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Originally Posted by habernac
when he pitches as infrequently as he does, how can he get better? can't be any worse than some of the performances I've seen recently from the rest of the staff.
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On the side side of the coin, if the guy hasn't earned the chance to pitch frequently then why should Cito just give him that chance?
It's not like the guy isn't throwing in practice. League hasn't been able to hit the plate at every level he's thrown at so really why should the MLB be any different?
While I haven't been a fan of Cito's bullpen management, all that sort of stuff plays way in the backseat to the player's performance on the field. It's hard to blame Cito for Ryan/Wolfe combining for one out and three runs against. Any major league reliever should be able to get through that inning with at worst a tie on a very consistent basis.