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Originally Posted by bizaro86
?? replaces Ryu as starter #5: this one is a big question mark imo. If we get Cy Young version of Manoah back or Tiedeman turns into the next Jose Berrios thats a huge upgrade. If we end up with a bunch of bullpen days and a rotating cast of guys getting chased in the third this one could be a big downgrade.
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I think Bowden Francis will do a solid job as the fifth starter. He’s got excellent stuff and has a winning mindset.
For a huge chunk of last season, we really didn’t have a 5th starter at all. Ryu didn’t come back until August. Manoah was a disaster in his starts and only threw 87 innings. I’d argue that a stretched out Francis as the fifth starter puts us in a better position that we were in for most of last season.