Relief Pitching for 2016 season (What is your Opinion)

[Dick_Pole]

Here is my thoughts of the 2016 BP on opening day, in no particular order:

 

Loup

Delabar

Biagini

Osuna

Cecil

Sanchez

 

Plus the guy they got from Oakland who is both a LHP and a RHP, can't remember his name though. Also Delabar may be in there, since he is out of options. If he has a good spring, I can't see him not being in the pen. They can't option him to AAA as he would get claimed in a flash.

 

You could also have Chavez as the swing man too, depending on who actually makes the team as a starter.

 

So really, as I see it, there is a "full" bullpen right now. It could be improved on for sure, but it is not as dire as some suggest. There are moveable parts there, and there will be spring competition which could change the look of it for sure.

 

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[P2F]

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Venditte.

[Gorlak]

That's interesting, why do you think that, pressure on the offense? I don't believe in that(if so), our offense put up big innings all the time last year.

 

Just because in close games the Jays will have a disadvantage in matchups, while they rack up runs in games where it doesn't matter. Made the same call last season and before the upgrades they were at .500, that doesn't prove anything because the sample is way too small. I could be wrong, but I think sequencing isn't pure luck, I think there is a small degree to which you can optimize the results.