He's always had problems going more than 5 innings, and gets far more wild at that point. I like to keep guys in the rotation as long as possible, but with the rotation options we have I fully expect Robles to be converted to a AAA closer-type and work on his bullpen approach.
The dude can (could?) hit 97 as a short-and-stumpy lefty starter. If there's such a thing as a LH Eric Gagne type then Robles is it. I hope his arm has recovered because I look forward to seeing triple digits from a lefty when Robles steps in at some point.
He's another shot at a major WAR reliever - I'm glad we have several of those.
And for Wells in CF... I still compare him to the D-Backs' Chris Young. Young has a .240 career batting average and has been a (deserved) All Star at the position.
I'd certainly take it from Wells if Guti is unable to provide that sort of play.
This year could be really fun regardless of record. I don't expect Catricala to make the team out of Spring Training, but both he and Nick Franklin are VERY confident kids who definitely believe they belong in the bigs.
I think it's great that Jack believes it too. Nice to know that "the worst draft pick of the first round" in 2009 and Mr. "Not any kind of prospect" both are being looked at as plus bats at glove positions.
Jack has said to trust the plan. This year and next he'll hopefully get to prove he was right.
~G
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