Post by mainesox on Jun 14, 2013 14:08:39 GMT -5
You have no reason to make this statement. He already has had success as a starter at the major league level, even though he was pushed to get there long before he was actually ready. The redsox bullpen is already stupidly deep. If you look at their actual usage and compare to other teams, no one in the sox bullpen is being overused. Miller and Tazawa were brought up as starters and could probably pitch considerably more than they have been. Rubby has the best stuff of any prospect we have, there is no reason to want to convert him.
There's a difference between "you have no reason to make this statement" and "this person differs from my opinion." I'm not the first, nor the last, to suggest De La Rosa's future is in the bullpen.
And to clarify, I'm saying future. That's down the road. I'm not suggesting they place him in the bullpen tomorrow for good. They're going to use him as a starter for as long as they can, then venture into moving him.
I think the problem stems from you stating it as an established fact - not as an opinion or as a possibility, but as if it's already a done deal. I get that that's not how you meant it, but based on the way it was said I can definitely understand people taking issue with it.