Could Steve Matz emulate the hotly pursued Brad Hand?
Brad Hand basically sucked as a starter.
How does 8-24, 4.86 ERA sound? “Sucks” is as good a word as any.
Even ex-Met Jack Fisher would likely think so.
He was 8-24 as a Met in 1965, but he sported a 3.94 ERA that year.
Hand also fanned a pedestrian 135 in 222 career starter innings.
But Hand as a relief pitcher?
Night and day.
18-19, with 105 saves in 353 relief outings, with an amazing 489 Ks in 387 innings.
That screams VALUABLE, not sucks.
I did a similar article several weeks ago on how Andrew Miller went from lousy starter to electric reliever.
I sure think it is time in his career for Steve Matz (20-40 in his last 60 starter decisions) to embrace a move that might just take him from SUCK to ELECTRIC, too.
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