After Cleveland, I buried Millwood, too. But he's back, and pretty good. His FB has found new legs and he hits his spots. Unless we bring Hultzen and Walker up, why wouldn't you let Millwood keep airing it out. To tell you the truth, I think I keep him next year...when I bring the kids up. A grey-beard imparting 100 years of pitching wisdom isn't a bad idea. He's not a starter then, mind you.
Beavan is the same guy he was last year, although his hits/9innings is up a bit. He needs to learn to miss bats badly. He's only 23 and it could happen, I suppose, but it looks like he will be an end of rotation guy. Wanna bet he has one pretty nice season ahead however, for some team. He'll have a year where he gets a break on BABIP and looks quite decent. I'm not sure where he fits with this team. LR, probably.
Noesi is interesting. WHIP is down, because his hits/9 is down 2+. But, Oh, those taters. 14 of 'em. Yow! 24 of his 45 earned runs allowed are on homers. I don't know if he misses up...or misses in the middle of the plate, but he misses badly....a lot.
Ramirez? Probably time to get him here, again. He's now officially stretched out.
Mostly I would bring Hultzen and Walker up and let them go.
But I have no problem letting a healthy Millwood air it out, without the AAA/AA guys in the rotation right now.
And I'll make one comment about Wedge and meritocracy, prefaced with an acknowledgement that Olivo homered and threw a guy out.
But the day after your young stud catcher-to-be puts down the fingers for 6 different pitchers and helps them to a collective no-hitter, you reward him by NOT catching him?
Olivo hit one over the fence. Good for him. But I found it way odd that there was no "atta-boy" lineup decision made by Wedge.
Figgins? No mas!
moe
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