Washington -1. 2 units. If Strasburg or Gio were pitching, this would be 3.
The state of the Rockies couldn't be worse right now. They have no starters worth a damn so Wednesday they brought up a kid who clearly was over his head in a park known for scoring. They would have been better off pitching Guthrie or Alex White or even trading for Kip Wells. Now, because their GM is a clown, they have scarred another young prospect on Coors Field.
Basically, the Rockies bullpen is over worked due to the starting pitching and Jim Tracy's ridiculous 4 man rotation(75 pitch limit). It's 100 degrees in Denver and those guys are asked to rescue the worst starting staff in the majors. They do have 3 decent relievers- Roenicke(whom has been getting hit hard the past 2 weeks), and Belisle and Betancourt(with 6 blown saves between them). The rest of the relievers are crap. Tracy is hoping to cobble together a decent start for 4-6 innings by one of his starters, like Francis did Monday, and then get his 3 passable relievers in there to keep the lead protected. Or the Rockies might just score a bunch of runs and win 10-9 or 9-8. The Nats are the worst team for them to play because they have one of the best staffs in the league, including a good BP. So it's unlikely the Rox will outscore this team. How bad is the Rockies staff? The Nats just scored double digits back to back. The last time they did that was………… last year maybe. Suddenly all the Nat hitters are out of their slumps!
The Rockies also have possibly the worst defense in the majors. Cuddyer is a butcher, Pacheco and Nelson are also fairly bad, and even Carlos Gonzalez is playing CF half-assed. That's 3/4 of your infield with a terrible pitcher on the mound, every day! Then there's bland, predictable Jim Tracy. How is this bump on the log going to break them out of it? Davey Johnson, the Nats mgr, provides leadership, spirit and knowledge to keep the Nats winning. Finally, there's the Rockies pitching coach, Bob Apodaca, who jumped ship this week. He resigned- what else could he do? He can't fix this mess. So they brought up the Colorado Springs pitching coach to take over. He's just happy to escape the fires, but with the Rockies staff, he's going from the fire to the frying pan. And his AAA team was below average in team pitching stats down in the minors. Anyways, this is only a 2 because Edwin Jackson could get hit in Coors(not likely), the Rox can still hit, and maybe Josh Outman has the game of his life. After all, the Nats, before this series weren't exactly ripping the ball.
The state of the Rockies couldn't be worse right now. They have no starters worth a damn so Wednesday they brought up a kid who clearly was over his head in a park known for scoring. They would have been better off pitching Guthrie or Alex White or even trading for Kip Wells. Now, because their GM is a clown, they have scarred another young prospect on Coors Field.
Basically, the Rockies bullpen is over worked due to the starting pitching and Jim Tracy's ridiculous 4 man rotation(75 pitch limit). It's 100 degrees in Denver and those guys are asked to rescue the worst starting staff in the majors. They do have 3 decent relievers- Roenicke(whom has been getting hit hard the past 2 weeks), and Belisle and Betancourt(with 6 blown saves between them). The rest of the relievers are crap. Tracy is hoping to cobble together a decent start for 4-6 innings by one of his starters, like Francis did Monday, and then get his 3 passable relievers in there to keep the lead protected. Or the Rockies might just score a bunch of runs and win 10-9 or 9-8. The Nats are the worst team for them to play because they have one of the best staffs in the league, including a good BP. So it's unlikely the Rox will outscore this team. How bad is the Rockies staff? The Nats just scored double digits back to back. The last time they did that was………… last year maybe. Suddenly all the Nat hitters are out of their slumps!
The Rockies also have possibly the worst defense in the majors. Cuddyer is a butcher, Pacheco and Nelson are also fairly bad, and even Carlos Gonzalez is playing CF half-assed. That's 3/4 of your infield with a terrible pitcher on the mound, every day! Then there's bland, predictable Jim Tracy. How is this bump on the log going to break them out of it? Davey Johnson, the Nats mgr, provides leadership, spirit and knowledge to keep the Nats winning. Finally, there's the Rockies pitching coach, Bob Apodaca, who jumped ship this week. He resigned- what else could he do? He can't fix this mess. So they brought up the Colorado Springs pitching coach to take over. He's just happy to escape the fires, but with the Rockies staff, he's going from the fire to the frying pan. And his AAA team was below average in team pitching stats down in the minors. Anyways, this is only a 2 because Edwin Jackson could get hit in Coors(not likely), the Rox can still hit, and maybe Josh Outman has the game of his life. After all, the Nats, before this series weren't exactly ripping the ball.
