Brooks Raley has been called up

[Little Slide Rooter]

Wells was always going to come back to earth. The surprise was that people were surprised when it happened (especially considering he pitched worse each year after his great first season).

 

It seems as though the majority of finesse pitchers tend to ultimately come down to earth. When a pitcher relies on hitting his spots and making the hitter do a lot of guess work, eventually the book will be out and hitters will adjust. It's then that pitchers responsibility to re-adjust. Whether or not they do so is the difference between them gracefully floating to earth at a point in which they can still be a reliable 4-5 starter, or if they crash to the ground, leaving behind a smoldering crater.

[neely crenshaw]

First, Maddux could throw in the 90's he just didn't (not at the end, and he did not throw a fastball in the 70's)

Also Maddux is not mortal. If any of these guys can learn to throw any pitch exactly where they want it, and on any count, make a "fastball" move 6 inches, and then change speeds on any pitch, at any time, Then yes, they could get by with a fastball in the 80's.

[Old Style]

And Raley has been sent back to Iowa.

[Illini Iceman]

And Raley has been sent back to Iowa.

 

They can bring him back up on Sunday for the double header.

[Little Slide Rooter]

He has apparently been quite good this year, but my last memories of him involve wearing a Brewers uniform and getting knocked around for several years. However, I don't see him as a front end starter, and that's what we need. Between Wood, Volstad, Raley, Struck, and whatever we can scrape up via trade and ST invites we can put together and solid enough 4-5.

[sneakypower]

why was he wearing a Brewers uniform

[Tracer Bullet]

We're now talking about Vilanueva I'd guess

[davell]

Is this the Matt Nokes thread?