Devin Smeltzer signs Minor League Pact with The Fish

On 2/2/2023 at 11:37 AM, Nine of twelve said:

Maybe. Or maybe it shows the wisdom of removing a pitcher at the end of 6 innings, performance during those innings notwithstanding.

Maybe being the key word, here. For if you pull him, you never really know if you should have or not. If you don't, you find out, one way or the other. And if the pen immediately blows it up, like on the first pitch or first batter like we saw way too often last year, you really can't claim wisdom. One might claim wisdom if the pen performs, but you don't know if your starter would have done just as well.