Comments on: Quad Cities Relief Pitchers: July 29 – 31

By: RCHIII

RCHIII — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:33:06 +0000

I have to agree with Tom S. here. STL isn’t going to have any shortage of relievers, and I too thought that any relievers that make it completely through the minors as relievers are gravy so to speak.

By: Gruntosaurus

Gruntosaurus — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 02:15:43 +0000

Released, I believe. :-( He just never got it back post-injury.

By: Hugecardsfan

Hugecardsfan — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:31:27 +0000

Wasn’t Bittle shut down here recently? Or, was he released?

By: tom s.

tom s. — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 23:18:57 +0000

really? i did not hear the line on bittle. wow. if bittle was going to start, pretty much any talented pitching prospect is going to start.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 19:21:29 +0000

Prior to his injury, the Cards said at draft time that they would track Bittle as a starter. Corpas (pre-injury) was a strong relief only prospect. It remains to be seen if he can come back.

By: tom s.

tom s. — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 19:05:59 +0000

while this is disappointing, it’s hardly a shock or even a matter of concern. the club has been very aggressively putting virtually any talented pitcher in the low minors in the rotation, even if the general consensus has been that the pitcher has a future in relief. i can’t really think of any serious pitching prospects who have entered the low minors in an exclusively relief role (excluding swagerty who is in relief to limit his innings). if scott bittle had stayed healthy, he’d have been the only real relief-only pitching prospect in the low minors. it makes sense then that the relievers at QC would mostly be org depth.

the most interesting reliever at QC this year was justin wright, who was recently promoted.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 19:01:35 +0000

yes, i too was most interested in Kiekhefer. That 0.74 WHIP and 67% GB rate are intriguing to say the least.

By: Gruntosaurus

Gruntosaurus — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:58:05 +0000

Ironically, Kiekhefer is apparently the best of this bunch, which is not to say he necessarily has a major-league future. Terrific WHIP, K/BB, etc., the only clear knock is that he’s not very big and sturdy. Was there any intel on what he throws, like you got on Copeland?