Another Suggestion For Bobby Cox

Hey Bobby, you still haven't switched Giles and Renteria in the batting order. Giles is starting to turn it around some, but I still think you'd be doing yourself a favor if you hit Edgar in the top spot and Giles at #2.

An even more important recommendation, though, is to pitch Chris Reitsma in the 8th inning. He's not a closer. In the past week, you've shown what little confidence you have in him, as he threw 2/3 of an inning last week, before you brought out McBride to get the final out and the save. Today, you did likewise, but brought Remlinger on to record the final out of the 9th and get the save. Yesterday, you went to Kenny Ray and he got the Cubs out 1-2-3 in the 9th for a save. Ray's E.R.A. is around 1.50. He's gotten the first batter out in the innings he's pitched 21 out of 24 times, I believe. Reitsma's E.R.A. is over 6.00. He's already blown 3 save opportunities and has a road E.R.A. of over 9.00. He seems to be much more comfortable in the set-up role. It's hard to decipher how comfortable Ray will be in the 9th based on one outing, but he looked sharp yesterday (as well as today, in the 8th) and it seems that wherever you put the guy, he's going to deliver. Chris won't like this, but I'd recommend closing with Ray from here on out.