Jerry Blevins Sucks

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

10 appearances, all to get a lefty or lefties out:

1: Fowler BB
Pham BB

2: Herrera -- popout

3: Montero - K
Difo K

4: Harper - BB

5: Harper (Rendon picked off, inning ends)

6: Bour - popout

7: Deitrich: lineout

8: Sogard: single

9: Shaw: Groundout

10: Harper RBI single

So excluding the one non-AB from Haper, that's 11 lefties, five have reached base. What kinda loogy is that?

[TransMonk]

He was money against the big lefties last season. He obviously has not been the same in this young season.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

worse Whip than Ramos!!!!!

[Centerfield]

Blevins is certainly a candidate for regression. Especially considering his overuse last year.

I get your point about Ramos, but Ramos has been bad for a few years, while Jerry has been pretty consistently good, last year being a tick up. And even last year, Blevins was fine in his role as a LOOGY. 0.88 WHIP against LH's last year. I'd be fine if he could repeat that.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

This is just a disaster for a LOOGY. More than half of the batters he's faced this year have reached base.


* indicates RHB or switch hitter. All others lefties!

1: Fowler BB
Pham BB

2: Herrera -- popout

3: Montero- K
Difo* K

4: Harper - BB

5: Harper (Rendon picked off, inning ends)

6: Bour - popout

7: Deitrich: lineout

8: Sogard: single

9: Shaw: Groundout

10: Harper RBI single

11: Enciarte lineout
Albies* fly out
Freeman - 1B
Markakis - 1B
Suzuki* - BB
Tucker - 2B

[Centerfield]

It's like Scott Rice all over again. Maybe a guy is just not supposed to pitch in 75 games in a year.

[Edgy MD]

Very often, the walk is the failsafe for LOOGy. He comes in with big runners in scoring position, and a lefty threat at the plate, he goes with hard stuff up and in and big breaking curves away. Far better to walk the guy than give up a hit, so he tries to get the guy to chase.

Obviously, the walk is less than ideal, but the team is still afloat if it shakes out that way, so I get that there are going to be periods where guys get away from him. But single-single-walk-double, in a game that wasn't even close so you don't have to nibble, that's terrible.

Come on, Gordo.

[seawolf17]

Hey, that's what happens when you hire your friendly neighborhood accountant to be your LOOGY.

[Mex17]

Maybe we will be seeing Abad at some point because of all this?

I'm can't say that I am an expert with regard to how overuse in one season carries over to the next, but maybe that 2nd loogy can leverage Blevins and (hopefully) the resultant decreased usage of Blevins can then salvage his season.

I also think that the absence of Swarzak is also playing a factor, as the word on him to the best of my recollection is that he can also get leftys out despite being righthanded. Getting him back could also better leverage Blevins.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, Ramos definitely got Swarzak's call last night.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I thought Abad never showed up. I liked Purke when I saw him this spring but would have no idea about his lefty-killness.


Don't worry, folks. I got this bullpen thing.

[Frayed Knot]

Blevins appeared in more games over the last two years as compared to any other season: 73 & 75 vs previous highs of 63, 67, 64 in 2012-14
but at the same time was well below his high in innings pitched, 42 & 49, and also batters faced, 178 & 217, compared to 65, 60, 57 and 261, 245, 240 (also 2012-14)

The bottom line is that he's sucked so far this season, but it's also a sample size of just 20 batters faced and I'd say it's questionable at best as to whether we can even treat the idea of "overwork" as a factor.

[Guest cooby]

This is mean to say but his name reminds me of a noise you might make when you vomit.

[Mex17]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I thought Abad never showed up.

Really? Where did you hear that?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Mex17 wrote: I thought Abad never showed up. Really? Where did you hear that?

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[Centerfield]

I think the need for a lefty reliever is even more pressing than that of a catcher.

Ramos has 9 walks, but at least he's pitched 9 innings. Blevins has 4 walks in 3.2. And Blevins is giving up hits on top of it. I know, small sample size, etc., but he might continue to suck and/or get hurt.

Not sure Purke is our answer. 8.64 ERA and 1.92 WHIP in LV.

There's gotta be some scrap heap washed up lefty starter with a decent slider that we could try as a short man.

[Guest 41Forever]

Centerfield wrote: I think the need for a lefty reliever is even more pressing than that of a catcher. Ramos has 9 walks, but at least he's pitched 9 innings. Blevins has 4 walks in 3.2. And Blevins is giving up hits on top of it. I know, small sample size, etc., but he might continue to suck and/or get hurt. Not sure Purke is our answer. 8.64 ERA and 1.92 WHIP in LV. There's gotta be some scrap heap washed up lefty starter with a decent slider that we could try as a short man.

How many of those walks have been to Bryce Harper? We've played the Nats a lot, and he's the one brought in to face him. Sometimes a walk to him isn't horrible -- but, granted, you can do that by just intentionally walking him.

[Centerfield]

Centerfield wrote: There's gotta be some scrap heap washed up lefty starter with a decent slider that we could try as a short man.

And by the way, I don't mean Jonathon Niese.

[seawolf17]

Centerfield wrote: There's gotta be some scrap heap washed up lefty starter with a decent slider that we could try as a short man.

Can we teach Harvey to throw left-handed? That would solve *two* problems.