Comments on: It sucks to be Yohan Flande right now

By: js20011041

js20011041 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:47:21 +0000

I think the best option would be to both send Flande down and not sign Durbin. I will never understand why teams are carrying 12 and 13 pitchers. It wasn’t that long ago that teams were only carrying 10. I know the game hasn’t changed that much in the last 10 or 15 years. Besides the endless parade of pitching changes, this obsession with massive pitching staffs just makes the game less interesting. Fewer teams platoon because you simply can’t afford to give one of your 3 free bench spots to a player who can say, only be effective against left handed pitchers. I really think that MLB needs to create some kind of rule to curb the pitching changes. Either limit the number of pitchers on a staff to 11 or force pitchers to pitch to multiple batters. But something needs to be done.

By: scatterbrian

scatterbrian — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:06:12 +0000

“Their recent changes leaves the Braves pitching staff skewing quite a bit older than expected.”

…which will likely precipitate Flande’s debut this season.

By: cltjump

cltjump — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:53:16 +0000

Because ATL management can be a clusterfudge of idiotic opinions.

By: bobulated

bobulated — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:33:55 +0000

He’ll be back up soon if Durbin pitches true to form; don’t understand why they didn’t keep the younger, cheaper option who had the better spring.

By: momeld

momeld — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:23:04 +0000

You don’t mess with the Johan.