The Loveable Losers wrote:Although Rotowire actually thinks Calero will get the save opps since he got the one Friday and Duch was brought into the game Sunday when they were trailing.
he got the save friday for a couple reasons.
1. Kennedy was originally given the save op and gave up a leadoff triple to erstad(?) and was promptly removed for Calero.
2. Duch had just thrown 35 pitches the night before so he was not available.
As for Duch being brought in with the A's trailing. He was brought in the 9th behind only 1 run. It was a home game so at that point there was no longer a save situation. Also Duch hadn't pitched in a few days.
In my opinion duch should still get any future save ops.
I completely agree with you for exactly the reasons you listed. I think Rotowire just missed this one. Still didn't stop me from carrying both of them in my keeper league for the week just in case though.
The Loveable Losers wrote: I completely agree with you for exactly the reasons you listed. I think Rotowire just missed this one. Still didn't stop me from carrying both of them in my keeper league for the week just in case though.
kiko just came in for the 7th, he will probably finish out the 8th too and duch for the save
by The Loveable Losers » Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:42 pm
thehotcorner wrote:
The Loveable Losers wrote: I completely agree with you for exactly the reasons you listed. I think Rotowire just missed this one. Still didn't stop me from carrying both of them in my keeper league for the week just in case though.
kiko just came in for the 7th, he will probably finish out the 8th too and duch for the save
Wow, I hope you're right...I'm up against a team in a h2h matchup this week whose only closer is Eric Gagne.
From the A's beat reporter: Like Street and the team's medical folks, I have absolutely no clue when he'll be back on the mound. Huston says he's pain-free, but every time he's thrown since going on the shelf, he's had to shut it down with what he describes as "fatigue."
I didn't cover the games on Saturday and Sunday, but apparently there's some thought being given to keeping Street off the mound in Texas. With Thursday's off-day, that would mean he'll have had nine days off by Friday's series opener in Kansas City
I think the 15-day DL is a possibility, but the A's have been strangely reluctant to go that route in recent years. Last season alone, the team left itself short-handed a bunch of times by either foregoing or delaying the use of the DL in the cases of Justin Duchscherer (back), Kiko Calero (elbow), Bobby Crosby (ankle), Rich Harden (lat strain) and Mark Kotsay (back), so I really don't have much of a clue there either.
The DL makes sense here because they could place Street on it retroactive to the day he was injured, which would have him eligible to come off the DL when they get home from the current road trip, May 3. Sure, that means he'd miss the three games in KC and two in Anaheim, but I can't see how he'd be sharp enough to pitch Friday or Saturday in KC after nine days off, anyway. So why not send him back to the Bay Area for continued treatment now and let him throw in a game or two for the River Cats before getting back on a big-league mound? It's too early in the year -- and in Street's career -- not to be extremely careful with this thing.
As for who will close, it will no doubt continue to be the dreaded "committee."
jh2031 wrote:From the A's beat reporter: Like Street and the team's medical folks, I have absolutely no clue when he'll be back on the mound. Huston says he's pain-free, but every time he's thrown since going on the shelf, he's had to shut it down with what he describes as "fatigue."
I didn't cover the games on Saturday and Sunday, but apparently there's some thought being given to keeping Street off the mound in Texas. With Thursday's off-day, that would mean he'll have had nine days off by Friday's series opener in Kansas City
I think the 15-day DL is a possibility, but the A's have been strangely reluctant to go that route in recent years. Last season alone, the team left itself short-handed a bunch of times by either foregoing or delaying the use of the DL in the cases of Justin Duchscherer (back), Kiko Calero (elbow), Bobby Crosby (ankle), Rich Harden (lat strain) and Mark Kotsay (back), so I really don't have much of a clue there either.
The DL makes sense here because they could place Street on it retroactive to the day he was injured, which would have him eligible to come off the DL when they get home from the current road trip, May 3. Sure, that means he'd miss the three games in KC and two in Anaheim, but I can't see how he'd be sharp enough to pitch Friday or Saturday in KC after nine days off, anyway. So why not send him back to the Bay Area for continued treatment now and let him throw in a game or two for the River Cats before getting back on a big-league mound? It's too early in the year -- and in Street's career -- not to be extremely careful with this thing.
As for who will close, it will no doubt continue to be the dreaded "committee."
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