What to Do with Chase Burns

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(Yesterday, 03:35 AM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: One of Earl Weaver's 10 rules of managing . . . the best place for a rookie pitcher is long relief.

I can't say that I disagree about Ashcraft, but he does have a fearless approach that you need in the bullpen. It's just that you also need to be able to throw a fastball for a strike and he can't seem to be able to do that.

I think the biggest thing with Ashcraft is this is his 4th year in the bigs.
This is his best ERA of his career, but it's still 4.01.
That's not a good ERA for a reliever.

I think based on his 3 years as a SP and now this, people are just ready to throw in the towel.
He has had a positive WAR every year 2022-2024 though, and this year is a 0.0, so it's not been in the negatives ever, which is kind of a good thing, but I think fan perception is he's not good.