Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Should the Braves use Kris Medlen as the fifth starter when Jair Jurrijens is back?

Kris Medlen has been great this year in place of Jurrijens this year no doubt. It will be a tough decision. Personally, I disagree with the thought that Kawakami has been that bad. If he got the run support that Derek Lowe has gotten in some of his starts and if Lowe had not gotten some of the run support that he has, we could be talking about how Lowe is 0-8 instead of Kawakami. The problem with taking Lowe out of the rotation is that we are paying him $52M over 4 years and that is a waste of an investment if we decide to sit him. We are also paying Kawakami a bunch of money. Another thing to take into account is the fact that Bobby Cox is so loyal to his players that he is reluctant to move any of them ( i.e.: Nate McClouth). In the end, if Kris Medlen does continue to pitch this well, we may see Kawakami back in the bullpen if Bobby decides to give Kris a shot.

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