Rasmus is clearly not an answer in the pen.

[Angel Oracle]

Does he even know what a strike is?

[jshep]

My guess would be yes he does.

[Docwaukee]

yah.  gonna be tough for him to be a high end reliever when he only throws 92-94mph, has a mediocre out pitch and has trouble throwing strikes.

[The God of Runs]

oh no.  He's an answer alright.  Just scared of the question

[greginpsca]

Has anyone kept a running total of how many games the pen has blown?  I think i ran out of fingers and toes trying to keep count back in May.

[tomsred]

Green may not be the answer at second base either.  Dipoto is not having much luck, yet.

Edited September 10, 2013 by tomsred

[Angel Oracle]

Dumpster Dipoto is becoming more appropo every week.

[Angelsjunky]

Two things:

1. Rasmus was never meant to be "the answer" but a usable part.

2. 8 innings does not determine whether he's a usable part or not.

[DMVol]

The Braves are pretty good at evaluating their pitching talent and when to dump it....Tommy Hanson says hello....

Edited September 10, 2013 by DMVol

[m0nkey]

Dipoto shouldve held out for kimbrel

[ukyah]

nicknames are stupid.

[Docwaukee]

Dumpster Dipoto is becoming more appropo every week.

for an Oracle, you sure seem surprised by a lot of things. 

[Angel Oracle]

I pretty much knew that Dipoto was in over his head by mid-season.    But the dumpster diving is still frustrating.

 

I do have to say though that I do wish Moreno had allowed him to do his job, instead of forcing Ghost Pujols and Hackilton on him. 

[Mark68]

So, if Cory Rasmus was an answer, what was the question?

[DMVol]

....I do have to say though that I do wish Moreno had allowed him to do his job, instead of forcing Ghost Pujols and Hackilton on him. 

True....but if Blanton, Hanson, Burnett, Madsen, trading Santana and letting Torii go were all Dipoto moves, then it's a mixed bag at best...signing CJ looks like a good decision, trading for Vargas was a good move, releasing Haren was a good move, I guess trading Wells was a good move, even if we're still assuming most of his contract...but the bad moves, even excluding Hamilton and Pujols, probably outnumber the good....

[Angel Oracle]

So, if Cory Rasmus was an answer, what was the question?

Who is a bad acquisition for Downs?

[ettin]

I pretty much knew that Dipoto was in over his head by mid-season.    But the dumpster diving is still frustrating.

 

I do have to say though that I do wish Moreno had allowed him to do his job, instead of forcing Ghost Pujols and Hackilton on him. 

 

It is hard to do your job when you have someone micro-managing you. If that is really the case with Moreno and Dipoto, then Arte needs to take responsibility and give free rein to Jerry to build the team his way.