The last two games against the Mets clearly show how having weak starting pitchers leads to losses. The Mets had so many hard hit balls off Wentz and Fedde that I was fearful an infielder might have to be carried off on a stretcher. The TV broadcast showed a brief shot of AA and McGuirk hovering over a laptop. I was left wondering if they were discussing potential future upgrades for the rotation or more real estate investments.
I thought Cal was excellent for someone picked up off the waiver wire—he’s already shown he can outperform Cookie or Fedde.
Kinley’s $5M option seems like a no-brainer, but I assumed Yates at $4.5M in 24 was a given too, so yeah relievers ....yeah.....
Could a Rule 5 roster crunch be why Harris hasn’t been called up? Adding him to the 40-man might mean losing someone the team really wants to protect. I know it’s probably more complicated than that, but it’s hard to see why Harris isn’t at least up, and the same goes for Lara—bringing him up gradually could help him get used to where he’ll be soon.
The last two games against the Mets clearly show how having weak starting pitchers leads to losses. The Mets had so many hard hit balls off Wentz and Fedde that I was fearful an infielder might have to be carried off on a stretcher. The TV broadcast showed a brief shot of AA and McGuirk hovering over a laptop. I was left wondering if they were discussing potential future upgrades for the rotation or more real estate investments.
I thought Cal was excellent for someone picked up off the waiver wire—he’s already shown he can outperform Cookie or Fedde.
Kinley’s $5M option seems like a no-brainer, but I assumed Yates at $4.5M in 24 was a given too, so yeah relievers ....yeah.....
Could a Rule 5 roster crunch be why Harris hasn’t been called up? Adding him to the 40-man might mean losing someone the team really wants to protect. I know it’s probably more complicated than that, but it’s hard to see why Harris isn’t at least up, and the same goes for Lara—bringing him up gradually could help him get used to where he’ll be soon.