Quote Originally Posted by Todd4State View Post
The best thing about Sims is his flexibility. He can go 1 inning or he can give us 3 and be really effective. I believe against Tulane he went a little more than that and gave up one of his runs on the year.

If I was in Lemonis's shoes I would accept that our staff is what it is. We have some good starters but neither one is Ethan Small, Maholm, Hudson, Stratton, etc. level. We're just not going to get 7 IP, 100 pitches and 10-12 K's a game from these guys. If I had to go with an ideal "script" it I would probably go:

Fri- MacLeoud 3-5, Brandon Smith, 1-2, Preston Johnson, 1-2, and then close with Sims 1-3. Those are our three best relievers in my opinion and I want to try to have the opportunity to use them twice in a weekend if needed.
Sat- Bednar- 3-6, Patrick 1, Stinnett, 1-2, and Simmons 1-2 and if needed Sims for 1 if available.
Sun- Fristoe- 1-3 one time through order as an opener, Harding for 3-5, Tullar 1-2, and then Price 1, and then if available and needed Sims for 1.

Koestler and Cerentola are my "hit the fan" options.
I don't remember Ethan Small going 7 innings very often. He pretty much had 4-6 pitches on every batter which would lead to him getting to around the 5th - 6th inning every game. Strike out pitchers just throw more. MacLeod and Bednar don't get many 10 pitch innings very similar to Ethan Small.