Jason: Name one player whose early season breakout is a sign of things to come
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Dan Szymborski: *Maybe* Trumbo who has worked hard to improve plate discipline and is in an ideal park
Yes plz
So why would Gibby use Osuna yesterday if he knew he wouldn't use him the next day regardless of leverage? I know he warmed yesterday, but he surely would have been available today had he warmed and not pitched yesterday. The bigger question: why was Osuna unavailable today after pitching yesterday?
That's actually a good point. A guy touching mid-90s in the morning after seeing a knuckleballer for 6 innings yesterday is a tough run scoring environment.
If it's important that Pompey gets into 5 games a week, just DH Bautista 2-3 times and rest Saunders and Pillar one or twice. It shouldn't be difficult to get a 4-man OF rotation ample playing time, especially when DH is only blocked by the likes of Smoak and Colabello.