Desperate measures no match for desperate times in Phils pen
May 14
2007
When the idea that the Phillies would move Myers to the pen was floated I thought it was absurd. When it was implemented a few weeks later I thought it was necessary. The question now is, what's next?
I don't know. But the pen sure is more than a tweak away.
Here's what the Phillies' bullpen has done over the past ten days, including the innings pitched by Brett Myers:
| Date | Result | IP | H | ER | BB |
| 5/3 | W9-7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 5/4 | L6-2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 5/5 | L9-4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 5/6 | W8-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5/7 | L4-3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 5/8 | L3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5/9 | W9-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/11 | W7-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/12 | W11-7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 5/13 | L4-1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 5-5 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 11 |
In 20 innings they've thrown to a 7.65 ERA and a 1.95 ratio. Myers has thrown six innings in that time without being charged with a run. Without Myers' innings, the pen has thrown to a 10.93 ERA and a 2.50 ratio over the past ten games.
He might want to get comfortable out there, even if it's a little hard for fans to swallow the idea.
In terms of desperation moves, they don't get much bigger than moving your 26-year-old stud starter to the bullpen. The problem for the Phillies is they've already made their desperation move and, well, their pen has still thrown to a 7.65 ERA over the last ten games.