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It's either Hand for another inning or Saucedo. Don't use Cimber, Richards, Mayza, or Romano.
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Dolis has been good in his last 7 outings. Still don't trust him, but he hasn't been dumpster fire like he was earlier. Borucki has been really bad, though.
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Borucki and then Dolis. Then I'm guessing Hand who hasn't been used in a few days. Ugh.
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4 innings of the pen likely without Cimber and Richards. Even with a 7 run lead can't get too comfortable here.
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Man what a fun inning. So good to be back at RC.
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Damn I thought Springer got that one.
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I'm wondering if this is even Buntoyo's decision. As much flack as he deservedly gets, he has no reason to trust Valera over Espinal at 3B. At least Joe Panik was an all star 6 year ago so Charlie being the idiot that he is would have a bias there, but to value Valera over Espinal makes no sense. Valera has lasted much longer with the org than anyone could have expected. I wonder if this is the org more than the manager. Otherwise the only other reason is that he thinks Espinal can't hit righties to the point where any LH bat is better. That seems a little extreme, but then again it is Charlie.
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Buntoyo valued Panik more than Tellez (played Panik at DH some times) and now Breyvic more than Espinal. I wouldn't take his lineups to mean anything about talent. He's playing the wrong guy, but whatever. Valera is a switch hitter so hitting from the left side against a righty magically makes him the better option.
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Which AL team do you hate the most? Also, why?
glory replied to BCZ's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Agreed on the Rays, for the reasons mentioned already. s***** + often empty stadium, non-existent fanbase despite great success, cheap ass owners, and contributed greatly in hurting the aesthetic value of the sport (though they are not alone in that). If they moved the franchise to Nashville and actually had fans attend games every now and then while also spending a bit on payroll, then maybe my opinion would change. -
Gallo with a 3 run HR to give the Yankees the lead. Yes, the HR was barely over the RF fence.
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The Yankees are looking much better with Rizzo and Gallo in the lineup. I wouldn't rule them out. Going to be an interesting 2 months.
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The sad thing is that isn't even a joke. That's reality.
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This is the spot for Hand where he has a cushion to allow some runs and still close the game out, but knowing Buntoyo he's salivating to use Romano.
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Espinal > Valera. If you want to say it's no big deal, then fine, but Valera is almost 30 with no MLB track record at all. There's very little upside in playing him, while Espinal likely has some. Maybe some Urshela flashbacks where they want to give Valera a shot.
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At least Jose and Edwin were both a year away from free agency when they extended, and both were coming off career years (Jose in 2010 and Edwin in 2012) so both the team and the players shared some risk in those contracts. The Acuna and Albies deals were so far away from free agency and there's practically no risk for the Braves.
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That's the biggest problem. If he's used like a traditional backup/4th outfielder, then he's fine, but if he's used as a starting OF, then that's a 600 PA/1 WAR/.270 OBP level player. Montoyo is going to use him like a starter as long as he's on the team. They might need to Panik him this winter just to take the toy away from the manager. Palacios can be a 4th OF, is already on the 40 man, and is not a vetrin, so the manager won't use him like a starter. That's an easy position to fill even if they don't want to use Palacios in that role. Hopefully this off season is the end of the Grichuk run, but I don't think it will be.
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I don’t say this often but I’m fine with the pen use tonight by Buntoyo. Would have preferred Hand being used here but he was used yesterday and unfortunately will be given high leverage spots from this point on. Dolis/Borucki is probably the low end of the pen at this rate unless I’m forgetting a scrub.
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Yes but the Jays have a lot of expendable parts on the 40 man (including Valera), and Smith will have to be protected after this season anyway. Hopefully they make the switch soon.
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I know Charlie manages like a little league coach, so everyone needs to get a turn to play, but Valera over Espinal (who barely played at all prior to recently) is a puzzling decision. If Biggio is on the DL, then this is actually the right time to get a quick look at Smith at 3B, if anything.
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Yeah, not sure about the rest of his Vandy career, but in his 19 K no hitter, he threw 131 pitches. I'm sure he was throwing 120+ on the regular. Three years of college for a P is just an unnecessary risk if the money is there out of HS. Wish he got better advice as a teenager.
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https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2019/02/13/kumar-rocker-draft-mlb-vanderbilt-baseball/2823061002/ Could have been a millionaire out of HS and possibly reached the Majors already, but listened to his parents (mom) and went to school instead. His arm would have still blown out, but at least he could have been paid first. Rocker's career goal was to reach MLB. He could have done that out of HS. Now he has an education that he may or may not have even cared about and it cost him 3-4 years of his pro career and millions of dollars in the process. Hitters choosing to go to college is more logical since the level of injury risk is much less, but for a pitcher to do it, especially when they could have conceivably gotten 1st round money out of HS, is a massive risk.
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If they thought Barnes has a higher ceiling than Suggs, and think the player development (which is one of the best in the league) can harness it, then I'm fine with that. I've calmed from my initial reaction and trusting this front office. They deserve the benefit of the doubt.
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We got that guy for Joe f***in Panik.
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Hand was going to come in if it stayed 3-2. The Jays (thankfully) scored 3 to make it 6-2. I think he's going to get the bulk of 8th inning appearances, if not save opportunities. I hope not, but I'd be surprised if that's not how it shakes out. Hopefully by then Walker will have fixed him.
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Charlie is going to treat Hand like prime Mariano Rivera when it comes to high leverage spots, so I hope Hand looks better than he did tonight.