tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post2301287826063118106..comments2024-02-19T07:12:32.248-06:00Comments on Baseball Outsider: Liam Hendricks and Cole DeVriesEdward Thomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769979703606661737noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-9555135102113482092012-07-05T10:19:19.952-05:002012-07-05T10:19:19.952-05:00"Remember the Rule of 30"
You missed th..."Remember the Rule of 30"<br /><br />You missed the meaning of that rule. It doesn't mean a pitcher who can't get people out should be given 30 starts. Nor is it an excuse for letting a young pitcher get lit up. <br /><br />Half the guys Hendricks faced last time reached base. A pitcher needs to be able to get more batters than that out to make any progress at all. He isn't ready to refine his approach against major league hitting. He still has some basic work to do regardless of his success against minor league hitters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-82738732813447582832012-07-04T09:04:02.297-05:002012-07-04T09:04:02.297-05:00I totally disagree. Here is a guy who can't f...I totally disagree. Here is a guy who can't figure out how to pitch to major league batters time and time again. The Twins could leave him up to continually get pounded out of a lead he's given, and his head may never come back. I don't know if the minors is the right step, but something has to be done to show at least that this type of performance each start is not rewarded at the major league level. He is not a major league pitcher right now, and Blackburn has also lost that status. At least they can keep trying others to see if someone figures things out if they are going to realistically not compete for anything this year.MSU Grad 97https://www.blogger.com/profile/03973465240490255267noreply@blogger.com