[The Blue Blur]

He is a great closer, but with the amount of money the reds are paying him, he should get the chance to see if he can be a starter. If you could get 150-180 inning out of him this year that could very well be 14-17 wins.
When the reds signed him it was to be a starter wasn't it?? Lets start him if it works out then he could very well be the ace on this team if by mid June its not working then move him back to the pen.. But you have to take the chance that it will work. That why the reds spent all that money was for a great starter pitcher known as the Cuban Missile!!!

They paid him all that money to throw 100+ mph fastballs, & do it consistently. It doesn't matter starter, middle reliever, setup guy or closer, they want him to throw, throw accurate & throw hard, that's why he's getting the big $$$. He's gotten his chance, & it's obvious the team doesn't want him to start, he doesn't want to start & both have come to terms he's the closer. The greatest closer of all-time, came to the big leagues as a starter but after a lack of success he became a relief pitcher. Got starter $ & made things legendary with World Series victories. No one in New York is complaining. I think we got much of the same potential