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I fully expect to spend funds on the pen next year. If we decide not to do that in a serious way, then I would think we'd trade for a ML reliever.
I would like to see us run with 2 lefties in the pen next year, though - and one of them may be Moran.
He started off TERRIBLY this year in AA. He was getting hammered, and nothing was working. 6 HRs in 24 innings didn't help.
But then...
Moran, pre-All-Star: 8.51 ERA in 24.1 IP, 34 hits (6 HR), 21K/10BB
Moran, post-All-Star: 1.60 ERA in 33.2 IP, 24 hits (2 HR), 39K/11BB
6.5 H / 10.5K / 3 BB is all right, I guess. Moran's being sent to the AFL this year to keep working on a couple of things. I think he's in the mix in ST if they like what they see.
~G