San Francisco Giants About Due for a Pitching Change
After tonight’s 13-1 drubbing by the Diamondbacks, the Giants have to be giving some serious consideration to dumping either Todd Wellemeyer or Brandon Medders. Both got blasted tonight.
Wellemeyer now has a 5.71 ERA, due mostly to his inability to throw strikes. He’s allowed 27 walks in 41 innings pitched.
Brandon Medders had a 3.86 ERA coming into tonight’s game and leaves it with a 7.20 ERA. The thing is he really hadn’t pitched as well as his pregame ERA indicated. His line is now 15 IP, 26 hits, three HRs, and six walks allowed and only eight Ks.
The obvious candidates to replace these two if the Giants decide to make a move are AAA right-handed pitchers Eric Hacker and Steve Edlefsen. Hacker is 27 and has b...
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