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Rocco Baldelli's mindset on close games is annoying
ATL Twins Fan commented on Jack Griffin's blog entry in Jack Griffin's Blog
It doesn’t seem like Baldelli has a boatload of options. He has a boatload of refugees. Most of the pitchers mentioned in this article will be “shipped off” next year. Obviously the rotation has been thin and other than a couple of relievers who have been consistently good, this team is very week with regards to pitching. Personally,, I think Baldelli has done very good with what he has to work with. I don’t really want to see Duffey Minaya, Sands, or Cano anymore, but it is what he has to work with. To put low leverage pitchers in high leverage situations would have me more concerned than what he mentions in the article. Preserving leads, right now, should be a priority. Putting higher leverage type arms out when we don’t have a lead simply leads to unavailable quality when needed the most. Until Rocco actually has some more chicken salad to spread on the sandwich, it’s hard to complain about the …….
