Well, tonight may be the beginning of the end for Lohse. 8 ER in 3.1 IP, raising his ERA to 11.57. He's averaging less than 5 IP per start. The Twins are going to put Liriano in the rotation if this keeps up much longer.
Liriano will eventually go into the rotation, but the Twins are utilizing Liriano about the same way they did Santana at the same age. It makes sense long term, as EVERY study shows that having pitchers this age throw 200 or so IP is a very bad idea from a health standpoint.
My guess is that Liriano will begin spot starting sometime in mid-May and will actually join the rotation shortly after the All Star break.
It's somewhat similar to what the M's are doing with Felix Hernandez, who is outta there at 100 pitches. Difference is that he will probably throw 175 or so IP, while Liriano probably gets about 125 this year.
kemper5 wrote:Why is Lohse in the starting rotation for the Twins and Liriano is not? Lohse has lost 13 games for the last 2 years while only winning 9 and is off to a horrendus start including tonight... Should the Twins just keep starting this guy?
I really don't get this kind of attitude but see it alot. "Why keep starting Lohse?" "Why would you ever switch Papelbon out of the closer role?" "Why is Shelton batting 6th?"
Here's the answer: because these are people, people. And because their ball clubs are thinking not for the next game but in some cases for the next decade. And they don't want to jeopardize a carefully-groomed player for the sake of a couple games in April. Also because everything is not completely statistics. Players have pressures and stresses which can affect their play so it isn't as simple, always, as moving B to A with the result C. Because the rookie who struck out Pujols on three straight splitters in an 8-2 game may not be able to get out Christian Guzman when it's 0-0 bottom of the 9th and 60,000 people screaming their heads off.
It's not always that simple.
And it's not always what the franchise wants to develop.
Word. And I agree with thehat too. The real fantasy baseball players on this board here don't over react like the poster of this thread (and other people on this board too) because we understand how the game works. Sure we want the young guys to become studs ASAP but we understand how real baseball is run and deal with the factors without being mad or hatin'.
I don't know how many of you have had the "pleasure" of watching Lohse pitch, but I would like to reiterate that he really isn't a good pitcher. Above all, his fastball is the flattest I have ever seen. It's like a freaking laserbeam. It's no wonder that he gets jacked. They aren't just getting a piece of a pitch like that, they are getting the whole thing.
kemper5 wrote:Why is Lohse in the starting rotation for the Twins and Liriano is not? Lohse has lost 13 games for the last 2 years while only winning 9 and is off to a horrendus start including tonight... Should the Twins just keep starting this guy?
I really don't get this kind of attitude but see it alot. "Why keep starting Lohse?" "Why would you ever switch Papelbon out of the closer role?" "Why is Shelton batting 6th?"
Here's the answer: because these are people, people. And because their ball clubs are thinking not for the next game but in some cases for the next decade. And they don't want to jeopardize a carefully-groomed player for the sake of a couple games in April. Also because everything is not completely statistics. Players have pressures and stresses which can affect their play so it isn't as simple, always, as moving B to A with the result C. Because the rookie who struck out Pujols on three straight splitters in an 8-2 game may not be able to get out Christian Guzman when it's 0-0 bottom of the 9th and 60,000 people screaming their heads off.
It's not always that simple.
And it's not always what the franchise wants to develop.
THANK YOU!
These are real ballplayers, and there are cicumstances beyond what you or I, the fantasy baseball fan, will ever understand. Managers and GM's don't have our fantasy teams in mind when they make moves, sorry to say!
bellings wrote:I don't know how many of you have had the "pleasure" of watching Lohse pitch, but I would like to reiterate that he really isn't a good pitcher. Above all, his fastball is the flattest I have ever seen. It's like a freaking laserbeam. It's no wonder that he gets jacked. They aren't just getting a piece of a pitch like that, they are getting the whole thing.
No one is arguing that Kyle Lohse is a good pitcher.
bellings wrote:I don't know how many of you have had the "pleasure" of watching Lohse pitch, but I would like to reiterate that he really isn't a good pitcher. Above all, his fastball is the flattest I have ever seen. It's like a freaking laserbeam. It's no wonder that he gets jacked. They aren't just getting a piece of a pitch like that, they are getting the whole thing.
No one is arguing that Kyle Lohse is a good pitcher.
Yes, that's why I said that I was reiterating it. I'm just pointing out that it's not like he needs to work on his command or something, his pitches just plain suck.
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by bellings » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:22 pm 
