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Where does Belisle fit?
Norris Hopper’s telephone rang in his Pittsburgh hotel room Thursday night. Fortunately, he was in.
“Norris? Dusty here. You’re playing tomorrow against the Pirates.”
Baker likes to let his extra players know the night before that they are in the lineup, “Because it is tough for extra guys who don’t play for 10 days in a row or so. They might think they aren’t going to play the next day, either, and they go out at night longer than they should.”
Baker smiled and said, “I like telling players they are going to play more than telling them they aren’t.”
Why Hopper Friday? Baker did his homework. Hopper’s career average against Pittsburgh starter Paul Maholm is .455.
Baker and pitching coach Dick Pole solidified the pitching rotation for the three-game series in Chicago, but the weather may lay waste to it. If there are no postponements, and the forecast for this week in Pittsburgh is for ark construction, it could change.
Right now: Aaron Harang Tuesday on his regular fifth day, Josh Fogg (“We’re not going to skip him.” — Baker) Wednesday on his seventh day, Edinson Volquez Thursday on his sixth day.
More on that from The Weather Channel.
To say the least, Baker was ecstatic over Aaron Harang’s eight innings in Milwaukee Thursday, calling him the bullpen savior.
“What he did is what the No. 1 guy does,” said Baker. “Go eight innings, save my bullpen big-time for the next three games. Not only does your No. 1 win and stop losing streaks and extend winning streaks, he saves your bullpen.”
Harang hadn’t heard what Baker said, but his take on what he does was along those lines.
“I was OK with coming out after eight innings in a 4-1 game (Thursday in Milwaukee), but later in the year I might fight him on that. What I want to do every time I pitch is give the bullpen a night off.”
As this is written, an hour before game time, the tarp is on the field, it is raining and the Monongahela River behind the right field bleachers is creeping up the banks.
An assignment for you. Baker spoke of having Belisle pitch another strong game to strengthen his arm and gain endurance and then he could be back.
What do you do with him? Does he go into the rotation? Who goes? Josh Fogg? Bronson Arroyo? Or does he go into the bullpen. If so, who goes?
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By Scott
April 12, 2008 6:32 PM | Link to this
I hear Bray is doing well. Any chance he could be our lone lefty starter?
By Michael in Monterey, CA
April 12, 2008 2:51 PM | Link to this
Easy. Belisle goes to the pen and Weathers goes anywhere outside a Reds uniform.
By Jim
April 12, 2008 12:03 PM | Link to this
Now is not the time to trade a pitcher like Arroyo. A lot of his misfortunes last season were due to lack of run support and bullpen blowups. The fact that he had more quality starts than Harang shows that. Arroyo will be just fine.
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By LetsTalkReds.com
April 11, 2008 8:44 PM | Link to this
Belisle has got to go to AAA. I seem him nothing more than an emergency starter. The guy has repeatedly proven he doesn’t have CONSISTENT major league stuff. He freaks out with runners on, so how can you put him in the bullpen? Louisville is the only alternative. With Cueto and Volquez pitching well and Bailey waiting in the wings, I wouldn’t mind seeing a Belisle+Freel for $$$$ trade. With Ross coming back soon, Freel has got to go.
By Ron
April 11, 2008 6:55 PM | Link to this
How about we trade Bronson Arroyo before he is worth nothing? Other than his first two time around the NL, he has done nothing since. On top of that, he does not want to be here. Trade him before his value is nothing.