Bullpen Woes
(Insert Rockies' starter here) left the game with a lead or in a close ball game. (Insert Rockies' reliever here) came into the game and failed to protect the lead or allowed the deficit to increase.
We've seen this scenario before. In fact, it was almost one week ago I first wrote it, threatening to start every post with those two sentences. On Sunday, the starter was Francis and the reliever was Kim. The "bullpen watch" currently goes something like this: 7 losses and 7 blown saves. 2004 saw 39 losses and 34 blown saves by the pen, a mlb record, so we are well on our way to surpass that pace.
Ok, let's face it Dealin' Dan and Clint, the Kim "experiment" is over. His control is a mess and he can't get important outs. Kim is responsible for 3 of the pen's losses and 2 of the blown saves. With the re-signing of Denny Stark to a minor-league contract, you can expect Kim's days are numbered if he doesn't turn things around in a hurry.
The good news about Sunday's ballgame is that the Rox' pitchers only allowed two walks. The bad news is they hit four batters.
Over the weekend, the Rockies finally figured out the solution to the problems in the bullpen. All they need is every starter to pitch a complete game each game for the rest of the season and we'll be just fine.
We've seen this scenario before. In fact, it was almost one week ago I first wrote it, threatening to start every post with those two sentences. On Sunday, the starter was Francis and the reliever was Kim. The "bullpen watch" currently goes something like this: 7 losses and 7 blown saves. 2004 saw 39 losses and 34 blown saves by the pen, a mlb record, so we are well on our way to surpass that pace.
Ok, let's face it Dealin' Dan and Clint, the Kim "experiment" is over. His control is a mess and he can't get important outs. Kim is responsible for 3 of the pen's losses and 2 of the blown saves. With the re-signing of Denny Stark to a minor-league contract, you can expect Kim's days are numbered if he doesn't turn things around in a hurry.
The good news about Sunday's ballgame is that the Rox' pitchers only allowed two walks. The bad news is they hit four batters.
Over the weekend, the Rockies finally figured out the solution to the problems in the bullpen. All they need is every starter to pitch a complete game each game for the rest of the season and we'll be just fine.
posted by Todd Nikkel | 3:55 PM
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