This isn't April. Last 10 starts: Stroman has 2.45 xFIP. I voted for him as well, he's been outstanding
Comparison in L10: Sanchez 3.92 xFIP
Happ 3.00 xFIP
That was exactly it. He wasn't following through on his pitches and he was missing his release point entirely. The frustrating part is he has the potential to be dominant like he was in Cleveland, when he locates the fastball it makes his slider devastating. So if that Liriano we're too show up more consistently he'd be a very solid postseason option. However, the Liriano we saw vs Minnesota on Friday has been far more prominent this season
Liriano got into trouble due to too many walks. He wasn't particularily sharp. Dickey the same problem. Stroman actually pitched really well, but ran into terrible BABIP luck. A ton of ground balls in the infield that snuck through short and third.
When Martin is the hottest hitter in the league, and Stro struggled last time with Thole behind the dish, I disagree now is the time for Thole to catch back to back days. That time does not exist unless injury
Bautista DH
Donaldson 3b
Edwin 1b
Tulo SS
Saunders RF
Pillar CF
Upton LF
Travis 2B
Thole C
Hate when Martin's not in there when he's this hot. Plus Stroman didn't have much success last time Thole was behind the dish.
Travis hitting 8th is also yuck, Sore hand or not
Meh, it can make a difference when gripping a bat, and its also on his throwing hand. We're going to need him down the stretch, there's no point in making the injury worse. Better to just let it fully heal.
LOL y'all are crazy. Votto is hitting .450/.546/.708 in 150 PA since the allstar break. Not to mention his .515(!) wOBA and 226wRC+
How is he not worth every single penny? For god sake he was a 7.5 fWAR player in 2015. He'll be worth his contract for the next 4 years too. It might hurt a little in 5 years from now, but the short term gain is worth it. If you replace Smoak with Votto in the lineup we're easily the favourites coming out of the AL. The reds would laugh at that offer
60% hahaha that kills me
This is actually a pretty big game with Boston and the O's playing each other. Win the series and maintain that division lead. Would love it if they momentum carried over from last night and they come out firing.