There’s nothing I like seeing more than a pitcher develop over the years. I’m not a fan of throwing a guy into the Major League experience with nothing prior to show for. You always see organizations rush players because of spring training stats. Usually, those players do well and then a debacle occurs.
This situation has presented itself this season with the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds are dealing with the issue of who’s going to be their five man in the starting rotation. You can pick the pitcher everyone wants to see, with no experience (Arnoldis Chapman), the college phenom with no experience (Mike Leake), or the crafted lefty with years of minor league experience (Travis Wood).
But for myself, Travis Wood deserves the fifth starting spot in the 2009 Cin ...
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Three Reasons Why Travis Wood Should Be the Cincinnati Reds Fifth Starter
Posted: 27th March 2010 by Kyle Schnitzer in MLBComments Off on Three Reasons Why Travis Wood Should Be the Cincinnati Reds Fifth Starter