You are not considering the fact that a pitcher like Gee has to pitch regularly to keep that fine line he paints honed and he is not going to get that work in the pen.

I do like that this Managment team is sending a mesage to all the players that your only as good as your last game. And they should be for all the money these guys get.

Lastly, Niese has a cut fastball he’s been using for the last 2 yrs. you forgo to mention that.

A 2x All-Star, I’ll take that.

What has gotten Gee this far is his excellent control, not his 89 MPH fastball.

He attacks the strike zone and gets batters out.

I believe Gee will probably get somewhat figured out and come down to earth a bit, but in the mean time, ride the hot hand!

6IP, 5H, 4R, 1BB, 5K, 93 pitches
5.2IP, 5H, 1R, 2BB, 4K, 89 pitches

That’s not wow stuff. And if this is what GETS him to the big leagues, then what keeps him in? You have to expect better no?

I’m just saying it seems like he’s getting crowned something he’s not. He has performed adequate but not great. If that’s what you look for with your young pitchers from the farm, then you’re happy.

The only stats that are solely the responsibility of a pitcher are Walks, K’s and Homers.
Granted Gee does not have overwhelming velocity, so he does not strikeout a whole lot of batters with his 5.2. But he has a career 0.6 HR/9IP ratio and a 3.6 BB/9.

In his two starts this year though, his K/9 has risen to 6.9, his BB/9 is down to 2.3, and his HR/9 is still at a very low 0.8.

Gee’s stats all around have been great, more than enough to stay in any other rotation in the majors.

I like Gee, and if he is going to stay with the big league club it HAS to be in the rotation. He’s an absolute waste if he’s in the bullpen, because he’ll get limited work when he could be working on getting past the 6th inning while pitching in the minors.

Everybody seems high on Gee’s last start because they see 6IP, 2 ER. The *fact* is he gave up 4 runs. I understand the value of an earned run versus a run, but I also understand earned runs are there for a pitcher’s stat and contract. The end result of a game is not 4 earned runs to 3.

Murphy made an error, it would not have ended the inning. After that error, Gee gave up 2 hits that scored runs…both unearned. He gave up 4 runs in 6 innings, yet Capuano does the same thing and we throw our hands in the air.

Yesterday, Gallaraga walked away with 2earned runs, and I think 6 scored? Is somebody going to tell me Armando pitched well?

If a reliever comes in with a runner on 2nd base, and gives up a double. He walks away with not a speck on his ERA… but who do you blame for that run?

Gee hasn’t impressed me. He’s been fine, and if Niese or Capuano can’t maintain their spots in the rotation, I say give Gee a chance.

Gee’s best start was his first in 2010. Since then he hasn’t pitched as well, so that should make us a little nervous no? In fact you could make an argument that his 2 2011 starts were worse than every 2010 start except his last.

I like the kid, I just don’t have crazy expectations for him like it seems some of us here do. He may be a fine 5th starter, I don’t know… but putting him in the bullpen, bottom line is a waste.

I like Capuano. I don’t know yet if I am sold on him, but I like him. His last start was better than both of Gee’s this year… so I’m not sure you can can Cap to the pen yet. I’d say Cap, and Niese should be on notice that they can go to the pen at any time

Gee on the other hand has never realy in his 8 start career shown any sign of stuggling or inconsistancy.

Based on his 8 start career, if he played a full season (34 starts) his stats would read:
19-10 with a 2.22 ERA in 217 IP.

That is CY Young quality numbers, does THAT belong in the pen?

You forget the most important thing about him being in the pen.
If you lose a starter for an extended period of time you can’t just make Gee a starter out of the pen. You will have to stretch him out first.

You can not ask a guy to pitch 2 or 3 innings and then expect him to go 6 or 7 without first stretching him out.

If he was in the Minors then he would already be stretched out and maintain his pitching focus.

Not going to happen in the pen.

You don’t replace bullpen with a starter unless the starter is actually bad and can’t go more than 5 innings. Then putting him in the pen is trying to salvage him by getting the two or three good innings from him that is all he gives you when a starter.

But this guy pitched well, and we have taken a starter and made him less valuable.

This move only makes sense if they know they are about to lose another starter real soon. Cause that is the only thing that would make this move worth doing.

btw im in the give Iggy half a chace camp. His injury KILLED him last year, he looks like he can be effective, stay tuned..

Those same qualities remind me of future HOF pitcher Greg Maddux. He relied on his command & knew exactly where he wanted to locate his pitches. At the same time, he relied on hitting the outside corner(s). I’m not saying he’s the next Maddux, but he could have the same mentality as him.