Outside of one really good appearance. He wasn't as good out of pen as everyone made him out to be. Its all small sample size but I hope they really aren't considering moving Liriano out of the rotation.
His issue has been throwing strikes. And he has been shelled in both his outings without Martin.
Not overreacting just thinking ahead! Great win though. Atleast we avoided using Smith as well. Winning this series goes a long way in climbing back to .500. Man I just can't wait till Martin, Donaldson, and Tulo are all back.
No I don't give a s*** about saves. He might be needed in more pressing situation. Quick turnaround tomorrow. And now he's not available Sunday. And that game might be a 1-run game.
He's 18 in Low A. A lot of scouts like to place older prospects and ones closer to the big leagues higher on these lists. You would have a dramatically different list if they were ranked on ceiling alone.
Tulo is playing rehab games this weekend. Atleast that's the plan. Best case scenario we get him back for the road portion of the 4 game split series vs Atlanta.
Donaldson is still a couple weeks away but doesn't have a time table for rehab games. Best case scenario we get him back end of May.
Grilli got off to a bad start last year. He's still getting swing and miss. He's got unlucky with some extra base hits. His command has been awful. But I like his ability to bounce back as well. I just don't think you can pitch him back to back outings anymore. He empties the tank in his 1 inning. Plus hes 40.