Although most of the other stats were awful, Selby did notch 30 Ks in 24 innings for the Pirates in 2023 and we have been short on strike 'em-out relievers.
I don't know how many other options they have.
But look at him compared to Kimbrel. We've probably given that guy more chances than necessary. He'll probably get more chances as the season goes along. And Holmes is only 31, he should still be in his prime...it wasn't long ago that I saw someone on here refer to him as the right handed version of Zack Britton.
I bet they're going to keep trotting him out there to see if they can get him back to form. He's really dominant when he's on.
That said, I hope he keeps blowing saves like he did tonight.
As Hyde said in the post-game presser: "Really competes well. You know he bears down really, really well and there's not a whole lot of panic out there either and he's really, really under control. The game doesn't speed up on him."
The problem is something has gone wrong with the hitting too. Henderson, Adly, Mountcastke, Mullins, etc just hasn't been performing as well as we had hope the last couple of months. I read somewhere that the Orioles lead MLB with the most games with 3 runs or less scored. That's a problem.
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