what i've been hearing is that the tigers aren't sure what to do with zumaya. keep him in the pen; convert him to a starter... they haven't decided as of yet.
Zumaya for sure has the best pure stuff of any major league, no question. I think if Rodney is dealt to a team looking for a closer and Jones continues being Jones then I like Zumaya's chances.
Matthias wrote:what i've been hearing is that the tigers aren't sure what to do with zumaya. keep him in the pen; convert him to a starter... they haven't decided as of yet.
trouble with having a kid who is just good.
If this is true, and they are not sure, you would think they would want to keep him fairly stretched out. But, their actions are not following this plan. For example, last night, he pitched .2 innings after getting out of a bad jam and keeping the Tigers up 3-1 after the 7th. In comes Rodney, who has been good also, but if they are trying to stretch Zumaya out, wouldn't they have left him in?
I think they have made their decision, and he will be their future closer.
Matthias wrote:what i've been hearing is that the tigers aren't sure what to do with zumaya. keep him in the pen; convert him to a starter... they haven't decided as of yet.
trouble with having a kid who is just good.
If this is true, and they are not sure, you would think they would want to keep him fairly stretched out. But, their actions are not following this plan. For example, last night, he pitched .2 innings after getting out of a bad jam and keeping the Tigers up 3-1 after the 7th. In comes Rodney, who has been good also, but if they are trying to stretch Zumaya out, wouldn't they have left him in?
I think they have made their decision, and he will be their future closer.
no, not saying put him into the rotation this year. saying for next.
Havok1517 wrote:Zumaya for sure has the best pure stuff of any major league, no question.
The best stuff of any major leaguer?
He has filthy stuff, no doubt, but not the best. Some other guys with filthy stuff that I'd take over Zumaya's stuff - Verlander, Felix, Oswalt, and Rivera come to mind.
Matthias wrote:what i've been hearing is that the tigers aren't sure what to do with zumaya. keep him in the pen; convert him to a starter... they haven't decided as of yet.
trouble with having a kid who is just good.
If this is true, and they are not sure, you would think they would want to keep him fairly stretched out. But, their actions are not following this plan. For example, last night, he pitched .2 innings after getting out of a bad jam and keeping the Tigers up 3-1 after the 7th. In comes Rodney, who has been good also, but if they are trying to stretch Zumaya out, wouldn't they have left him in?
I think they have made their decision, and he will be their future closer.
no, not saying put him into the rotation this year. saying for next.
Well, if that's the case, then this year it shouldn't matter if he's pitching in 1 inning intervals in the 7th, 8th, or 9th innings. I think later in the year, if Jones' ERA doesn't improve, he'll be the closer with Rodney setting him up. If you watch him, it's clear that he would be an absolutely dominant closer.
Even if the Tigers do look to the bullpen for a starter, Joel Zumaya doesn't want it to be him. Zumaya told John Keating of FSN Detroit, and repeated Thursday, that he has no interest in going back to starting. "I feel the relief spot's my spot,'' Zumaya said
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by nomar5 » Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:54 pm 
