Let me make one thing perfectly crystal clear: by no means is there any reference to the Call of Duty games in this blog, nor will there be. Call of Duty here refers to our young rotation once again potentially facing adversity and hoping that they will be able to rise to the occasion.
With Morrow projected to pitch 175 innings (and I read that he plans to exceed that), here's what else I've noticed so far in Spring Training with about 22 days left before opening day: Romero has the potential to bring his game up a notch yet again having pitched a masterful game last weekend vs the Pirates (the Jays won 5-0).
As for the rest of the rotation, here's the perspective from MLB insider Scott Carson:
" While the top three pitchers in the rotation have pitched according to expectations, the battle for the final two spots is heating up.
With Morrow projected to pitch 175 innings (and I read that he plans to exceed that), here's what else I've noticed so far in Spring Training with about 22 days left before opening day: Romero has the potential to bring his game up a notch yet again having pitched a masterful game last weekend vs the Pirates (the Jays won 5-0).
As for the rest of the rotation, here's the perspective from MLB insider Scott Carson:
" While the top three pitchers in the rotation have pitched according to expectations, the battle for the final two spots is heating up.
Kyle Drabek was slowed by a stiff neck and missed his first start. Jesse Litsch looks to be all the way back from arm and hip surgeries and it would be shocking if he didn't break camp as one of the five starters. Marc Rzepczynski bounced back from a tough start against the Atlanta Braves (five hits, three runs in 2/3 of an inning on March 4) with three scoreless innings against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.
The wild card in this whole scenario is youngster Zach Stewart, who struck out five in two innings of work in his last outing. While it's a long shot that Stewart, acquired in a 2009 deadline deal from the Cincinnati Reds in the Scott Rolen trade, breaks camp and heads north, he has shown enough to figure into the mix should injuries pop up to the rotation in the regular season."
While that's fine and dandy with me, my bigger concern looms its ugly head in the BULLPEN. Most likely seen as the "problematic" area for the team. With so many arms in the bullpen, it's hard to say who will be the one mostly likely to be pencilled in as the Closer for opening day...but my bigger question is this (and it's one that you all know and know well): Can our relievers and closers actually do us a favour by preserving the lead more frequently instead of wasting save opportunities?
Till next time,
jLau
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