Entering play on Saturday, the Cincinnati Reds‘ three left handed relievers Amir Garrett, Wandy Peralta, and Zach Duke have made 51 appearances between them. In those 51 trips to the mound they have only accumulated 34.1 innings of work. Why is David Bell insisting on using Garrett for only short outings?
Through the first 32 games of the season, if there’s one thing we’ve learned about David Bell, it is that he’s a numbers guy. Bell plays the percentages almost every time. However, when it comes to Amir Garrett, Bell has developed something of a blind spot.