Quote Originally Posted by Todd4State View Post
Here is my unofficial who I would try if I was in the coaches shoes in no particular order.

1. Nolan Stevens. I think having a defined role will help him out as a player. Really good fastball and he has gotten us out of some pressure situations before. Yes, he was the pitcher who got walked off on Friday but that wasn't 100% on him. Let him pitch with some clean innings and see what he can do. It may allow us to maximize his bat as well. He has 23 K's and only 4 walks in 19 IP.

2. Tyson Hardin. He was throwing 97 with some swag on Sat. His numbers don't pop until you look deeper and realize that he has now gone 6 appearances without allowing a run to score and most of those he has gone at least 2 innings. He will have a big role going forward no matter what his role. The only thing looking at his stats that concern me a bit are the walks are a bit high.

3. Nate Dohm. This goes hand in hand with Stevens a bit. Really it comes down to his health and how we feel like we can best maximize him. If he is a starter and eats 5-7 innings every weekend that helps the bullpen in and of itself. For example if he had pitched this weekend and gone five innings then we don't pitch Ligon at all and Siary and Schuelke's innings are probably reduced by at least 1-2. The argument for having him close is he has done it before and he can also go multiple innings. But it's doubtful we would get the 5-7 innings out of him a weekend doing that which makes me believe that MSU likely puts him in the rotation. But I say that without knowing what his medical situation is. If he closes MSU probably needs to strongly consider starting Stevens.

4. Logan Forsythe. I'm not sure why he hasn't pitched more. When he has pitched he has been about as good as you can get. 3 IP with 7 K's 1 walk and no hits allowed. It's also mid 90's fastball with a good breaking ball. Even if he doesn't close you would think he could at least help.

5. Bradley Loftin. They have been bringing him back slowly because of injuries but they do need to consider using him in a larger capacity. If he can keep his emotions together he has a fastball and changeup that can play up big time in a closer role.
Concerning Dohm, I think this team is in more need of 3-4 innings from him in multiple appearances in weekend series than 5-7 innings in one game