Brandon Backe hasn't had major league stuff since his surgery. He's washed up. Their isn't even an argument that can be made for him. Look at the amount of hits he gives up. It's one thing if a pitcher runs into bad luck, but when a pitcher is giving up a high batting average and ton of hits that means the batters are teeing off.

Paulino will get the start on Saturday per Cecil Cooper. You can't put Paulino in the bullpen again. Paulino is the future of this team you can't start messing with his arm and head. He's a starter he always has been. I don't care about this win now attitude. I'm not ruining our kids futures for guys like Brandon Backe, who shouldn't be in the majors. Paulino is blessed with a special arm and it looked like he was putting it together before the injury. Paulino has the type of arm and stuff, Backe dreams about.

Brandon Backe has never been outside of a few good playoff performances even an average pitcher. The numbers clearly show this. They need to release Backe and let him go elsewhere.

Last Edited By: zachdevil Jun 25 09 4:48 PM. Edited 1 times.