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Last year I was a revelation out of the pen. I was a big part of the team's 11-1 start, and then, when the roof caved in, I stayed strong. Reliable, anyhow.
But come September, I fell apart. I stunk like cabbage in the sun. A 7.71 ERA after the kids went back to school. A .903 OPS against. That's not going to do.
So what is it? Was I tired? Was I hurt? Was I regressing?
There are a lot of theories floating out there. Maybe I need to lose the locks like deGrom did. Get serious. Maybe I need to let the team know that pitching out of the pen is messing me up, and to ask for a few starts to re-prove myself. Maybe I just didn't have my head in the game. It's a long season, you know?
But we've got a big-shot new catcher signed by our big-shot new GM. I look forward to getting a big shot new chance.
It's spring and all is new. But come summer and then fall, a lot will have happened. How do you think that's going to look?
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