Trust the M's Bullpen for 2015?
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Mighty fine article rat cheer by the erstwhile Royals reporter Bob Dutton. (Dr. D does not know what an erstwhile is, but he thinks it was a bass player. Or maybe an agent for Alan Rickman ... who gave up on Rickman after 20 years, just before Die Hard.)
Dutton relays several things about the way things are going inside the Mariners' heads:
- Yes, the tentative rotation is Felix-LittleBear-KPax-Elias-Taijuan
- They want 3 candidates for #6
- They'll likely do that by searching for next year's Wolf / Young /Scott Baker
- Hultzen will be pitching for that #6 spot. Fine, since he'll have limited IP in 2015
- The field manager is "disinclined" to let Wilhelmsen compete for that role
Off of those oysters, Dr. D cooks a thin potful of soup. Oh, let's throw some pepper in: here's another fine article, "How did anyone ever beat the Royals' bullpen?," by Mike Petriello. It looked like Friday night's ballgame caused some more evidence to tumble in on the side of "the Royals way," as Petriello put it.
Mighta been "the Mariners way," but for a Michael Saunders freezeout or two. Grumble.
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Andrew Miller
He's certainly a thrilling pitcher to watch. If the M's grabbed him, we'd all be like, whoa. :: kung fu panda ::
