An Idea For Hanson

I don’t want Hanson to stop starting games. That’s an easy way for him to lose stamina. Joba Chamberlain started in the bullpen with the Yankees and he had to be sent down for a month to get back into starting shape.

You liked Adam Wainwright and David Price too much to suggest this. The Cards and Rays seemed to do the “put the pitching prospect star in the bullpen,” because they saw a good opportunity for the young guys to face some real pressure, and they needed the extra help. I also see Maddon and LaRussa as the eclectic types who think bringing in talented pitchers with little scouting on them is beneficial going into the playoffs. It worked for them, but I’d rather the Braves not try it.

I think Hanson is going to be kept in AAA because he is groomed as a starting pitcher, and nothing but. Keeping him on a starter’s schedule and rotation is good for the time being, because it gives him plenty of opportunity to iron out any potential problems, and keeping him stretched out for his inevitable call-up to the big show later on during the season.

Considering the question marks surrounding the Braves’ #5 starting spot, it’s going to be nice to have a no-stretching necessary starter in Hanson to plug right in, if/when Glavine, Jo-Jo, or Morton does not work.

I’d much rather have him from 2010-2015 as a starter than 2009 as a reliever and 2010-2014 as a starter.

And like other people said, conditioning him to a reliever and reconditioning him back to a starter will cause problems.

Bad.

This is one of those.

but, the rest of these guys are right. Hanson will be a starter sometime this season and it’s in ours and his best interest to keep him in starter mental and physical form. I don’t think Hanson will be the first called up this year but he will eventually get to the MLB. Kawakami will probably only get 140-160 innings this year and Glavine could lose it anyday.

I won’t lie that I’ve considered mentioning Hanson as the 2009 closer but thought better of it. If hanson doesn’t pan out as a starter (unlikely) we could always give him a shot at being a closer. Hopefully that day never comes.

The rays only put David Price in the bullpen to help win the world series. No way we waste an extra year of arbitration for Hanson so he can pitch in the bullpen.

SIGN WILL OHMAN.

nah not really but like I said it was an idea. But I wonder what happens if all five pitchers play well going into July.

I believe the main resign he will not be put in the bullpen would be him losing his stamina. He can right now probably go six innings very easily and a couple of months in triple A he should be able to hit 7 innings easy. If you throw him the bullpen for a couple of months and pitch him two to three innings ever now and then. He will start to lose his stamina for going deep in a game. Sure he would great in the bullpen and would be lights out for a couple of innings. But it is not not in his best interest to do that. he would be losing every thing he has built up.

It sounds like he doesn’t need to work on his command too much. He is pretty much lights out.

“Lack of knowledge” don’t get me started on you again. Ill make you go cry to roy again like you did last time. You absolute amaze me, you will agree with me that Hanson doesn’t need to be in the bullpen and then in the same sentence start arguing about stamina and command. You will argue with a wall if you think you would win. I’m done talking to you.

The whole thread is about putting him pen. It says it in the first sentence, god your dumb.