Remember back when we had phelps to pitch the 6th, good chatwood to pitch the 7th, romano to pitch the 8th and then merryweather to pitch the 9th? Good times
They should let Ohtani play OF everyday and then come in to close. That way you get his bat as much as possible and he doesnt have to focus as much on pitching. Just come in for 3 outs throw gas, mix in some sliders and splits and call it a day.
Ryu looks to be in mid season form
Backdoor cutters, diving changeups, get me over curves, locating the fastball well. Havent been watching the game, just gathering all this from the gameday pitch tracking.
Not s***ing on the guy, he puts out entertaining content but what would a major league FO want with him? Hes just a content creator whos not doing anything groundbreaking in terms of research and development.
And he probably makes more doing youtube than he would working for a team.
I wasnt bringing up era and wins lmao. His xERA according to baseball savant was like a 3.9-4.0 or something in 16 and 17 and higher in 18 when he got traded. He simply was not pitching like an ace before he got traded and hadnt for years. To try and categorize him as a "stud" and "ace" is just flat out wrong.
His contract was extremely valuable and his potential was very high but his results were very middling. And why wouldnt a team have the inside track on whether a pitcher they had years and years of medical information on was about to get hurt and trade him before? Its happened before.
I wouldnt call Archer a stud when he got traded. His results were very middle of the pack. His stuff was great and still is but he was under performing his peripherals and the rays chose to sell high on him before the shine wore off as much as it has now.
On the other hand, a perfect time to push yourself and see if you CAN make the play so when it comes to a real game you know whether to go for it or eat it and not risk an error.