I have seen situations where players who have had prior success regain their success after a change of scenery, but I can’t remember a change of scenery helping a player who had not had previous success. It seems to be working for Pivetta.
It surprised the TV announcers too, but it is that stupid 3 rd time through the order metric that managers implement automatically regardless of whether the pitcher is cruising.
Renfroe is a big league player. He has some big holes in his offensive game, but he produces enough power to be in the bigs. Cordero, however, is not proven big league timbre.