Kimbrel against Cardinals in the Cubs biggest series: 1.2 IP, 3 ER, got credit for 2 losses. Cubs season is over.

 

Kimbrel has already given up 9 HRs and has over 5 BBs/9. No wonder why nobody wanted to sign this guy... BBref has him at -0.5 WAR.

Edited September 25, 20197 yr by Danchat

I wonder what kind of medical reports the Cubs had that indicated it would be a good idea to bring him back? His velocity is still way down (though still better than average).

 

I had no interest in Kimbrel for this year, but I was interested in signing him to a multi year deal because these hold-out guys do seem to rebound in year two. I'm more skeptical about that now though, I hope for his sake the Cubs aren't doing him a disservice running him out there while he's still ailing.

I wonder what kind of medical reports the Cubs had that indicated it would be a good idea to bring him back? His velocity is still way down (though still better than average).

 

I had no interest in Kimbrel for this year, but I was interested in signing him to a multi year deal because these hold-out guys do seem to rebound in year two. I'm more skeptical about that now though, I hope for his sake the Cubs aren't doing him a disservice running him out there while he's still ailing.

Yeah, I wonder if a careful study would actually bear that out, or if we just mentally discard the cases where it works out less well.

 

I had no interest in Kimbrel for this year, but I was interested in signing him to a multi year deal because these hold-out guys do seem to rebound in year two.

How does Dallas Keuchel affect your "hold-outs suffer in year one" theory?