When Zack Greinke is good, he is good. April 5th is a perfect example of the good I'm talking about. A game ERA of 1.29, Greinke struck out 7 while walking only one. He also kept the Boston Red Sox to 1 run from 8 hits.
But when Zack is bad, he is bad. On April 16th, he only made it 2/3 of an inning before he was pulled from the game. He gave up a hit and two walks before facing Pudge Rodriguez, who hit a grand slam. I'm not even going to talk about his last start, in which he gave up 3 two run homers in the course of one inning.
So by placing him in the bullpen, what are we doing? Are we telling him that we still believe in him or that he's not made of the right stuff?
In my opinion, Greinke is going to be fine. Instead of throwing him out there and him trying to get six or seven perfect innings, he only needs to have one. And he even said in an interview that he wants what's best for the team. If that means placing him in the bullpen for a while, then I have no problem. Sure, I may not be able to see my favorite pitcher every five games, but I'd rather see him in a place where he can work on things and become a better pitcher in the long run.
I'm so numb from this season that I don't know how to even go at this than slight apathy. Which is pretty bad. Feel free to sound off in the comments, it'll probably be more exciting than anything I can shovel out.
Oh, and apparently the Yankees signed some tool. Excitement.
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