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Bobby makes me nervous because I can’t figure out his role.
He was great this year with the bases empty and terrible with runners on.  He struck lefties out well, but gave up too many runs to em.  No need to use him as a LOOGY because he can hold his own against righties, but he gives up too many hits to be a dominant reliever.
I don’t get him, yet.  Aaron Laffey type?  Bobby's got more Ks than that.  I dunno, I think he’s in the mix for home-grown lefty, but I’m more comfortable with Moran at this point. 
But Moran too got beat up by lefties.  His post-All-star numbers are pretty spectacular, though: ERA under 2 in 36.1 IP, 26 hits, 8 runs (3 HR), 42K / 12BB.
Overall Bobby’s numbers are as good as or better than Moran’s on the season.  But Brian’s spectacular faceplant to start the season masks his return to the numbers he’s had for his whole minor league career.
Moran’s minor league career: 8 hits, 10K / 2.3 BB per nine.  2nd half: 6.5 hits, 10.5 K / 3 BB.
I like the arm with the lower hits and higher K per 9 as potential lefty #1, but that doesn’t exclude Bobby from lefty #2 status.  What would be interesting would be getting a LH long man.  LaFromboise used to start, so he can go multiple innings – that’d be an interesting way to get another lefty in the pen.
I'm very curious to see our offseason bullpen adds - if we make any significant ones.  I could see us going:
CL League
RH Setup Wilhelmsen
LH Setup Moran
RH 7th inning Ruffin
RH mop up Lueke
LH long relief LaFromboise
Or some such.
It'd be a REALLY young pen, but we've had worse ones packed with vets.  Just no Cortes, please. I don't trust that guy.
~G