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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Sorry, but I had to bring this post up again. ERA is now below 3 and just threw 6 innings without allowing a baserunner.
I know Stripling doesn't have the pedigree from previous years, but he's figured something out this year and is a legitimate middle rotation guy. If Berrios starts to find his previous form a little more often this team has 4 very good starting pitchers. I don't think they're as bad off as you all make them sound.
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He’s done fantastically well this year (especially today) but so far the team hasn’t shown that they want him to be stretched out more than 5-6 innings and prefer not to have him face the order more than twice. I’d love to see him become a guy that you are comfortable throwing into the 7th or 8th inning like you’d hope that your 3rd starter could buy so far the team doesn’t seem ready to consistently give him that freedom. Until they do that, it’s hard for me to see him as a third starter.