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Here's what we have to work with going into next season in the pen:
Majors:
- RH Wilhelmsen, 150 ERA+ and climbing, 10.5K / 3BB / 7 H
- LH Furbush, 175 ERA+, 11.5K / 2.5 BB / 4.5 (!) H
- LH Luetge, 200 ERA+, 9K / 4.5 BB / 5.5 H
- RH Kelley, 100 ERA+, 9.5K / 2.5 BB / 9.5 H
Minors:
- RH Pryor, 0.93 ERA (!), 11 K / 4.5 BB / 4 H
- RH Capps, 1.23 ERA, 13 K / 2 BB / 7 H
- RH Bawcom, 2.03 ERA, 11 K / 4 BB / 6.5 H
- LH Moran, 2.32 ERA, 11 K / 2 BB / 7 H
- LH LaFromboise, 1.24 ERA, 9.5 K, 3 BB, 5.5H
- RH Kinney, 2.70 ERA, 9.5 K / 2.5 BB / 9 H
That doesn't count struggling power arms like Arias and Ruffin, or long relievers, or guys about to hit AA like Burgoon (11 K / 4 BB / 8 H). Those are just 7th-to-9th inning guys in AA and above.
I'm good with the acquisition of Bawcom, but there's no way we have room for all those guys. I wasn't kidding about busting Wilhelmsen out of the pen if Pryor, Capps and the rest can hold down the fort, but I'd rather see Pryor up here for 2 months showing that he can do that. Once we're done moving Perez, et al, I assume that's what'll happen.
But the raw talent acquisition phase of this rebuild has to be about over. We're duplicating players and positions on both the staff and in the lineup, so either some stars need to emerge or we need to move some of the duplicate players to get a type of player we don't currently have.
You can only stockpile for so long.
~G