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Furthermore, the fact that Ricky has not made a solid recovery makes me question the coaching and management. I’ve a great deal of respect for the coaching staff with the Jays, but this much struggle from the flagship pitcher over this much time makes me question the aptitude they have to fix Ricky. I don’t blame Ricky for his struggles this year because I know his heart and how hard he’s trying. I know he’d take all the responsibility on his own shoulders because that’s the type of guy he is. But it’s not all his fault. WIth this much attention on a player and this much incentive to get him fixed, I wonder if they’ve made the best decisions to fix him.

dagger wrote:http://dirkhayhurst.com/2012/09/send-romero-down-so-you-can-bring-him-up/

I'm sure Hayhurst will ingratiate himself with Farrell and AA for this rant. But I think he's right. It should have been done a month ago. Now it's too late.

Furthermore, the fact that Ricky has not made a solid recovery makes me question the coaching and management. I’ve a great deal of respect for the coaching staff with the Jays, but this much struggle from the flagship pitcher over this much time makes me question the aptitude they have to fix Ricky. I don’t blame Ricky for his struggles this year because I know his heart and how hard he’s trying. I know he’d take all the responsibility on his own shoulders because that’s the type of guy he is. But it’s not all his fault. WIth this much attention on a player and this much incentive to get him fixed, I wonder if they’ve made the best decisions to fix him.

CZAR85 wrote:Where are all these starters supposed to come from to replace them? I thought the stupid Happ trade was defended because we needed starters because of all the injuries. Was Zito sent down when he sucked for San Francisco? How about John Lackey? What about AJ Burnett? It is ridiculous to think we acted out of the ordinary in not sending him down.

dagger wrote:The thing that surprises me, listening to Romero, is that no one seems to know what he's doing wrong. Hanging some fastballs, that's all he says. There doesn't seem to be a loss of velocity. Now maybe he needs to add another secondary pitch he can get over for first strikes or something like that, but he isn't suggesting that either.

If there is nothing lacking, then it's mainly mental, and removing oneself from the pressure cooker and throwing in the minors would have let him exorcise his demons. Instead, every outing at the major league level has become a pistol whipping for his confidence.

RapsFanInVA wrote:Is there any kind of clause where a team can option their worst player to Barbados for a two week paid vacation with a mandate to perform no baseball related activities? I think Ricky could use that right now.

bigdirty2 wrote:[

He needs some veteran guys to get with him and fix his head. RR is obviously extremely immature and weak mentally. All the signs have been there this year.

bigdirty2 wrote:He needs some veteran guys to get with him and fix his head. RR is obviously extremely immature and weak mentally. All the signs have been there this year.

whysoserious wrote:I'm not sure sending him down does anything unless you expect him to dominate players that aren't going to be big-league players to regain his confidence. At the same time, he's so emotional that sending him down could actually hurt him.

LBJSeizedMyID wrote:

whysoserious wrote:I'm not sure sending him down does anything unless you expect him to dominate players that aren't going to be big-league players to regain his confidence. At the same time, he's so emotional that sending him down could actually hurt him.

No, it didn't work for Doc Halladay or Cliff Lee either. How can you say not sending him down doesn't do anything for him? The only "real" reason you wouldn't send him down was the fact that he'd get only two or three starts with the minor league season ending soon.