Time To Cut The Cord On Sturtze?
I was just looking at the current Yankees pitching stats, via the Sabermetric Baseball Encyclopedia:
And, while I realize that it’s only been a few games so far this year, Tanyon Sturtze stands out to me here – in terms of his stink-factor.
I like Sturtze. He seems like a man’s man. But, when you look at what he’s done this season, so far, and last season, and overall in his career, you have to start thinking “Maybe it’s time to stop running him out there?”
After all, you can put a pig in a party dress, but, it’s still just a pig.
Again, this is no reflection on Sturtze the person. This is all about the performance results of his pitching. The data says that he’s a below average pitcher. I wish that it didn’t state this – because he’s a guy that you want to root for – but, there’s so much evidence out there that makes the case to say “Goodbye Tanyon.”
Or, at the least, make him the last man on the staff – to pitch mop-up, etc. – rather than use him as a set-up man. That would work. But, then, someone would have to make sure that Torre uses him that way. Any chance of that?
Methinks its time for Brian “I have the power” Cashman to let Joe know that Tanyon’s role should be mop-up/last guy out of the pen.
Thet wharn’t no pig, thet whar my prom date.
I do think Sturtze needs to be demoted to “last man” for a while, but I’d like to see him given a chance – in blowouts – to right himself. ISTM that he’s been a decent reliever up until the time when he has to make an emergency start. Then it takes two months for him to recover.