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Should Orioles Convert Kevin Gausman To A Reliever?

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Gausman had an ERA+ of 119 as a starter last year. Rhodes had ERA+'s of 77, 87, and 69 as a starter for three years before the O's made the switch. No way would I permanently move him to the bullpen now. If he continues to stink, then they may want to move him there temporarily to work on something/have some single innings of success. 

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Nope and nope.  You can't cut bait, you can't trade him his value is too low.  You only convert him if you need value and only at the end of the contol period for him. That's still a year and a half away.  Players have terrible half seasons.  It happens.  Just as players have otherworldly half seasons (see Story, Trevor).

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4 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

We converted him to a reliever in 2014 because we had a MLB need and that's likely why he never developed as a SP.   

Is that why David Price never made it? How about the times when Gausman has been successful?

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No.  God no.  Where's that Steve Carrell video from the office?  It's way too early for that.  You don't give up on a possible #2/#2 SP after two bad months.  Especially after what we all say in the 2nd half last year.  Let.  Him.  Pitch.  And hopefully McDowell can earn his money and help him figure out what has gone wrong mechanically.

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I'm surprised about how many are giving up on Gausman's career as a SP already. Yes, he has been totally and absolutely terrible this year. But from 2014-2016 he had a 3.77 ERA in almost 70 starts. I'll take that as a truer indication of his talent than his 14 starts so far this year. 

If he continues as badly as he's been so far then we'll probably be out of contention, and at that point maybe he could use a temporary bullpen break to try to sort everything out. But if you trade him for nothing or send him to the bullpen for good, you're squandering what could be (and was as recently as two months ago) one of our most valuable assets. 

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1 hour ago, birdwatcher55 said:

You really think Gausman is #2 material? He reminds me of Jeremy Guthrie. I wouldn't waste any more time with him after 5 years.

Yeah, I do.  Btw, I mis-typed, I meant to put #2/#3.  But yeah, I think he can he a top end starter.  Did you not see him pitch last year in the 2nd half?

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5 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

Gausman's best role is probably in relief since he doesn't have a good breaking pitch, but considering the options right now, you have to leave him in the rotation and hope he snaps out of it!

Exactly.  If we can keep Ubaldo in the starting rotation for 3 years, we can sure as heck keep Gausman in the rotation.  Maybe he needs to take up Pilates.  

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