It’s an interesting idea. But Bleier is suddenly striking out more batters and a little digging suggests it’s due to improving spin on his cutter. Let’s see how his cutter holds up now that the league is cracking down on “stuff”.
good point but he has been good without the strikeouts and it is a small sample size . I think he would be a good fit due to his high ground ball rate something that Oakland lacks since it is such a big thing now I am curious about your thoughts on the new rules with the sticky stuff I think it is good because yes it used to be mostly about grip on the baseball but it is clear that it is no longer about grip it is about performence
I agree that Oakland needs to make a move to improve their bullpen; making sure they don’t pick up a guy whose performance is about to slide is important.
It’s an interesting idea. But Bleier is suddenly striking out more batters and a little digging suggests it’s due to improving spin on his cutter. Let’s see how his cutter holds up now that the league is cracking down on “stuff”.
good point but he has been good without the strikeouts and it is a small sample size . I think he would be a good fit due to his high ground ball rate something that Oakland lacks since it is such a big thing now I am curious about your thoughts on the new rules with the sticky stuff I think it is good because yes it used to be mostly about grip on the baseball but it is clear that it is no longer about grip it is about performence
Yes, Bleier has had success without the K’s but I’d like to know which pitcher the A’s are going to get.
true but it is still a good move for them
Bard or Graveman would be a good move as well.
I agree that Oakland needs to make a move to improve their bullpen; making sure they don’t pick up a guy whose performance is about to slide is important.
can not reply to last comment so this will be for that comment
I agree I expect OAK to be in the market for a bullpen arm at the deadline