Rebbiv said:

Everyone is missing a point here. Out of spring, Rondon was immediately awarded the 8th inning setup role. Who did this? And what was it based on?

By all accounts, Jimenez will be a great reliever. But all the scouts had said he needed more work. Now we are going to rush his development just because he is the best option left in the organization. He could very well be fine. However, I do not trust Ausmus' ability to manage pitchers of any type.

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dale675;749340[B said:

]I just hope Brad doesn't thrust him straight into the setup role[/B]. Let him start out in the 6th, 7th inning for awhile. I did reason that J Wilson will be the setup guy most days going forward which was encouraging. He's pitched well so far. I had the same conversation yesterday with a coworker about Rondon given the setup role based on the last 1-2 months of the season. That is absurd in my opinion. That was all on Brad, I don't think Brad set him up to succeed. I realize a player has to perform, but the managers job is to put him in a role he can handle. Rondon has been given every chance he could ask for...glad he's gone for now.

Does he have options? I would think a guy that has spent that much time on a big league roster doesn't, so I would guess another team will grab him up if he's out.

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