moonslav59
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Everything posted by moonslav59
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How about Wright going through the 9 batters, then bring in Sale.
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I hope he does well.
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We won't lose game 1 and won't have any elimination games as we cruise through the playoffs.
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True, but by year's end he may be back as one.
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Hmmm, a "must win" that "doesn't really matter." Cleveland seems to be the team nobody is talking about, but they have quietly done very well this year. There are only 7 MLB teams with 54 or less losses. 6 are in the AL.
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Agree! I'm just glad we can give him rest, now. Let's hope it's what the doctor ordered, and it works.
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If he were more consistent, he'd be a closer. The vast majority of set-up men in MLB, including those getting hefty contracts as free agents, are as consistent as Kelly- or worse.
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He looked mighty strong after his last DL stint. I wonder, if he felt so good that he over threw a bit.
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You are choosing a sample size that fits your position, which is fine. 2.5 months is a pretty good sample size, however the point is, we will need a solid #2 RP'er next year that is much better than Kelly is now and maybe the same as Kelly prior to the 2.5 month line. If we don't replace Kimbrel, in kind, getting a solid set-up man or two takes on more urgency. BTW, one could argue replacing Kimbrel will be easy, since he has not been doing all that well for ___ weeks. .868 OPS against/ 5.40 ERA the last 28 days .870/ .523 second half
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I'm not sure that's enough.
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Exactly, and slight inflammation is common as well.
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What about non pitchers making 20X the manager?
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How do you propose to make amends?
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No Wright No Smith No Pedey No Vaz Sale and Devers to the DL.
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I don't think 2 games can be called a slump. Baseball is full of ups and downs. That's why they play 162.
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Earl knew his stuff.
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The player who bats 4th gets more RBI chances than the guy who bats 3rd, despite getting 20-30 less PAs over a season.
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If a slump is scoring 12 runs in the last 3 games and 52 in the last 9, then we aren't so bad off.
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Good points, but it we will still need a solid #2 next year, and it will likely cost much more than $3.8M to do it via free agency. I'm not sure we have prospects we want to trade for one. We need to rebuild our farm not shorten it. We may find a good solution within the system, but I'd rather hope on Pedey, Nunez. Holt, Hernandez and others at 2B than Hembree, Workman, Smith and Brasier to be our solid #2, assuming Thornburg is our #1 and we can only afford one semi-major acquisition. This is just talking the theory of what our number 1-2-3 priorities will be this winter. If we get a solid closer (which may be Kimbrel returning), then maybe I'd put 2B ahead of a strong set-up man, but if we are relying on Thornburg, Smith, Barnes or Brasier to close, we'd better get 2 strong set-up men before a 2Bman, in my book. First, because our closer will probably be weaker, and second, because our best set-up man will be moving to closer causing us to not only lose Kelly at set-up but another guy, too.
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Nice to see Velazquez and our pen do well. This is two days in a row for our pen. I think those two days off sandwiched around the Philly series helped. Time for the O to turn it on again.
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I'd call 'em even since mid June.
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That's what I said last year, too. However, we were fighting for not having to play the WC game. (I still wanted to rest Sale, then- not saying I was right.)
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I don't see a significant amount going to LC, but yes, more than earlier in the year. They still play the shift on him, so the opps haven't felt he's going the other way enough to change their strategies.
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I disagree. While the Kelly of the last month should be easy to replace, he's been a net plus over the season. I'd rather have Kelly in 2019 than Smith or Hembree, two that will likely move up to or near his slot.
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While true, he was hitting the ball pretty hard when at .510, too. JBJ is still pulling the ball, now. They are just falling for hits or going over the fences.
