Bob-Nob <rpmachemer DeleteThis @note.amherst.edu> wrote in
news:444a821a@amhnt2.amherst.edu:
> Bob K venit, vidit, et dixit:
>
>> I was wondering if DiNardo was supposed to be anything more than a AAAA
>> pitcher. I know he's been back and forth a few times. Is he just a
>> placeholder or is he regarded as anything in developement?
>
> I don't think he's regarded as anything particularly special (like
> say Lester, Papelbon, and Hansen are), but I think he's expected to
> pitch pretty decently, today's game notwithstanding. He pitched pretty
> well in AAA last year, and (for someone who apparently doesn't have great
> heat), he's done a pretty decent job of striking batters out the last
> few years (though his 2006 MLB numbers aren't particularly good so far).
>
> Catch you later.
> --Robert Machemer
>
One thing I like anout him is that he has shown steady improvement. He has
his setbacks like today, but he's not the neck-snap he was a couple years
ago.
>> Stay informed about: Plan for Dinardo 
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