they’re just saying “eh good enough, he can go in the pen”. I wonder what Warthens take on this is… haven’t heard much from him about his opinion on the matter, and given thats his job, I imagine he should be somewhat vocal about it. He probably doesn’t want to speak out until he figures out where the team stands though. I don’t think that Dubs or Bay are trying to hurt the team long term, or Mejia for that matter, but that is in fact what will happen if he’s kept up in the pen. I hope Omar puts his foot down on this one and sends him back down. It would actually do a fair bit to restore some amount of faith in him in my book.

i just don’t think they would really consider it. player development is not a concern for the players. they just want the best players on the team that can help them win now.

Comments like this make me incensed because they are patently absurd.

That ship has not sailed. All Omar has to say is this: “Mejia had a great spring and we are encouraged by his development. His future is as a starter and we want to see him go down to AA and work on his breaking stuff and build up his stamina.” The end.

Sherman nails it when he says “teams can luck into late-game solutions. You cannot say the same for elite starters.” Mejia has the potential to be an elite starter. As I have seen Gina note in other threads, you cannot just throw away a year of development and expect Mejia to magically turn into the Ace starter we believe he can become. Once you go to the bullpen as a young pitcher it significantly curbs your development. Just look at Aaron Heilman: dude never developed a breaking ball.

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