Craig Kimbrel is toast

[Rock Strongo]

last 22 innings:

23 hits
19 ER
11 HR
16 walks
30 K's

7.77 ERA
1.774 WHIP
9.4 H/9

hasnt fanned a batter yet this year

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

What can I say? Cubbies know how to bring in great free agents.

 

[Rock Strongo]

What can I say? Cubbies know how to bring in great free agents.

i'm just glad the sox didnt bite.

we'd have 2 useless arms on the payroll

 

[Chewbaccer]

Braves dodged a bullet. I won’t lie, I was one of the fans calling for Kimbrel

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

i'm just glad the sox didnt bite.

we'd have 2 useless arms on the payroll

You dumped Quintana on us too. That was deal everybody knew was going to sting. The only reason they traded for him was because he was cheap. It wasn’t because he was good. Those kinds of deals never work out.

EDIT: I don’t see team avatars and I thought you were talking about the White Sox.

 

[Kevin12773]

Thank god the cubs have had 3 run leads when Kimbrel has come in lately.9-2 with a bullpen era of 7.55 yikes

 

[Rock Strongo]

You dumped Quintana on us too. That was deal everybody knew was going to sting. The only reason they traded for him was because he was cheap. It wasn’t because he was good. Those kinds of deals never work out.

EDIT: I don’t see team avatars and I thought you were talking about the White Sox.

he looked good in 2017 for you guys, thats it.

 

[Big Lonnie]

Never feel sorry for a multimillionaire.

 

[Shanemansj13]

last 22 innings:

23 hits
19 ER
11 HR
16 walks
30 K's

7.77 ERA
1.774 WHIP
9.4 H/9

hasnt fanned a batter yet this year

Talk about a quick and deep decline. I mean he was the most dominant since Rivera in his prime

 

[navamind]

Braves dodged a bullet. I won’t lie, I was one of the fans calling for Kimbrel

He was a very good reliever for the Sox, but he was shaky at times in 2016 and especially 2018 (he had 15 walks in 21.2 innings in the 2nd half and almost blew several games in the playoffs, but got bailed out). Glad the Sox let him walk.

 

[Rock Strongo]

He was a very good reliever for the Sox, but he was shaky at times in 2016 and especially 2018 (he had 15 walks in 21.2 innings in the 2nd half and almost blew several games in the playoffs, but got bailed out). Glad the Sox let him walk.

he got very lucky, a lot here. 2nd half of 2018, as you pointed out, is why the sox didnt want him back.

the wheels started coming off

1st half, 1.77 ERA
40 IP, 16 walks

2nd half, 4.57 ERA
21 IP, 15 walks

k's/9 went up a tick, but everything else fell off.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Daniel Bard is a better option right now. That is not something I saw coming.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Daniel Bard is a better option right now. That is not something I saw coming.

Wasn’t he the guy that was a very good reliever then turned starter where he sucked and never was heard from again until this year?

 

[steelerssb]

I don't remember the last time a really good reliever completely fell off the cliff.

Rosenthal maybe?

 

[Pure Steel]

Daniel Bard is a better option right now. That is not something I saw coming.

Wow, a blast from the past......was he in Cast Away?

 

[PnkPanther]

Braves dodged a bullet. I won’t lie, I was one of the fans calling for Kimbrel

Ditto as a twins fan

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

last 22 innings:

23 hits
19 ER
11 HR
16 walks
30 K's

7.77 ERA
1.774 WHIP
9.4 H/9

hasnt fanned a batter yet this year

That's a shame.

 

[Rock Strongo]

Daniel Bard is a better option right now. That is not something I saw coming.

hes been pretty good too tho hes given up runs in his past 2 appearances.

5.2 IP
6 hits
2 ER
5 K's

3.18
1.059

hard not to pull for the kid. he was literally throwing in the OF to guys he was instructing, and he had zip still. they convinced him to try.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I don't remember the last time a really good reliever completely fell off the cliff.

Rosenthal maybe?

Bob Wickman. . .

 

[soxfan1468927]

Wasn’t he the guy that was a very good reliever then turned starter where he sucked and never was heard from again until this year?

2010/2011 he was very good and had an ERA under 2 in 2010 over 74 innings. Then wanted to be a starter to make more money and lost it.

Since leaving the Red Sox organization 7 years ago he had stops in A-ball, AA, A+, rookie ball, and the puerto rican winter league from 2013-2017.

22.2 IP, 173 batters faced, 22.24 ERA, 16 Ks, 79 BBs, 23 HBP, 24 wild pitches

So you had a 60% chance of either being hit or walked by Bard. I'm not sure I've ever seen a pitcher lose it that bad and that quickly. And then to see him pitching in the majors again (and no walks so far) is incredible.