Posted by dedelman on 10/13/2011 10:19:00 AM (view original):
Posted by mhulshult on 10/13/2011 9:16:00 AM (view original):
The problem I could see him running into is that he's only got 2 pitches, so pitching for more than 2 innings at a time may become problematic. He's definitely valuable as an innings eater, but with about 1500 innings I'm going to need in a year, I don't know that I want him pitching 1/5 of them. I'd be happy with 150 innings out of the bullpen as a setup A available in the 5th with a pitch count around 40 and a pull rating of 3.
The part about 2 pitches hurting you more the more innings you throw-- other than, "it works that way in real life," why do you think that? Any data or sitestaff comments?
This guy is indeed very useful, but I do agree with mhulshult's sentiments that he's not quite good enough to pitch more than about 150 innings for a contender.
Dev chats have mentioned it, but I'm not sure how much (if any) weight to put in the answers.
Developer: tzentmeyer
Date: Friday, July 21, 2006
Is it better for a pitcher to have 2 really good pitches or 2 really good pitches and 3 mediocre to lousy pitches? Does catcher pitch calling play into this? (csherwood - Hall of Famer - 4:16 PM)
A guy with 2 pitches would typically be a reliever and a guy with 5 is usually a starter. Catcher pitch calling impacts OAV, so a good catcher definitely helps a pitching staff.