04-01-2024, 05:41 PM
(04-01-2024, 12:53 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: I agree, the young excuse for Greene is starting to wear out. In 47 games started for his career he has 9 wins with an ERA of 4.61. And as the old saying goes at some point you are what the back of your baseball card says you are.
And, like you say, he has to learn how to be a pitcher and not just expect to blow the fastball by everybody. It's not going to work for him as a starter. He has to learn how to throw at least 3 different speed pitches for strikes. And he's running out of time to do it.
Abbott with the start today. He got knocked around pretty hard in spring training. Lets hope he's got that behind him. Because I'm a little worried about him as well.
I'd say Hunter is pretty safe until at least the break barring an absolute meltdown. I know we all say he needs another pitch, but honestly he's just a super-inefficient pitcher.The outings where the wheels come of in the 4th and he's suddenly thrown a hundred pitches are a major detriment. They hurt not only the team, but his arm health as well.
If the staff stays healthy (fingers crossed) and Phillips or maybe even Lowder start looking MLB ready, Greene is going to be on a much shorter leash. That's not even mentioning Williamson. It will be hard to argue for keeping him in the rotation when that time comes. It may not be this year, but it's highly likely to happen before the start of 2025. It's tough to believe, but I think Hunter might be in a do or die year. If he does the same things he's done since his first game, he could very well be a candidate for a role change.
