Part of that may be due to him knowing he last to last later in the game, so he's holding back early. He was showing signs of being a decent reliever last year when he knew he was only going to be in for 3 batters at most. Now he has to hold back so he can throw 100 pitches instead of 15. He may never do it, but he has a lot of similarities with the typical failed starter with good stuff who makes it as a reliever. I still can't believe they spent that much time and effort turning him into a reliever and convincing people he could be a good reliever, and then put him back in the spot he's always sucked at. The fifth starter spot could be a problem for a while. Remember Dusty let Estes stink in that role for an entire year. I also agree Dempster good be a good middle inning/set up guy. That is two in a row, goony. I believe Estes was taken down for a few starts nevertheless, how many starts are they going to give Dempster before they realize its a failed experiment? 2? 5? 10? When Dempster starts the Cubs might as well spot the opposition 5 runs, many of us seem to know a Dempster start means the Cubs will down by 5 or more runs within 4 innings. The unfortunate aspect is neither Baker nor Hendry seem to know this...
