The Los Angeles Spinners continue to stock up on pitchers with the recent signings of Adam Buhman and Jeremy Jankowski.
Both of these signings are not without controversy and question marks.
While Adam Buhman has proven himself to be a talented starting pitcher with pinpoint control, he has also struggled with injuries and is currently out with a ruptured UCL and not expected to be ready to pitch again until nearly mid-season of 1979. He also is basically a two-pitch pitcher at this point and it appears that the Spinners might be planning to use him out of their already packed bullpen. Granted, as a swing-man and emergency starter he would give their staff some quality depth, when healthy.
Part of the reason the bullpen is stacked is because they also recently signed 36-year old right-handed reliever Jeremy Jankowski. In spite of his advanced age Jankowski remains a valuable reliever especially on the strength of his wicked curveball. He is, however, also a flyball pitcher with not great movement. But far more controversial is his personality- he has a long-established reputation as a drama queen and a divisive force in the clubhouse. Given the strength of their bullpen already it is a bit hard to understand why they added Jankowski into the mix.
