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Liam Hendricks should be a starter next year. He looked awesome

 

The thought crossed my mind as well. He was still effective in his last inning. There's no way his velocity spike is just due to being in the bullpen. There was an excellent article by Capital Jays explaining that basically his spike was too dramatic to be explained so simply and today's performance supports that.

 

http://capitaljays.com/2015/09/29/liam-hendriks-unparalleled-velocity-spike/

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Atothe

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Pretty sure he didn't throw 98 as a starter. Make him the closer.

 

He was sitting 94 the entire 4 innings plus he has a plus pitch in that cutter and a nice breaking ball.

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Liam Hendriks should not be a starter again. Liam Hendriks thrived out of the bullpen. He is a legitimate back end option for next year's squad.
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Pretty sure he didn't throw 98 as a starter.

 

No but he won't go back to 91 or whatever he pitched before either. There's no way he's merely the relief version of that guy. He's gotten a lot stronger somehow.

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Liam Hendriks should not be a starter again. Liam Hendriks thrived out of the bullpen. He is a legitimate back end option for next year's squad.

 

Were you not watching today's game? What part of today's game screams reliever? He's too good

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Were you not watching today's game? What part of today's game screams reliever? He's too good

 

Yup, I was. Stopped watching once they brought Tepera in though. f*** that s***.

 

If we were the Atlanta Braves then sure, let's see what we've got. If the Jays are planning on competing next year I don't think you give 150 innings to Liam Hendriks and hope that he's better than the >4.00 SIERA guy he was in the past.

 

I'd much rather turn Osuna into a starter than Hendriks.

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Yup, I was. Stopped watching once they brought Tepera in though. f*** that s***.

 

If we were the Atlanta Braves then sure, let's see what we've got. If the Jays are planning on competing next year I don't think you give 150 innings to Liam Hendriks and hope that he's better than the >4.00 SIERA guy he was in the past.

 

I'd much rather turn Osuna into a starter than Hendriks.

 

What does one have to do with the other? Osuna and Hendiks should both start and Cecil shoukyd close.

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What does one have to do with the other? Osuna and Hendiks should both start and Cecil shoukyd close.

 

The fact that one will be 21 and one will be 27?

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Gibbons doesn't trust Hendriks as a reliever so starting him might actually mean he'll get used next season.

 

I think the "Hendriks traded to LA for PTBNL" is a strong possibility though, especially if Gibbons has an impact on roster decisions as rumored (Valencia).

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Yup, I was. Stopped watching once they brought Tepera in though. f*** that s***.

 

If we were the Atlanta Braves then sure, let's see what we've got. If the Jays are planning on competing next year I don't think you give 150 innings to Liam Hendriks and hope that he's better than the >4.00 SIERA guy he was in the past.

 

I'd much rather turn Osuna into a starter than Hendriks.

 

You don't have to decide right now to give him 150 innings. You don't have to decide right now which reliever (if any) becomes a starter. Only thing anyone is saying is that he showed today why he's worth a second look. He throws much harder than he did last time it was tried and he showed today that he can sustain that velocity. It would be dumb to set anything in stone but I think it's more than worth considering. He's not just better as a reliever. He's a better pitcher period.

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Could you imagine this rotation?

 

Stroman

Dickey

Hendriks

Osuna

Hutch

 

Good luck not finishing 4th in the AL East with that.

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Could you imagine this rotation?

 

Stroman

Dickey

Hendriks

Osuna

Hutch

 

Good luck not finishing 4th in the AL East with that.

 

Wat?

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No he should remain in the pen. He just needs to be used. The only postive from today's game is that its over.
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Dudes movement is awesome

 

I told my wife that's our best reliever right there p

Does your wife even know what a "reliever" is? Or does she think it's a laxative?

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This team should not be looking for reclamation projects to eat innings in 2016. This team will be in dire need of quality innings with the departures of Price, Buehrle and Estrada. If they feel the need to give Liam Hendriks a rotation spot then I would fully endorse the trades of both Bautista and Edwin.

 

There are many guys to target on the FA market this offseason. No need to fix something that isn't broke.

 

Hendriks

Cecil

Lowe

Sanchez

 

is the makings of a very sturdy back end. Something this team could utilize as a strength for once heading into the season.

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Hendriks is awesome. But Gibby does not think of him as anymore of a mop up man in the back end of the bullpen. It's absurd.

 

I would leave him as a reliever and let him flourish, however converting him back to a SP might be interesting? Does anyone know if he has any options for next year?

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Hendriks? Starter? Uh he throws that high because he knows he's usually in for an inning or two. Throw him in the rotation and he'll purposely take off his fastball to try and go deep in the game
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Hendriks? Starter? Uh he throws that high because he knows he's usually in for an inning or two. Throw him in the rotation and he'll purposely take off his fastball to try and go deep in the game

 

How many innings did he throw today?

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Hendriks is awesome. But Gibby does not think of him as anymore of a mop up man in the back end of the bullpen. It's absurd.

 

I would leave him as a reliever and let him flourish, however converting him back to a SP might be interesting? Does anyone know if he has any options for next year?

 

Gibby shouldn't be back next year.

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How many innings did he throw today?

 

A season high. He did it once this season, today, in a crucial spot. He doesn't throw this many innings every 5 days

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