Chacon and Wright Look Good
Written by Baqqs on 1:00 PMYesterday's game against The Braves gave us fans a little bit of hope that our pitching won't be terrible this year. Chacon retired the first 10 of 11 hitters he faced with no walks, hits, or runs. In total he went 5 innings giving up 1 run and would have been good for a couple more innings if in the regular season. This performance pretty much guarantee's his place in the rotation. (Like there was a choice) Also making strides were Valverde, Wright, and Brocail. All pitched the way we originally thought they would. Papa Grande (Valverde)pitched one perfect inning yielding no hits, runs, or walks, and with two K's. His goal of 55 saves looks to rest on the starting staff as Papa looks ready to go.
Wright looks to have cemented his position in the bullpen as the lone lefty with another strong outing. He came into the game in a jam and had to get one tough out. His response, a beautiful strike out. Coop seems very high on Wright and unless he hurts himself count on Wright being on the 25 man roster.
As for the for sole remaining starter spot. It would appear that the #5 spot is between Woody Williams, Chris Sampson, and Jack Cassel. the position is still Woody's to lose, but he is coming very close to doing just that. We all know he is a veteran and for that reason we believe their spring stats mean less, but I would argue that if a player knew his season/ career was on the line he may put forth his best stuff. The question remains, Is this his best stuff? Age may have caught up with Woody and unless he can pitch say a 5/6 inning 2 run game he may be out of the loop for this year. If Coop plans Woody's next outing on regular rest then expect Woody to get the start against The Reds this Saturday. Either way, let's hope that Sampson pitches well today against the Nats.
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