Hanjag wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 1:01 am
Petert wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 12:10 am
It will be really interesting to see if Kikuchi can handle these guys tonight. If they rack him up, or he pitches himself out of the game, I’ll have lost a lot of what remaining faith I had in him.
This is one of the huge disappointments. Kikuchi was not cheap he is locked on for 4/39 with 4 year club, or 1-year player option. If he was looking like another at least Marco G level player:( that is a guy you can count on to be at least a 2.5 WAR starter #2,#3 ) then you could say good investment. But now he is basically last couple years of Felix. Maybe he needs to be BP for a while or sent to Tacoma FFS. The other rotation guys: Not many really thought Felix would rejuvenate himself, LeBlanc the savior,,not.
Position players: Mallex probably is a leading candidate for biggest disappointment. Tim Beckham, especially after the hot start. Seager and Haniger with lengthy injuries. Dee is not having a career year.
They need to do something about Kikuchi now. I think sending him down to Tacoma or the BP would be a good start.
This. Is ‘ucking fugly. I can see how the Ms FO would downplay his errant performances, given the amount of hoopla, money, and future prognostications that all went into his signing. It would look pretty bad for JD. So, I don’t think we’re going to see him in Tacoma (their season is winding down anyway). I *could* see them pulling strings and working to get Kikuchi under some sort of tutelage/mentorship, maybe with a former, well-respected Mariner hurler (who the team still has a relationship with), perhaps like Moyer. That would save face for everyone. Not sure how effective it’d be, if at all.
If he finished the season close to .800 he might be tradeable.
