Bloggin' Bob Smizik raises the question this morning about what will the Pirates do when Ross Ohlendorf comes off of the disabled list. Do you put him back in the rotation and send his replacement, Jeff Karstens, back to the bullpen? Not after how well Karstens has pitched, you don't. Also, what about former #1 pick Brad Lincoln. Yes, Lincoln bombed in Pittsburgh last season, but he IS a #1 draft pick, and he has been pitching very well in Indy after a rocky start this season.
Nice problems to have, to be sure, but it also reinforces what I said earlier in the year, and that is that after he beat the team in arbitration this winter, Ohlendorf was a prime candidate for the Pirates Traditional Salary Dump Deadline Trade, or get the Zach Duke "DFA" treatment come November.
And speaking of Karstens, how his effectiveness drops off after 75 pitches is downright spooky, don't you think?
Showing posts with label Ross Ohlendorf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ross Ohlendorf. Show all posts
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Credit Where Credit Is Due
The Grandstander has been assailed in recent weeks for being too judgemental and too hard on GM Neal (the guy who signed Aki Iwamura and thought Neil Walker would make a nice utility man). Well, in deference to those opinions let me jump the gun - I was going to wait until one month of the season had been played to do such an assessment - and give GM Neal props and kudos for the signing of Kevin Correia.
The Grandstander was not the only person to greet the Correia signing with great ennui last winter, but so far the results have been outstanding:
3-1, 2.48 ERA, 1 CG, 29 IP, 12K, 7 BB
If the NL All-Star team was being picked today, Correia would be on it.
So, at this point in the season, put this one in the PLUS column for Neal.
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Another Pirates thought, and, yes, I know it is early in the season:
After going 1-11 in 2010, after beating the Pirates for over $2 million in arbitration in the off season, after an '11 start that has produced a 7.27 ERA in two starts and 8.2 IP, and after being dispatched for what appears to be a lengthy spell on the DL, I am guessing that Ross Ohlendorf will be a prime candidate to be "designated for assignment" (a la Zach Duke) this coming off-season.
The Grandstander was not the only person to greet the Correia signing with great ennui last winter, but so far the results have been outstanding:
3-1, 2.48 ERA, 1 CG, 29 IP, 12K, 7 BB
If the NL All-Star team was being picked today, Correia would be on it.
So, at this point in the season, put this one in the PLUS column for Neal.
******
Another Pirates thought, and, yes, I know it is early in the season:
After going 1-11 in 2010, after beating the Pirates for over $2 million in arbitration in the off season, after an '11 start that has produced a 7.27 ERA in two starts and 8.2 IP, and after being dispatched for what appears to be a lengthy spell on the DL, I am guessing that Ross Ohlendorf will be a prime candidate to be "designated for assignment" (a la Zach Duke) this coming off-season.
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