wvu_man
Active Member
I agree WV, I don't think the Reds agree with us though. Gregg may not be in the 8th inning next time out, but they'll more than likely look to give him a chance to earn the money they wasted on him. The same is true for Marquis. Hoover and Desclafani have options, but I think they want to keep Iglesias stretched out and starting. Makes sense to move him to the pen.
I'd rather see Iglesias in the MLB pen the first half to conserve innings and possibly stretched out around the All Star break to replace one of the two that aren't going to give the Reds 200+ innings- Marquis and Desclafani. Iglesias won't give 200+ this year either, so there needs to be a plan to finish the season. Iglesias and Lorenzen would look like the most likely candidates to replace the first two starters to go down. They seemed to have given up on Holmberg, Corcino, and the older group of prospects.
DeSclafani had a solid debut yesterday. I'm sure you guys watched the game but for those that didn't, he probably should've had only one ER. With 2 outs, Cozart was indecisive on whether to flip it to BP for a force out or throw out Harrison at 1st. Harrison hustled down the line, was called safe, and a run crossed the plate. He looks like he has pretty good stuff and was fairly efficient with a pitch count at 73 through 6 innings. At this point, until DeSclafani implodes or unless Marquis is this years Alfredo Simon, Marquis might be the odd man out once Homer comes back. I'm anxious to see how Iglesias pitches against the birds tomorrow.