So what you're saying is, our pitching is currently our Achilles heel.
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No I am saying our pitching this season, both starters and relief, must improve to compete, unlike last season where our starting pitching and key relief pitching was enough to take us thru the CWS to the championship game.
Hopefully this is clear to you!
Cags has been our best starter by far, but I do not want him moved from the Sunday starter Here is my reasoning. He is a great Sunday starter in his current form so should give us a leg up against most SEC Sunday starters. Secondly, his bat is vital (whether they pitch to him or not), so I would hate for him to be moved to Friday night starting pitcher and possibly get shelled or have one of his wild outings, thus affecting him in other ways for the rest of the weekend. This way he can be full on concentrated for being a 1B and hitter for two straight days, then he can turn his attention to pitching on the last day. Nice having him to try to win the series or possibly sweep (unlikely) or Gawd forbid keep from getting swept.
Cags has been our best starter by far, but I do not want him moved from the Sunday starter Here is my reasoning. He is a great Sunday starter in his current form so should give us a leg up against most SEC Sunday starters. Secondly, his bat is vital (whether they pitch to him or not), so I would hate for him to be moved to Friday night starting pitcher and possibly get shelled or have one of his wild outings, thus affecting him in other ways for the rest of the weekend. This way he can be full on concentrated for being a 1B and hitter for two straight days, then he can turn his attention to pitching on the last day. Nice having him to try to win the series or possibly sweep (unlikely) or Gawd forbid keep from getting swept.
I'm with you. He is showing the potential of being one of the most dominant starting pitchers for this year. The question of Friday vs Sunday is an interesting question and I doubt Sully is consulting with anyone to change things up. He appears to be almost as stubborn as the current football coach, yuk.
If I was HC I would have a one on one mtg with Cags and would ask him where he would be most comfortable as the teams ace? Friday or stay at Sunday? It is a legitimate discussion with a player of his caliber and he deserves input. You pointed out all of the legitimate reasons for keeping him as the Sunday starter which I understand and agree with.
The pro of Friday night is he is totally rested and can go as long as he can go, six to eight, 100 pitches! He really dosen't throw the ball much from first so arm stress may not matter. Is having his legs fresh on Friday a way to make him even better than he was at Miami and today. It is worth discussing IMO. My unanswered question is he less effective on the bump Sunday after 18 innings in the field thru the weekend.
We probably will not get an answer to this because Sully has made up his mind and won't be looking for a different opinion even though he may be looking for a different starter on Friday or Saturday.