Nuke LaLoosh said:
Farmer1906 said:
Nuke LaLoosh said:
Farmer1906 said:
redline248 said:
Everyone piling on McCullers for throwing the fastball needs to direct some of that blame to Maldy, who called for it twice.
I'm provably one of the biggest LMJ fans on here, but Maldy called curve and I think Lance shook
Him off so Maldy called heater.
Someday the rest of you will come around to realize that lance does not have the stuff to be a starting pitcher on this team.
He's been a starter for 5 seasons. Looks like you're the one who needs to come around.
When we needed him the most, he grooved a fastball to the hottest hitter in the game. Mentally, the guy just doesn't have it. #4 starter at best. Ideally long relief.
Grooved it? He painted it at the bottom of the zone and the good hitter hit it.
Did he mentally have it in 2017? Closing games in 2018? If anything you need to be mentally stronger out of the bullpen.
You cannot see past your bias. I'm not saying Lance is an ace, but he's clearly an above average starter.
Since 2015, even with the injuries, he's 49th in WAR, 39th in ERA for all starting pitchers. That would put him as a #2 level pitcher. Numbers don't lie.