(07-08-2015 10:06 AM)stever20 Wrote:  of course, you only had him pitching out of the stretch for what looks like 4 batters, so kind of a small sample size. Still a great outing for him, and one that was most needed quite frankly.

Bochy seems to like Osich a lot, no? Kind of a big pressure situation there 1st/2nd with 2 out, ahead 3.

Yeah he just kind of looked out of whack with runners on base. I need to see him against a competent lineup before I fully analyze him.

Yeah I'm sure he likes Osich, but it's more a combo of that and him simply being one of the only guys he could use. He's been trying to save Lopez for closer duties with Romo (sigh), so with Affeldt on the DL, Osich gets the call there. One thing I like about Osich over Strickland is that while his control isn't as good, he appears to stay away from the middle of the plate. When he misses, it's outside the zone, not down the middle. But again, small sample so let's see what happens over the next month. I will also add that his slider is a lot sharper than Strickland's.