03-31-2022, 12:43 PM
The DH has me thinking outside the box. How many hitters do you need with the DH ? Could Reds get by with some Super Subs that can play anywhere as needed such as Farmer. Utility and Versatility and Less may be the way to go on hitters. More might be the way to go on Pitchers in April. Have a deep Bullpen to not over pitch starters after short Spring Training and to try to have relievers to rescue and not blow out the Bullpen early in the season. So how many of these Reds hitters have Options to start in The Minors. Not the Starting 9, but the Bench Hitters.
I can see the Braves and Dodgers wearing out The Reds Pitching staff early at start of April. If it was a Poker Game, I would load up on Pitching to start April. If The Moose isn't ready to play everyday due to injuries, maybe a DL to to get a replacement hitter in. It would help The Reds if they had some Iron Men to play every day like a bunch of Cal Ripkins, so Reds could carry a ton of Pitching.
The DH eliminates the need for so many Pinch Hitters. PITCHING and DEFENSE can win a lot of ball games.
Reds have the Japanese outfielder who is paid a lot but has done little. They added Moran from Pirates but has he earned a spot ? Aquino is out of options, has he earned a spot ? There are guys playing great this Spring such as Max Schrock getting on base 60 % of the time. I would be ruthless on who I keep and cut and send to minors. Back-Ups that can go to Minors, would go to Minors for now. I would be trying to trade some of the salary of the Japanese outfielder if he doesn't step it up. Reds got that outfielder Pham and first base Moran and there is a DH, but are they so great that they can force others to be cut who are out of options ?
I would be ruthless on the hitters I would keep, send to Minors or cut. The DH means The Reds don't need a ton of pinch hitters anymore. I would over stock on Pitching as opposed to Hitting. You can never have too much Pitching, as Lou Piniella use to say. I would have the Starting 9 Hitters and just enough Super Sub Back Ups to play many positions. I would have Reds start season over loaded on Pitching. For one thing, I would not want to pitch the arms off #1 Picks Greene and Lodolo right out of the gate. If I could get 70 pitches or 5 innings out of my starters and have a ton of relievers, and the DH makes that very possible. I would no longer have great need for pinch hitters. So it's time to think out of the box. The old National League is Dead with the DH added. It's a whole new ball game.
As a Manager with the DH now, I would like to be in the dugout, and know I have a ton of Relief Pitchers. I would not need Pinch Hitters, I have the DH now. I would be like Tampa has been in DH American League, I would beat teams with Relief Pitching and Defense. The Royals with the DH have had good years when they had a deep Bullpen. I might even start games with a reliever as Tampa has done, and bring my Start warming up in around the 3rd inning so the starters can go deeper in the game, maybe even finish some games. Starters never finish games anymore, I think Tampa Rays have shown brining the Starter in around the 3rd inning works. It's something Reds should try. We are playing under American League Rules now. Reds no longer have to remove a Pitcher for a Pinch Hitter, and THAT is HUGE.
Yes, I would carry more Pitchers than Hitters with the DH. I would steal Tampa Rays Playbook of how you can beat Big City, Big Money New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox with a Tampa Team of Doing More with Less. The rule changes set it up for Reds to copy how Tampa has been beating The Big Boys with less. I would apply that to how to beat St Louis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Pittsburgh. If the Tampa Playbook works in tougher AL East, it should work in NL Central.
I see the Tampa Ray logic. Why start a good pitcher and remove him after 5 innings on an average, with 4 innings to go ? I do see the Tampa way of bringing that Starter in around the 3rd to pitch later into the game. With the DH, Reds would not have to worry about late inning pinch hitters forcing taking Starter out who came in around the 3rd. Reds should copy the Tampa Rays playbook. Carry much more Pitching with the DH
Also there are Rain Games where the Starter warms up, and warms up, and a Rain Delayed Start or Rain Out makes that Starter lose his turn. If you bring him in the 3rd inning, you avoid that problem. He only warms up if the game starts and looks good to go. So many reasons to steal Tampa playbook now that Reds are playing by American League Rules.
I can see the Braves and Dodgers wearing out The Reds Pitching staff early at start of April. If it was a Poker Game, I would load up on Pitching to start April. If The Moose isn't ready to play everyday due to injuries, maybe a DL to to get a replacement hitter in. It would help The Reds if they had some Iron Men to play every day like a bunch of Cal Ripkins, so Reds could carry a ton of Pitching.
The DH eliminates the need for so many Pinch Hitters. PITCHING and DEFENSE can win a lot of ball games.
Reds have the Japanese outfielder who is paid a lot but has done little. They added Moran from Pirates but has he earned a spot ? Aquino is out of options, has he earned a spot ? There are guys playing great this Spring such as Max Schrock getting on base 60 % of the time. I would be ruthless on who I keep and cut and send to minors. Back-Ups that can go to Minors, would go to Minors for now. I would be trying to trade some of the salary of the Japanese outfielder if he doesn't step it up. Reds got that outfielder Pham and first base Moran and there is a DH, but are they so great that they can force others to be cut who are out of options ?
I would be ruthless on the hitters I would keep, send to Minors or cut. The DH means The Reds don't need a ton of pinch hitters anymore. I would over stock on Pitching as opposed to Hitting. You can never have too much Pitching, as Lou Piniella use to say. I would have the Starting 9 Hitters and just enough Super Sub Back Ups to play many positions. I would have Reds start season over loaded on Pitching. For one thing, I would not want to pitch the arms off #1 Picks Greene and Lodolo right out of the gate. If I could get 70 pitches or 5 innings out of my starters and have a ton of relievers, and the DH makes that very possible. I would no longer have great need for pinch hitters. So it's time to think out of the box. The old National League is Dead with the DH added. It's a whole new ball game.
As a Manager with the DH now, I would like to be in the dugout, and know I have a ton of Relief Pitchers. I would not need Pinch Hitters, I have the DH now. I would be like Tampa has been in DH American League, I would beat teams with Relief Pitching and Defense. The Royals with the DH have had good years when they had a deep Bullpen. I might even start games with a reliever as Tampa has done, and bring my Start warming up in around the 3rd inning so the starters can go deeper in the game, maybe even finish some games. Starters never finish games anymore, I think Tampa Rays have shown brining the Starter in around the 3rd inning works. It's something Reds should try. We are playing under American League Rules now. Reds no longer have to remove a Pitcher for a Pinch Hitter, and THAT is HUGE.
Yes, I would carry more Pitchers than Hitters with the DH. I would steal Tampa Rays Playbook of how you can beat Big City, Big Money New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox with a Tampa Team of Doing More with Less. The rule changes set it up for Reds to copy how Tampa has been beating The Big Boys with less. I would apply that to how to beat St Louis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Pittsburgh. If the Tampa Playbook works in tougher AL East, it should work in NL Central.
I see the Tampa Ray logic. Why start a good pitcher and remove him after 5 innings on an average, with 4 innings to go ? I do see the Tampa way of bringing that Starter in around the 3rd to pitch later into the game. With the DH, Reds would not have to worry about late inning pinch hitters forcing taking Starter out who came in around the 3rd. Reds should copy the Tampa Rays playbook. Carry much more Pitching with the DH
Also there are Rain Games where the Starter warms up, and warms up, and a Rain Delayed Start or Rain Out makes that Starter lose his turn. If you bring him in the 3rd inning, you avoid that problem. He only warms up if the game starts and looks good to go. So many reasons to steal Tampa playbook now that Reds are playing by American League Rules.
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