let’s go back to Charlie Furbush (a starter in the minors and likely a swing guy at the MLB level, so he’s conditioned for long relief) getting pulled after 1/3 of an inning after Penny crapped the bed yesterday.

It looks to me like poor bullpen usage is now causing roster management issues in addition to costing us a chance to win ballgames.

but seriously I don’t know. it’s stupid.

Fister (Fister? I barely know her!) is a good back end guy to have, but he doesn’t command a top prospect unless your farm system is completely barren. Maybe a Drew Smyly type guy who has increased his value with a good performance lately, and has upside (and is not in the typical DD mold of a power pitcher).

10. Honestly, he shouldn’t have been needed that inning after Below being squeezed, but who else do you bring in there? Most any other guy could have done the exact same thing. Not ideal for an MLB debut, but bringing in a fresh guy to replace a rookie at about 80 pitches to preserve a tie isn’t the worst idea in the world.

9. You act as if we lost this game. The Pirates took the first two, and Leyland wanted to lock this game down and escape with a 2-run win. Yes, Porcello pitched well enough to earn the CG shutout, and his stat sheet weeps. The W-L record isn’t weeping, that’s for sure.

8. Why wouldn’t you give him a chance? Dude was on fire in the second half last year, and he probably deserved the starting job. Sure, he’s never hit a lick in the first half, but you imagine he could figure it out one of these years. He didn’t, and his role as the starting left fielder was short lived. If I recall correctly, Boesch took 2 of the first 4 starts over Raburn anyways.

7. Sure. I’d like to cut Purcey too. And then DFA him.

6. There have been very few times that this has happened this season. I’d say there are far more times we’ve pulled the starter in favor of the bullpen and they let it slip away. Your question marks don’t make this any more convincing either.

5. Great, now we complain about taking people out after complaining about the exact opposite. Nobody’s perfect with these decisions. And I don’t feel like this has been a major problem either.

4. Whatever. At least they knew this was only a stopgap solution until Guillen was healthy. Who else were you going to stick at 2B? Not Rhymes, maybe Worth.

3/2. Yeah, Purcey sucks.

1. Because .220 hitting second basemen with below average fielding are so valuable. Our options at 2B and 3B are far better now, and while we got shit in return, it’s not like we lost much.