LADodgerTalk.com · Aug 15, 2018
This too Shall Pass – I Just Wish it Would Hurry up!
A new pitcher… same result! Baez, Chargois, Floro, Alexander and now Maeda. All have failed as the stopper. A good argument could be made that the biggest mistake FAZ made was not spending $7.0 million to re-sign Tony Watson, but here’s the rub: when any pitcher is suddenly thrust into the “closer role,” the weight of the world is on their shoulders and failure is the norm. How Watson would have done as the closer is debateable, be he surely would have helped the bullpen.
The good news is that Kenley Jansen will likely be back early-to-mid next week, but a lot of games can be lost between now and then…
… Someone needs to step up, like now.