two more, unless you roll with a short bench
we didn't luck into the Thornton waiver claim to leave him off the bus.
now you have one spot left.
Det or Blevins?
To keep both of them you'd have to shorten the bench
Espi will be there, you have to have Lobaton, Sheirholtz' handedness gives him a spot
are Hairston and Frandsen redundant? maybe with Kevin being the more versatile
so you have to pick two of Hairston, Det and Blevins.
if RZ is back, a current everyday guy goes to the bench, Hairston is out, and you still one get one of Blevins or Det
These are good problems to have, but its something that will have to be handled well for both post season success and offseason success.
I'm not trying to be over the top with this, I'm not saying that Det or Blevin's FEELINGS makes or breaks our 14-15 offseason, but if we try to move one of those two pieces, we are messing with their value a bit.
I think you have to do the move that you think will actually make for the best result on the field, right now. No other way to play it.
There is still room to debate what that is - Det or Blevins