Is Yariel Rodriguez on the 40-man already? I figure he is but unsure. We did just kick Parsons off it and I'm not sure who took over that spot of if we've been saving it for Rodriguez.
Even if Bowden Francis doesn't suck he's probably a 2 times through the order/4 IP pitcher anyway, so they can piggyback each other. The stuff and approaches seems different enough to provide a different look?
Well he doesn't actually throw 98, probably a big reason why everyone has given up on him. His stuff doesn't look the same as it did late last year or early in ST.
If you've seen the recent string of pitcher injuries, then it makes sense to baby a young arm like him. But also he's a pitcher and has gotten injured before, those are the most likely to break again.
Jesus Christ these idiots are f***ing incapable of not derailing a thread. Nobody cares about your political opinions here. There’s plenty of other places to go s*** on the government freely and openly.
Hard hit ball merchant. Also for someone with his strikeout numbers, he doesn't actually get many whiffs or chases at all. So it's good velo but must have terrible shape on his pitches and gets by on sequencing.
This might be one of the worst first innings ever for a guy who only walked one hitter, his last. 40 pitches, 1 swinging strike, 8 hard hit balls - 6 above 99 mph, 4 above 105, 95.7 mph avg exit velo against.
7 runs now, he's not fooling literally anyone. 30 pitches, no swings and misses, the Royals are poking line drives all over the place like it's batting practice.
I'm pretty sure Laika is referring to Robertson as the OF that's a strong side platoon who might have plus power. There's no chance they believe Horwitz can play a passable LF or he'd have been out there for all of Spring Training. I think Horwitz takes over Vogelbach after his 45 day clause or whatever is about to reach. They're not gonna pay him his full season salary for a plug who can only hit RHP okay providing zero versatility on how to use him. Votto is a complete wildcard, if he looks alive then Horwitz is in tough luck, but more likely than not he's 40 years old and cooked.