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Cowan in the weekend rotation?
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:05 pm
We can all agree that Zac Cowan has been one of our most impressive arms thus far. How many more shaky outings from Eyanson and Shores before we consider him in the Saturday-Sunday spot?
He was the Friday guy at Wofford and threw 100+ pitches on a regular basis. Seems like a great fit IMO.
He was the Friday guy at Wofford and threw 100+ pitches on a regular basis. Seems like a great fit IMO.
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Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:08 pm to camlewistenure_
i would imagine we aren't even close to making such a move yet
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:09 pm to camlewistenure_
He’s more valuable in the role he is in.
Is that something that you’ve considered?
Is that something that you’ve considered?
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:10 pm to moneyg
A weekend starter that can go more than 4 1/3 is much more valuable than a mid-reliever.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:10 pm to camlewistenure_
Your cousin is best suited for the bullpen 
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:11 pm to camlewistenure_
Judging from the midweek games Schmidt and Ware were the next two starter options. You don't throw Schmidt to the end of the line because of one shaky inning. He has been really solid otherwise.
Ware will almost have to be depended on situationally at this point, because he seems like our only dependable left handed option out of the pen.
I think both Eyanson and Shores will get a bit more rope. They have been shaky at times, but both have shown that they have the ability to win games for us. Cowan's role could be huge in that he can give us 4+ innings if needed if one of the starters gets roughed up. If it happens 2-3 more times, and Cowan comes in and slams the door those 2-3 times it happens, then you can start to think of moving him into the rotation in my opinion.
Pitching hasn't been quite as good as we hoped, but the rant is probably also overreacting a bit. I think we will settle on 8 or so guys on the weekend, and we have had 8 guys show they can get it done. We just need to get the roles locked in.
Ware will almost have to be depended on situationally at this point, because he seems like our only dependable left handed option out of the pen.
I think both Eyanson and Shores will get a bit more rope. They have been shaky at times, but both have shown that they have the ability to win games for us. Cowan's role could be huge in that he can give us 4+ innings if needed if one of the starters gets roughed up. If it happens 2-3 more times, and Cowan comes in and slams the door those 2-3 times it happens, then you can start to think of moving him into the rotation in my opinion.
Pitching hasn't been quite as good as we hoped, but the rant is probably also overreacting a bit. I think we will settle on 8 or so guys on the weekend, and we have had 8 guys show they can get it done. We just need to get the roles locked in.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:12 pm to camlewistenure_
It’s one of those catch 22’s
Do you waste him as a starter once a weekend or use him in high leverage multiple times. If you start him, he’s burned for the weekend
Do you waste him as a starter once a weekend or use him in high leverage multiple times. If you start him, he’s burned for the weekend
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:13 pm to camlewistenure_
I can see Cowan getting a start tournament time. But now I think Jay is getting more innings out of Cowan with multiple games coming out of the bull pen than he would as a starter.
If Eyanson can get his stuff together and Guidry get back into the rotation, team pitching becomes much better. LSU pitching is not far away.
If Eyanson can get his stuff together and Guidry get back into the rotation, team pitching becomes much better. LSU pitching is not far away.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:17 pm to moneyg
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He’s more valuable in the role he is in.
He’s a really good pitcher so he fits anywhere. But he definitely has a starter’s profile
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:17 pm to camlewistenure_
what does it matter if he pitches the first 4 or the last 4?
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:19 pm to camlewistenure_
He brings much more value as a long reliever than just one weekend start. I also believe Eyanson and Shores will continue to get better as the season progresses. It's still mid March bubba.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:21 pm to camlewistenure_
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A weekend starter that can go more than 4 1/3 is much more valuable than a mid-reliever.
Eyanson has done that in all but one of his starts.
Shores has also done that in all but one of his starts
Cowan was also able to pitch twice this weekend. That's pretty damn valuable to have in the bullpen
This post was edited on 3/17/25 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:22 pm to camlewistenure_
Eyanson has to spot his fastball better. He throws too many pipe pitches, and that is when he gets hurt. Nobody really hit the ball hard off Shores. I would have patience with him. His biggest problem right now is that he cannot control his breaking pitch; if he is able to do that, he will be really good.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:22 pm to tigerbait2010
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cousin
Cajun reference?
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:29 pm to Lester Earl
One could argue than him and Eyanson could trade places. But Eyanson's slow starting is not a good trait in a reliever.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:34 pm to camlewistenure_
At this level, I actually think he's best doing exactly what he's been doing
Part of his effectiveness imo is that he comes in after batters have seen one of our power arms for a few ABs, and his velo drop all around becomes an adjustment that others teams have not been able to make yet.
However, if he were to start games, I'd be worried that he would not be as effective after SEC level bats saw him a time or two through the order, which could limit getting lengthy starts which you need to hope to do a good amount of time from your starters
Plus, his reliability and pitch-ability are such assets for this team to use multiple times a weekend when needed to stop opponents. In theory, there will be some high leverage games in the future that you can go back to Evans to close and get the effect of going soft (Cowan) to hard.
I like where he's at right now.
Part of his effectiveness imo is that he comes in after batters have seen one of our power arms for a few ABs, and his velo drop all around becomes an adjustment that others teams have not been able to make yet.
However, if he were to start games, I'd be worried that he would not be as effective after SEC level bats saw him a time or two through the order, which could limit getting lengthy starts which you need to hope to do a good amount of time from your starters
Plus, his reliability and pitch-ability are such assets for this team to use multiple times a weekend when needed to stop opponents. In theory, there will be some high leverage games in the future that you can go back to Evans to close and get the effect of going soft (Cowan) to hard.
I like where he's at right now.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:38 pm to Rougarou12
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But Eyanson's slow starting is not a good trait in a reliever.
I think some of Eyanson's issues could be ironed out with a little better communication between him and Yeskie. He throws a lot of pitches and can land them all for strikes, but on a given day, some are going to be better than others. Yeskie doesn't seem to be able to dial in well on what's working for most of our pitchers, and it's compounded with the increased number of choices Eyanson presents.
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:49 pm to burreauxxx
the end of games are as important as beginning and Jay is not moving Cowan out of that role when he can come in and pump strikes like he does
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:50 pm to ProjectP2294
I'm beginning to think this is a problem with Yeskie and all the pitchers. He seems to want to waste a lot of pitches after getting 2 strikes. I understand you should throw 1-2 to try to get them to chase, but after the count is 2-2, throw something competitive so we aren't on the verge of walking every batter and running up pitch counts.
Not calling for his head, just struggling to understand how he chooses to attack most hitters
Not calling for his head, just struggling to understand how he chooses to attack most hitters
Posted on 3/17/25 at 12:53 pm to camlewistenure_
The command is fantastic. Will get you deep into games if he's a starter, or shrink the game quickly as a reliever. The game gets late quick, as they say. He's a weapon, however Jay decides to use him.
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