Chris Volstad Optioned to AAA NOLA

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

It is almost a full run worse than league average.

So it's still pretty terrible.

But we have no better options in the minors! We're not talking about sending him down because JJ is ready to return.

[McLevin]

Hey
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My avatar is as outdated as Mibs

[Ramp]

But we have no better options in the minors! We're not talking about sending him down because JJ is ready to return.

But what if we do? At this point the team believes there is more potential in a Brad Hand or whoever they are going to call up.

[Beef]

But we have no better options in the minors! We're not talking about sending him down because JJ is ready to return.

I'm all for sending down a turd with a stupid face for a less dumb looking turd.

[Bobbob1313]

But we have no better options in the minors! We're not talking about sending him down because JJ is ready to return.

At this point, I'm not sure Chris Sampson doesn't do better than a 5.6 ERA. You're really underrating just how terrible he's been this year.

[Beef]

But would he have had a 0.00 ERA on June 30?

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

If we have a pitcher on our team that we have to "take out" all his starts against the main team we have to beat to ever win anything, than no thanks

We don't even face the Phillies again until the end of next month. It's not like we face them next week and his ERA against the other 18 games when he did not face them is 4.78. Not fantastic, no but definitely not something you send a fourth or fifth starter to the minors for.

[Bobbob1313]

Also, fuck that Oakland start.

2 BBs, 0 Ks and no runs against a team has hit less home runs than the Seattle Mariners. If that's the ceiling, fuck him.

[MiamiHomer]

I wonder if this will prompt Mibs to dropping him from her fantasy team.

[HUGG]

oh no, here we go again

hard to think of anything more predictable
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I wonder if this will prompt Mibs to dropping him from her fantasy team.

nah, just bench him til he gets called up in 2 weeks

[Bobbob1313]

So if you take out his starts against the 8th best team in the NL in OPS he would rank 98th in the Majors in ERA amongst qualified pitchers instead of 106th.

Whoopdy fucking doo.

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

At this point, I'm not sure Chris Sampson doesn't do better than a 5.6 ERA. You're really underrating just how terrible he's been this year.

He gave up 7 runs in 4 innings last night in AAA.

[Beef]

Brad Hand had a 7.2 ERA in 1 game in A this year. Guy should never have gone any higher.

[Bobbob1313]

He gave up 7 runs in 4 innings last night in AAA.

Ok.

He has a career 97 OPS+ in the majors and still has a 3.55 ERA overall in AAA.

So stupid...
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Seriously, Mibba.

Right now, he ranks 3rd to last amongst qualified pitchers in ERA.

If you take out his starts against the Phillies, his ERA improves by .9 runs and he moves up to 11th worst.

You're gonna hang your hat on that?

[CrimsonCane]

But... but Sampson has a bad history against (insert team we played last night).