Yeah I would...Mantei seems to be the man in Arizona. They are paying him too much money to use in set up. He could blow 10 more saves and I bet he'd still be the closer....well maybe 5. Valverde hasn't been that great this year either, so you might as well take a gamble and pick up Viz.
is kolb a right hander? cuz if he is this cant be good. You use the right leg to push off and drive with, and if you have any problems in that area it could be trouble. even when he comes back, if it bothers him in the slightest, u will probably see a slight decrease in velocity, and maybe leaving the ball up. this is not a good injury to have for a pitcher i would think.
Wilma_J wrote:I could also drop riske for him. Would you drop Riske or Valverde? Seems like Riske may get the job back...
At this point, I would drop Valverde before Riske. I would bench Riske though. I think there's a better chance of Riske returning to his 2003 form and winning the closer's job back than there is of Mantei being so bad that Valverde takes over. Just my opinion though, I'm sure some would disagree.
RynMan wrote:is kolb a right hander? cuz if he is this cant be good. You use the right leg to push off and drive with, and if you have any problems in that area it could be trouble. even when he comes back, if it bothers him in the slightest, u will probably see a slight decrease in velocity, and maybe leaving the ball up. this is not a good injury to have for a pitcher i would think.
Interesting thoughts. Yes, Kolb is a right hander...so you're medical analysis is relevant. My addition of Vizcaino is looking better and better every minute.
RynMan wrote:is kolb a right hander? cuz if he is this cant be good. You use the right leg to push off and drive with, and if you have any problems in that area it could be trouble. even when he comes back, if it bothers him in the slightest, u will probably see a slight decrease in velocity, and maybe leaving the ball up. this is not a good injury to have for a pitcher i would think.
Interesting thoughts. Yes, Kolb is a right hander...so you're medical analysis is relevant. My addition of Vizcaino is looking better and better every minute.
i dashed out to get him also i dont like this about kolb one bit.