re: Baseball Spring Scrimmage #6 2/5/23

Edwards is more likely middle relief. Wes has done wonders with him. I can’t see him as the closer though. You want someone like Collins who has great control. Walking batters late in a game is the absolute worst. Batters are already more likely to be impatient when trying to come back late in games. It’s why so many coaches force the take till you get a strike rule. Have to pound the zone.

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The Edwards I saw yesterday could have closed pretty much any game with that first inning he threw.

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I think he's in that category of pitchers Jay referenced when he talked about guys who could thrive in a lesser role. 25 innings out of him 1 at a time might allow his stuff to play up a lot instead of having to go out there with the thought of needing multiple innings and leaving something in the tank.