Vieira gone
According to the Frontier League website, Washington left-handed relief pitcher Matt Vieira has retired. Vieira was the losing pitcher in Friday night's 8-3 setback against the Traverse City beach Bums.
Vieira spent two years in the Florida Marlins' system, including one in the New York-Penn League with current Wild Things manager Darin Everson, before being signed by Washington this spring. Vieira had an 0-2 record and 5.52 ERA for Washington.
Prior to Friday's game, Washington put right-handed relief pitcher Sean Keeler (0-0, 5.59) on the disabled list. These two moves leave the Wild Things with only 10 pitchers and the league minimum 22 active players.
Vieira spent two years in the Florida Marlins' system, including one in the New York-Penn League with current Wild Things manager Darin Everson, before being signed by Washington this spring. Vieira had an 0-2 record and 5.52 ERA for Washington.
Prior to Friday's game, Washington put right-handed relief pitcher Sean Keeler (0-0, 5.59) on the disabled list. These two moves leave the Wild Things with only 10 pitchers and the league minimum 22 active players.
Labels: Matt Vieira, Sean Keeler
posted by Chris Dugan at
11:42 AM
2 Comments:
Not about Vieira so this is OT I know;
Why in the world does Everson keep putting Dempsey into the lineup? I just seems to me that using Dempsey is hurting the team much more than helping it.
I know Dempsey has had some great years before and still has a good day occasionally. Having said that,
the Wild Things cannot afford to have a .225 hitter as the DH. Dempsey has struck out 77 times in 209 AB’s Using the “Money Ball” theory, each of a teams 24 to 27 AB’s in a regulation game has a “value”. As the game progresses each AB becomes more valuable especially if you are trailing late in the game. Dempsey’s OBP is reasonably good but only because of walks. I don’t have the data to this up, just empirical evidence but, when in a real clutch situation this season, he has failed to produce a lot of real value. The latest instance being in last night’s game during the seventh inning. With two on base and two out Dempsey struck out. In a situation as that the batter needs to at least to make contact. Once again using the “Money Ball” analogy, this was a VERY expensive out!
I am not being critical of Jacob as I know of his being under a handicap due to off -season surgery. I really think that this has seriously hampered his performance this season. I do, however, question the wisdom of using him game after game, hoping against hope, that Dempsey will significantly improve.
With the Wild Things hopes for a play-off spot rapidly fading the Wild Things cannot afford expensive outs! As one fan said to me; “Whenever Jacob gets two strikes on him, most of the time he will strike out”.
Seems like there was a lot of truth in that statement.
Ron Wilson
Does anyone know why Everson does anything? Seems like he's always hoping against hope. Some of the players the guy has brought in have no hope of contributing at this level yet continue to play regularly.
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