Trust Issues

May 18th, 2016
Clear Cash doghouse emerges

Clear Cash doghouse emerges

The relationship between Rays manager Kevin Cash and his bullpen is like a union between spouses on the rocks.

If you’ve paid attention this season, it’s obvious there’s a big difference in how the skipper views Erasmo Ramirez compared to Steve Geltz. Or how Cash uses Alex Colome compared to Dana Eveland.

Cash is more than willing to send the group of “haves” into a pressure cooker. Others seem fit for garbage time.

Fortunately for Tampa Bay, the offense has made the bullpen conversation mute for a few days. The 25-run blitzkrieg in Toronto the past two nights, the latest highlight a 12-2 spanking of the Blue Jays yesterday, has served as a scab after the open wound of Sunday’s embarrassing loss.

On Monday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times spoke about the bullpen situation in clear terms on WDAE-AM 620.

“It’s one half they trust,” Topkin said, “and then one-fourth they sometimes trust and one-fourth they don’t trust at all.”

Topkin went on to mention that Geltz, Eveland and Ryan Webb are in the handle-with-care category. No surprise there.

Joe doesn’t see this changing any time soon. Closer Brad Boxberger should return in the next two weeks or so, and he’ll be slotted into the “To Be Trusted” category.

But Geltz has work to do to escape the skipper’s doghouse. And Webb and Eveland need to show more.

Anyone have a number for couples counseling handy?

Your 2016 bullpen stats: 

Player W L ERA G GS SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG WHIP
 Colome 1 1 1.69 15 0 9 9 16.0 11 3 3 1 4 21 .196 0.94
 Ramirez 6 1 1.76 16 1 0 1 30.2 21 6 6 3 4 22 .198 0.82
 Marinez 0 0 2.45 3 0 0 0 3.2 2 1 1 1 0 3 .154 0.55
 Romero 1 0 2.93 15 0 0 0 15.1 5 6 5 1 7 12 .098 0.78
 Farquhar 0 0 3.38 6 0 0 0 5.1 7 2 2 2 2 5 .304 1.69
 Webb 0 0 3.75 13 0 0 0 12.0 15 6 5 2 3 5 .333 1.50
 Cedeno 2 1 3.86 14 0 0 2 9.1 7 4 4 0 6 10 .206 1.39
 Geltz 0 2 4.30 15 0 0 1 14.2 11 7 7 5 5 12 .204 1.09
 Eveland 0 1 8.18 13 0 0 0 11.0 13 10 10 2 7 10 .289 1.82

 

3 Responses to “Trust Issues”

  1. Darth Ray-der Says:

    Try 1-800-gas(o)line.

  2. Darth Ray-der Says:

    I’m starting to see Coach Cash-less like I saw in Lovie when he was behind at the half.”That CLUELESS” look.

  3. Miguel Grande Says:

    I would go all the way back to Gruden who’s weakness was his poor judgement of talent and his humongous doghouse.

    That was his downfall.

 

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