Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote:
Mills reminds me a lot of Rick Reed, a late round draft pick of the Pirates who ended up having a half dozen good seasons as a #3-#4 control type for the Mets and Twins after bouncing around some bad teams (Pirates, Royals) as a AAAA swing guy.
Reed didn't get a real chance until he was past 30. Mills got his chance now at 28. He needs Caratini behind the plate because he needs someone who has more nuance in his pitch calling than Contreras. Caratini did a great job of recognizing how to spot the curve all around but outside of the strike zone, and stole a couple of strikes in the four innings that I watched.
The most important thing is that Mills had less than one year of service time coming into this year. He can sit in that #4 spot in the rotation for a couple of years at virtually no cost while the Cubs decide if they are reloading or rebuilding after the new CBA.
Anything else, like today, is gravy.
ya it's a great story! you're right, anything you get out of him is gravy. happy for the kid. don't understand why people would dislike him for the way he talks. i don't give 2 shits how he talks or how he walks. as long as he performs that's all i care about.
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