Hickey said as of now all of the starters -- Wade Davis, Jeff Niemann, Alex Cobb, Matt Moore --...

Hickey said as of now all of the starters -- Wade Davis, Jeff Niemann, Alex Cobb, Matt Moore -- will be treated as true starters during the start of the spring.

"It'll work itself out," Hickey said, alluding to a possible trade. Failing that Hickey said he would not be surprised if Davis ends up in the bullpen."

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Him explicitly saying Davis could go to pen

could indicate that they prefer to trade Niemann, as that would increase leverage in any deal by not making a trade necessary, while also keeping his value as a starter high.

by TheRevTy on Feb 3, 2012 8:04 PM EST reply actions

Or that Davis can pitch relief and Niemann really can't

Since Niemann takes so damn long to warm up

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by Brickhaus on Feb 4, 2012 2:34 PM EST up reply actions

Rev's probably got it right; Davis is cost-controlled; Niemann isn't.

But I do agree with you that I think Niemann would be a better starter than a reliever. I think Niemann’s a better starter than Davis too so no matter how this hashes out, if the team has both, I’d rather see Niemann in the rotation and Davis in the pen.

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by kericr on Feb 7, 2012 10:09 AM EST up reply actions