Lovullo still has "ton of confidence" in Boxberger, Bradley

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Let's see his actual actions... Words are nice and all. But let's see if he actually puts Box and Archie in leveraged situations. I and a huge TL fan and would be shocked if he actually did this.
 

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He should try them out after the starting pitcher is taken out. See how that works.
 

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He should try them out after the starting pitcher is taken out. See how that works.
Absolutely. It shouldn't be all-or-nothing.

Just keep Archie and Box out of the 8th and 9th innings (which have little or no safety nets). Unless they get to the point where they are better than Ziegler and Yoshi closing games, which I wouldn't expect for the rest of the season. Both of them are experienced closers.

If Archie and Box do show improvement, they'd be good middle inning relievers, which would help the team. Anything to send Bracho to the bench or Siberia. He is not even what they call a AAAA pitcher on a consistent basis. :)
 
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