Bullpen Musings, Glaus Heats Up

RockintheRed · May 16th, 2008, 09:30 AM

What more can you say after a game like that? Jason Isringhausen is most likely headed somewhere - either the DL or Memphis - which would also mean Chris Perez is the probable call-up from Triple-A. Isringhausen doesn't sound too optimistic about anything right now, according to Joe Strauss:

"I'm out of answers. I'm out of excuses," Isringhausen said. "We've just got to go to the next step, whatever that might be. I don't have any answers. I expect probably an answer tomorrow when I get here. We'll go from there."

"I don't know what we're going to do," Isringhausen said. "I wish I could say I was hurt, my arm was falling off, or I couldn't land. I can't do that. People (hitters) standing at home plate tell you what the end result should be. I'm not getting any swings and misses, so that says something about my stuff. I feel healthy. But maybe my 'healthy' just isn't good enough."

I highly recommend this post from Future Redbirds to get more information on Chris Perez, who didn't pitch yesterday and is the likeliest of the Memphis bullpen to get the call. So far this year, Chris has lowered his walk rate while maintaining his propensity to strike hitters out. Compared to last year's stint in Memphis, Perez is much more polished:

GIPERAK%BB%BABIPFIP20071514.04.5025.922.4.1606.222 0081817.22.0430.112.3.2753.27
Another interesting, though unrelated, observation regarding yesterday's game - Troy Glaus is heating up. Glaus, a notoriously streaky hitter, has increased his OBP to .379 and is walking at his best rate since 2000 with the Angels. Over the past 5 games, Glaus has hit a home run, collected 10 hits, 5 RBIs, and increased his OBP from .336 to .379. How long will this last? Well, Troy had a similar 5-game stretch from April 20-24, when he collected 9 hits, 5 RBIs, and increased his OBP from .329 to .372. He subsequently went hitless over his next two games and went back to hitting sporadically. May has been a better month to Glaus, so let's hope that keeps up and Glaus stays hot. We need it.

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May 16th, 2008, 09:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
RockintheRed Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 210	Bullpen Musings, Glaus Heats Up What more can you say after a game like that? Jason Isringhausen is most likely headed somewhere - either the DL or Memphis - which would also mean Chris Perez is the probable call-up from Triple-A. Isringhausen doesn't sound too optimistic about anything right now, according to Joe Strauss: "I'm out of answers. I'm out of excuses," Isringhausen said. "We've just got to go to the next step, whatever that might be. I don't have any answers. I expect probably an answer tomorrow when I get here. We'll go from there." "I don't know what we're going to do," Isringhausen said. "I wish I could say I was hurt, my arm was falling off, or I couldn't land. I can't do that. People (hitters) standing at home plate tell you what the end result should be. I'm not getting any swings and misses, so that says something about my stuff. I feel healthy. But maybe my 'healthy' just isn't good enough." I highly recommend this post from Future Redbirds to get more information on Chris Perez, who didn't pitch yesterday and is the likeliest of the Memphis bullpen to get the call. So far this year, Chris has lowered his walk rate while maintaining his propensity to strike hitters out. Compared to last year's stint in Memphis, Perez is much more polished: GIPERAK%BB%BABIPFIP20071514.04.5025.922.4.1606.222 0081817.22.0430.112.3.2753.27 Another interesting, though unrelated, observation regarding yesterday's game - Troy Glaus is heating up. Glaus, a notoriously streaky hitter, has increased his OBP to .379 and is walking at his best rate since 2000 with the Angels. Over the past 5 games, Glaus has hit a home run, collected 10 hits, 5 RBIs, and increased his OBP from .336 to .379. How long will this last? Well, Troy had a similar 5-game stretch from April 20-24, when he collected 9 hits, 5 RBIs, and increased his OBP from .329 to .372. He subsequently went hitless over his next two games and went back to hitting sporadically. May has been a better month to Glaus, so let's hope that keeps up and Glaus stays hot. We need it. More...