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  1. moonslav59
    That is one strategy, but Cora usually does not remove a platoon batter, early or mid game, unless men are on base and the game is close. We'll see what happens, tonight. I know some want to see Abreu get a chance to play FT, and I thought maybe they'd give Rafaela the night off to make it happen, but not this time.
  2. moonslav59
    Yanks down 5-0 to Tigers.
  3. moonslav59
    With the lefty going, Cora is continuing to platoon Abreu, like last season. Ref gets the start in RF. Campbell at 2B and Narvaez starts over the injured Wong. Romy vs the lefty. L Duran LF L Devers 3B R Bregman 3B R Refsnyder RF R Story SS R Campbell 2B R Romy 1B R Narvaez C R Rafaela CF Abreu & Casas on the bench may keep the Jays' manager from bringing in a righty.
  4. moonslav59
    Yes. We have THU April 17th off.
  5. moonslav59
    Slaten has the 4th best OPS Against, this year at .544. Maybe Weissert gets demoted.
  6. moonslav59
    We are about 1/15th through the season, and here are the OPS+, so far: 273 Abreu 272 Romy (12 PA) 223 KC 210 (7 PA) 173 Narvaez 163 Bregman 119 Devers 100 Story 79 Duran, 55 Casas, 37 Rafaela, -16 Wong, -39 DHam OPS Against .000 Bernardino .377 Chapman .472 Crochet .544 Slaten .571 Kelly .578 Whitlock .644 Weissert .736 Fitts .890 Criswell, .916 Newcomb, .982 Dobbins, 1.006 Buehler, 1.040 Houck Our SP'er are off to the opposite start as 2024's rotation.
  7. moonslav59
    I thought Cora said they gave up on the 6 man idea. Now, we will start having days off.
  8. moonslav59
    The whole suspension thing might have set him back a chunk, but he seemed to handle that one, pretty well- considering....
  9. moonslav59
    I think Fitts might go, first, and the Newcomb out of options card may come into play on the choice.
  10. moonslav59
    Well, when someone "joins," someone gets demoted. I'm not saying Fitts earned a demotion, but he has not done much to impress a longer look, either. When Bello is ready, I see Fitts moving to the pen and "joining" them, or staying stretched out as a starter in AAA. Gio is going to get a chance, unless he aggravates the injury. I'm not sure I'm looking forward to his "joining," but he could still have something in the tank. He's only 30.
  11. moonslav59
    If Gio looks shaky in rehab, and Newcomb pitches well in his next few starts, I still think Cora gives Gio a shot. (Bello should replace Fitts, as long as he is healthy, IMO.)
  12. moonslav59
    I understand the feelings, here, but most great pitchers get batters to swing at balls out of the K zone or in the K zone, but not that batter's favorite areas. Or, they get them to guess the wrong pitch type or location. I'm not sure Fitts has "the stuff" to challenge the best hitters by just throwing strikes.
  13. moonslav59
    It's not just about last night. I'm just not sure he has the stuff to be anything better than a 4/5 SP'er. We could use a good 4/5 pitcher, but there are some not-so-good ones, too. I think he will get another start or two, and even a 3-4 game sample size is not much to work with, but I'd prefer to see Bello, when he is ready. I'm not sure Gio deserves anything, but he will likely get his shot when ready- like it or not.
  14. moonslav59
    I know they say mine are almost always right, but which one are you talking about? LOL!
  15. moonslav59
    Kinda sorta. More hope than reason. It's a small sample size on Fitts (4.50 ERA and 1.333 WHIP w 8Ks and 0BBs in 12 IP.) Gio's last 2 seasons were very uninspiring and look worse than the Fitts numbers: 4.89/ 1.370, but he's only 30 and had a nice stretch from 2019-2021 (seems so long ago) 3.47 ERA 1.076 WHIP (3.54 FIP) Who knows if he can come close to those numbers from years ago? I'm hoping Bello gets the call, and Newcomb pitches well enough to keep Gio out of the rotation.
  16. moonslav59
    He can, IMO. It's all about staying healthy. His glove and position, alone, would make him a plus WAR player.
  17. moonslav59
    If Zavala is Wong, I don't want to be right.
  18. moonslav59
    That may be the catch of the season!
  19. moonslav59
    Fitts looked pretty shaky, last night. I'm hoping he gets only one more start.
  20. moonslav59
    Looks like he has a lot of promise.
  21. moonslav59
    Gio pitches for Woo on Tuesday.
  22. moonslav59
    Newcomb may be ahead of Stock & Fitts. My guess is Stock or Fitts is demoted for Bello, and the other for Hendriks. Gio replaces Newcomb, if he gets healthy and Newcomb is not looking great. Crawford might be out until May>June.
  23. moonslav59
    Bummer loss. Tomorrow we face the lefty. Let's see what Cora does.
  24. moonslav59
    So, he'd do it in 6 years not 7.
  25. moonslav59
    It sure was! He's made a lot of strong throws, before, but that was... WOW!
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