With all the hype around Riley, I thought I'd ask what everyone thought of Sergio Mirte. Cubs fill-in starter pending Prior's return in going again today.
Is he worth picking up? What's his upside? downside? Can we get 10 pages of posts before his next start?
I'm taking a chance on a couple of my teams, primarily H2H and dropped Contreras for Mirte. What are ya'all doing about Mirte?
i don't know too much about him but I can't imagine it would be too smart to use a marginal pitcherlike rusch rather than a pitcher who has a potential upside like mirte
Leyland said, "We thought we were getting a hell of a player, but Neifi simply did not perform well."
Well, while everyone hyped Riley of the O's, Sergio pitching 4 scoreless innings and K'd 5.
I can't see Rusch starting for the Cubs. Middle relief and mop up work at best.
Does Sergio throw heat like the rest of the cubs, or sinkerball pitcher?
Yeah, but he was staked to an 8-run lead before he even took the mound. That can add a lot to the comfort level.
I wonder how he'd do in a pitcher's duel.
"One of the teams represents truth, justice, the American way, and underdogs everywhere. The other represents George Steinbrenner!" - U.S. News and World Reports columnist John Leo on the difference between the Mets and the Yankees.
Agreed, he was comfortable with an 8 run lead and just went right after guys and got the job done...wait until he faces a better hitting team before picking him up.
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Leiter Fan wrote:Yeah, but he was staked to an 8-run lead before he even took the mound. That can add a lot to the comfort level.
I wonder how he'd do in a pitcher's duel.
With the 8 run lead in the first, he probably already felt he had the game won, so I doubt he was bringing out the best in him, while he would surely do so in pitcher's duel. Am I right? Just some food for thought.
Leiter Fan wrote:Yeah, but he was staked to an 8-run lead before he even took the mound. That can add a lot to the comfort level.
I wonder how he'd do in a pitcher's duel.
With the 8 run lead in the first, he probably already felt he had the game won, so I doubt he was bringing out the best in him, while he would surely do so in pitcher's duel. Am I right? Just some food for thought.
Generally, pitchers feel more of a need to be careful and nibble the strike zone if its a close game. In most cases, pitchers pitch better when they have a huge lead, because they feel more comfortable challenging the hitters.
"One of the teams represents truth, justice, the American way, and underdogs everywhere. The other represents George Steinbrenner!" - U.S. News and World Reports columnist John Leo on the difference between the Mets and the Yankees.
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