Dipoto brought a new (I think) Moneyball approach to your pen. So far it's been a good bet. Thumbs up.
Montgomery went ballistic for a couple of starts last year. It's REALLY hard to do that if you don't have something that gets guys out. Would be interesting to know what his heater topped out at in those two starts......vs the one that smokes guys now.
Doc, there is something to be said for telling a guy, "You can get MLB studs out. Here's the ball!" vs, "Hey kid, go down to Tacoma and prove you're really any good!"
Is that all the difference between Monty and Pax this year? Nah. But I'm betting that it is some of it.
There will be weirdness in our giving Nuno or Monty a start the first time one of our aces gets tweaked. The weirdness is that we don't have Paxton in the bullpen to get that start........as we've said you have to be stretched out in Tacoma.
Anyway, I hope Paxton is first guy up. Bullpen or not.