Barria

[Cdaniel]

Just throwing this out there and maybe it’s a crazy idea but why shuttle Barria back and forth between the minors and the MLB?  If the plan is to have him pitch 2 innings in the minors to control his innings on his start days why not just let him do it at the MLB level out of the pen?  

[Inside Pitch]

3 minutes ago, Cdaniel said:

Just throwing this out there and maybe it’s a crazy idea but why shuttle Barria back and forth between the minors and the MLB?  If the plan is to have him pitch 2 innings in the minors to control his innings on his start days why not just let him do it at the MLB level out of the pen?  

Well, when they send them down they typically recall a RP that they can burn through for a bit..  Also, they can better regulate when and how he throws as opposed to the situation dictating if he gets to pitch.

[Stradling]

5 minutes ago, Cdaniel said:

Just throwing this out there and maybe it’s a crazy idea but why shuttle Barria back and forth between the minors and the MLB?  If the plan is to have him pitch 2 innings in the minors to control his innings on his start days why not just let him do it at the MLB level out of the pen?  

Because they needed his roster spot. 

[Jeff Fletcher]

4 minutes ago, Cdaniel said:

Just throwing this out there and maybe it’s a crazy idea but why shuttle Barria back and forth between the minors and the MLB?  If the plan is to have him pitch 2 innings in the minors to control his innings on his start days why not just let him do it at the MLB level out of the pen?  

Because you can control when he pitches the innings in the minors. 

He has little value as a reliever in the majors if you know ahead of time he has to throw X pitches on X day. 

[Cdaniel]

great points guys.  I thought I had a great idea that I obviously didn’t think it all the way through.  

[Stradling]

12 minutes ago, Cdaniel said:

great points guys.  I thought I had a great idea that I obviously didn’t think it all the way through.  

It’s all good.  As fans we all want our best players playing as often as possible. 

[stormngt]

Want your guys feedback if this scenario I'd feasible.  Since every starter throws a bullpen session between starts, why cant we have one starter available for a relief role on days they would normally throw in the bullpen? Is that feasable?

[Vegas Halo Fan]

This issue is that they are going to be doing more than just throwing if they go into a game. There is also much more potential for injury in a game situation than in a bullpen session.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

1 hour ago, stormngt said:

Want your guys feedback if this scenario I'd feasible.  Since every starter throws a bullpen session between starts, why cant we have one starter available for a relief role on days they would normally throw in the bullpen? Is that feasable?

Another thing is that you don't know how the game is going to unfold. That pitcher may or may not be needed, and there is little control over how many pitches are thrown.

 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

1 hour ago, stormngt said:

Want your guys feedback if this scenario I'd feasible.  Since every starter throws a bullpen session between starts, why cant we have one starter available for a relief role on days they would normally throw in the bullpen? Is that feasable?

I'm not sure about the others but Ohtani has said he doesn't throw full out during his bullpens, or even during warmups between innings.

[Bluegrampus]

Ohtani should hire housekeeper for kitchen work to keep his finger dry,  then he can throw full during pen.

Btw, I support the idea that keep 1 SP in bullpen for long relief, it may help tie situation.

[Cdaniel]

7 hours ago, stormngt said:

Want your guys feedback if this scenario I'd feasible.  Since every starter throws a bullpen session between starts, why cant we have one starter available for a relief role on days they would normally throw in the bullpen? Is that feasable?

That's what I was trying to ask and you phrased it better than I could.  I guess it comes down to giving a roster spot to a BP/SP that can only be used at certain times and limits the flexibility I guess.

[AngelsLakersFan]

I feel like in the long run teams will start to use their starters on their side days fairly regularly. Teams have done this before in situations where the game goes deep into extra innings. It makes sense because of the rapid rise in use of bullpens and the limitation of roster spots, not to mention teams like the Angels adding additional days between starts while shuttling pitchers back to the minors for rest.

[Thomas]

9 hours ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

I'm not sure about the others but Ohtani has said he doesn't throw full out during his bullpens, or even during warmups between innings.

Or Spring Training...