He was very close to the last guy used. If he was used instead of Strahm it was probably because RH hitters were coming up. Was Barnes so bad that he was dead last on the list? Was he an extra innings choker, is that the idea? Seems like you're judging on the results.
Duvall's 2 RBI were the difference in yesterday's game. Refsnyder didn't do much but his stats against lefty pitchers are amazing. Duran got in the game and got a hit. It was all good.
Cora knows what he's doing.
Duran has 239 PA's against righties and only 39 against lefties this year.
Which might mean his excellent numbers have a lot to do with not seeing many lefties.
We don'tr actually know if he can hit lefties well yet.
I agree he should get the chance, but maybe you need to look a little closer at the facts.
I don't really buy it. I think what happened is JH, or JH/Werner, drew a clear line in the sand on their max offer to Mookie. That's always been my guess.
That's true, but we also gave the Dodgers the chance to extend Betts, and they capitalized.
I also find it amusing that we do the 1/3 year thing for Betts's 2020, but not for Verdugo's 2020.
The reports were that Bloom had a lot of conversations with Cora and had some misgivings because of the cheating etc. I think it's pretty credible that it was Bloom's call to make.