I’m not a big Fredi fan, but I think he takes more heat than he deserves. With this abominable bullpen, there’s only so much he can do. One thing he can do, however, is minimize their innings where it makes sense. Say, when your unquestioned ace has pitched seven quality innings with 90-95 innings.
Not last night. Fredi pinch hit for Miller last night leading off the bottom of the 7th with a 3-1 lead and the worst pen in baseball. Granted, the pinch hitter, CJ, reached base and had Freeman jumped the ground ball by Uribe the Braves would’ve led at least 5-1 and would have won the game.