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Of all the things that managers get accused of it is mismanaging the bullpen. If Colorado wants to be in the thick of the race in September, they most certainly will need a strong, well-rested Huston Street to close out hard-fought ball games.
The problem for the Rockies is that they lack bullpen depth. Embree has been a total bust so far. He may be 13th in the history of baseball for appearances, but he is dead last in the Rockies bullpen for ability to get outs.
From the left side, even his mid-90's fastball is useless if it sits over the heart of the plate like it did on Saturday night. Embree's Rockies ERA sits at 7.08.
Rincon was a decent pick up to add depth to the bullpen, but guys like him are a dime a dozen. For the most part, when a player is picked up off the waiver wire, there is a reason that they were there in the first place.
If they had been producing, their previous team would not be willing to give them up. There is no reason to think that simply by switching uniforms, a player will regain his composure.
The Rockies do have Josh Fogg, Matt Daley, Randy Flores and Joel Peralta, who have all done exceptionally well in their roles, but at some point it has to be considered that the team is in desperate need of a pitcher who can get guys out with any of his pitches, someone who consistently pitches their game and will not give in to a hitter.
That will be the task for O'Dowd if the Rockies stay in the Wild Card hunt in '09, and by the looks of an offense that puts up 11 runs in a pitcher's park like Oakland, they may just stay in the hunt all season long.
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