Agreed
Most of us saw him or Floyd as the 6th starter in a punch. But Floyd hasn't been as good enough, and Chavez hasn't been used for much more than one inning very often.
1. We would miss Chavez in the pen, even with Sanchez there
2. Don't know if he could comfortably go 5-6 innings this year
No
Gibbons said in April that Sanchez would start the season in the rotation then move to the bullpen "at some point"
He deliberately avoiding mentioning numbers of innings or any such thhing
Most of the analysts are saying the Orioles (and to a lesser extent) the Red Sox need to acquire another quality starter in order to keep it going
But it seems like the quality SP rental market is pretty slim this year, no?
Also, Orioles and Rex Sox still have *11* more games against each other including tonight's in addition to about 5 games they have to make up. It's gonna be a dog fight. Hopefully it takes a toll on them.