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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Geez louise man - you have the most pessimistic view about everything related to the Jays that I've ever seen.
Nothing wrong with establishing where a pitcher fits best. A lot of hurlers get moved around early in their careers.
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There is everything wrong with seeing where a pitcher fits early in their career. Starters are identified very early and drafted as such, and teams spend years developing their release point, upping their innings (so they can maintain velocity and command over 6-7 innings), and adding a third and sometimes 4th pitch to their arsenal.
Not always, but in general, once it's determined that a pitcher is not a starter, than they can penciled into the bullpen (holds true for most of the Jays pen last year).
We're not talking about putting a guy in pen for the playoffs here which everyone does, we are talking Sanchez now coming out of the bullpen for two straights seasons now (except for a small amount at the start of this year). That's two years of key development time where's been throwing 10 fastballs for 1 inning, rather than building up pitch stamina, adding control, and secondary pitches to his game. Bottom line, if the the Jays see him as a starter, he has to start in Toronto or Buffalo. If they don't, well it's time to move on and leave him in the bullpen permanently. Continuing to pitch him out of the bullpen will ensure we will never be the 2nd-3rd guy in the rotation he was projected to be.
What other young starting pitchers do you see in the league that have spent time between the bullpen and starting rotation in the Majors to start their career. I can name a few, but the good ones are far and precious few between.