Elvąwen to AAA?
MINAS MORGUL - Rumors about Galealbo Elvąwen's performance have run rampant around the Slayers' clubhouse. Galealbo has been visably distressed with how she's been playing despite the team's success. "I don't think I'm doing what I can. I feel like the team is carrying me, instead of the other way around like it should be. Maybe I need to get away and try to work things out in AAA." Galealbo commented. Minas Morgul media, consisting primarily of druids, ran with the comments, and many analysts have speculated that Galealbo is indirectly asking to be demoted for a while.
"No player, especially one slotted as the team ace, is gonna say, 'Send me to AAA, please, because I can't get it done.' But she was saying that but in a way to help her save face and hide her feelings and disappointment over her performance," one analyst said.
Whether or not Minas Morgul will demote the young starting pitcher remains to be seen. Galealbo had any further comments. The team members interviewed said, basically, that they "supported Galealbo and want to help her work through it and don't want her sent down."
Galealbo is currently 4-3, but has a far lower QS % than she or her team is used to (43%) while so far posting her worst ERA (4.25) since her rookie season in which she split time with Bree and Minas Morgul. She still has electric stuff, striking out hitters at a rate of 10 per 9 innings and has walked just 15 to go with 120 strikeouts. Her inconsistency has been unsettling. However, she is allowing just a .236 average against her and her ERC is 2.76?
Whatever the problems she's having, early talk out of Slayers camp is that she will not be demoted and no changes are expected to be made. "Why mess with it? We're going good as a team, easily the best season we've ever had. Galealbo might not be her usual self, but hey she's 4-3 and we're still doing the job, so she's doing well enough to not lose and that's a .571 winning percentage - not bad at all. Her ERC tells me that's its either 'bad luck' or that she's just getting burned on big hits at the most damaging times. I don't foresee any demotion to AAA. I'll say that right now." The team will likely try to rally around their struggling ace. They have been working well together and this may be the best course of action.
Posted at March 25, 2005 08:57 AM | more from Minas Morgul