CDAV45
Small ball is for pussies!
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This is what you get with a young team and an organization that cannot play in the FA market. That isn't a complaint from me as I actually like the idea of building a WS caliber team using resources other than just money.I understand your point. But Bibee is the only one you can depend on. The rest is just potential. Now it's reasonable to assume some of that potential can be realized. But I wouldn't want to bet the house on it.
Williams and Ortiz seem hopeful for a successful 2025. Sadly, I see no reason for optimism for McKenzie. Lively is WYSIWYG. I think Cecconi and Allen still need grooming. Bieber will be coming back from surgery and you don't know what you get the 1st year back from surgery.
I think it will be extremely rare for a Guards SP to pitch into the 6th inning in 2025. That may be part of their reasoning for building a super bullpen.
For me, it's hard to say this is the starting rotation for a team with championship aspirations.
The only optimism I have when it comes to McKenzie is that Vogt said he is healthy and looking good. We'll see how long that lasts. Clearly he's proven he can be effective, but he's also proven that he struggles to remain healthy.
Right now, I think the pickup of Cecconi was brilliant. He's a strike thrower that could use help developing his change up. He's in the perfect organization for that.
I think that we'll see all of Bibee, Williams and Ortiz get through the 6th inning fairly frequently, but performance probably won't be the dictator all the time. BP usage and keeping everyone healthy will factor into how long the starters go.
As far as Bieber is concerned I agree with you. I actually stated in a prior post that control is usually the last thing to return and if Bieber doesn't have his control then he might not be as effective as we're hoping.
Thing about all this is that there are few teams, if any that have certainty when it comes to their rotations.