It's hard right now to see the team in a position where they can't use useful 5th starter production from someone like Corbin. Right now Scherzer looks cooked and Lauer is probably best pushed back to a swingman role. So even when the team gets Yesavage and Berrios back I could see them keeping him around.
If you're expecting the team manager to give voice to your own frustrations, that's just not going to happen, nor should it. We'll probably see Varland called on next time a save situation come up, and that's all that needs to be communicated to the fans.
I'm still on the Hoffman train. His K-BB is like 33% and the stuff is still above average. Just have to assume the results fall into place eventually.
xFIP is 1.22
xERA 2.57
ERA inflated with a 0.571 BABIP and 33.3% HR/FB. Easiest regression candidate in baseball right now,
Lost in the Hoffman implosion is that Louis Varland has become one of the best relievers in baseball. That trade is going to look like a steal unless Rojas becomes a rotation fixture in Minnesota
Nah man, only a homer would think that having Kirk, Santander, Bieber, Yesavage, Garcia, Springer, Barger, Berrios, Ponce and Varsho on the IL at the same time is making it difficult to win games.
I don't see a role for Lukes on the roster right now. He's been bad since like August of last year, and he's optionable. No reason to keep giving him more rope.
LF - Schneider
CF - Varsho
RF - Jimenez/Sanchez platoon
Straw backing everything up
Anyone know of an alternative to this tool, which used to be helpful but is now completely busted?
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