Gavin Stone’s last outing was a resounding success. Ryan Pepiot FINALLY went two innings in his 2023 debut. They will ramp him up over the next two weeks. Even Noah Syndergaard showed signs of life last night as he went five innings, allowing four hits and two earned runs while striking out six and walking nary a batter. Add in Clayton Kershaw, and in early August, Pepiot, Syndergaard, and Kershaw will be back. Of course, all some of you will remember is how bad Thor was before he went on the IL, but just remember that past performance is not indicative of future prospects. Add in the prospect that Striker Buehler could be back in September, and I think the rumors of trading for starters will fly out the window.
Urias and Gonsolin both pitched very well in their last two starts, and while it is easy to believe that Gonsolin’s arm is hanging on by a tendon, that may not be the case at all – in fact, if it were the case, he would not be pitching. If his UCL is “frayed,” it would be felony stupid to allow him to pitch. I think Doc took him out so that he could build on this start. He also pitched well in his last start… except for two bad pitches. I think that this is enough starting pitching:
- Urias
- Gonsolin
- Kershaw
- Sheehan
- Pepiot
- Miller
- Grove
- Syndergaard
In fact, when everyone is back in August, Grove, Sheehan, and Pepiot will move to the pen or back to AAA. It depends upon who is hot, but all three could be bulk-inning eaters. Also, Alec Gamboa, who struck out the side in his first AAA appearance, is chomping at the bit to get the call. He is a lefty who was another converted starter, and he has flourished in the bullpen. He had Tommy John in 2017 and also missed 2018. Gamboa has 5-pitches that include a 2-seam/4-seam split with his fastball. His fastball sits 93-94, and he hits 96 with his 4-seamer. He needs to be added to the 40-man roster or be lost to Rule 5 this winter… and he would get snatched in a heartbeat.
I suppose that it is possible the Dodgers could trade for Nolan Aernado if he becomes available, but at this minute, I would say the chances of that are slim and none. The grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence and above the septic tank! Devin Mann also deserves a “look-see.” Jake Marisnick is an elite CF’er and will platoon with James Outman.
Mookie Betts is Playing Like a Superstar
.287 BA/.983 OPS, 27 HR, 64 RBI – MVP if not for Acuna, Jr.
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Disagree, not disagreeable
Was at game last week! Wonderful atmosphere and beautiful ballpark! Wonderful win ! My nine year old grandson commented why is muncy hitting cleanup? He finally swung at a first pitch! (He whiffed) couldn’t tell for sure but looked like Emmit was getting squeezed a little. Saw Will smack his glove on the ground a couple times on no strike calls. Back tonight , grove needs to get them thru 5-6 innings. Good pickup for Friedman with Brasier! Need Nolan at 3rd!
The reason the Dodgers have been on a hot streak is simple. The bullpen now has been nails and not giving up late leads. Bellinger had two more hits in last nights Cub’s loss. Biggest rumor still has him going to the Yankees. He likes Chicago and like Stroman would love to stay there. Ohtani hit #35 last night. Boone getting roasted for pitching to him.
It is time to cut bait on Barnes. He, as Lasorda would say, couldn’t hit water if he fell out of a boat. He is one for his last 16 with 6 K’s. He has driven in 5 runs all year. He is a 1.1 minus WAR player. At least last season he added some pop to the lineup. So, the pitchers get mad, big whoopee. They need production from that spot in the order when Smith is getting a blow. Here is a little tidbit I picked up last night watching DC win their game. Keibert Ruiz has allowed 72 stolen bases when he is catching. The most in the majors.
My final rant is on Max Muncy. Everyone praises his OPS because he draws a lot of walks. But walks rarely drive in runs. Max is healthy now. He is batting in an RBI position in the lineup. He has 53 runs batted in, most of those came early in the season when he was hot. I would like to see how many rallies he has killed with strikeouts, and how many men he has left on base. He has already struck out 87 times in 259 at bats. He is hitting a combined 194.5 over his last two seasons. How much longer can the Dodgers keep this guy in the four hole when he is a black hole in the lineup? I put Martinez in that slot and leave him there. to hell with this left right left right BS.
And I had to follow on MLB Gameday and listen to some on the radio.
How O’s games are blacked out in NC Makes zero sense. MLB needs to change these blackout rules.
Great win. For the Grandpa out there that went give us a report, must have been a blast, congrats!!
Kudos to Sheehan. He could have imploded. But he kept his cool and kept us in the game… A great learning experience…
Bullpen to jaded, dodger fans………. HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW !!!!!!!!!
That, kids, was a really nice team W
Orioles were one low and away slider to Taylor from a win!
We’re the favorites as is
As of today, the Dodgers have not signed any of their draft picks.
1. The Orioles, like the Reds and Diamondbacks, are loaded with young talent. Drafting in the top ten for several years in a row makes a difference. They deserve credit for hitting on those picks and developing them. Dodgers have a lot of depth in their system but do not appear to have the top end prospects those organizations have. Each of them have more on the way. Impressive young teams.
2. I think I read where Sheehan is going to bump up against that “ceiling” for innings pitched in a season before too long. He threw 68 innings last year and is at 80 innings this year. Done an admirable job considering he skipped AAA but he would likely be replaced if/when they acquire another starter.
3. This is not the team nor the season to sell off top prospects. There are not a lot of difference makers on the market – especially pitchers. I think with the acquisition of a starter (rental) like Giolito, Flaherty, Hendricks, or Montgomery and a right handed bat (Grichuk, Pham could be had cheaply) they would be favorites to win the West. Winning the West keeps them out of a one game playoff and gives them a legitimate shot to get to NLCS. Like many of you, I do believe success in the MLB playoffs has a randomness to it – a crapshoot, Stay out of Wild Card, win the West, take your chances.
4. With Vesia and Almonte showing signs of the regaining the success they had last year – that bullpen has become six deep. Phillips, Ferguson, Graterol, Brasier, Vesia, and Almonte.
I think I like the Orioles.
THey really went through some extended horrible times, but this team is fun to watch.
CT3!!!!!!! But my goodness, what horrible pitch selection by Orioles. How can you not throw Taylor a down and away slider 0-2? It’s his kryptonite!!
Orel really called it with the difference with Rodriquez when he has to pitch out of the stretch.
If anyone thinks for a second the Dodgers will go late into the season/post season with Miller, Grove, Sheehan in the starting rotation, especially after seeing Sheehan’s shaky performance tonight, is a moron and in need of a vaccine.
That doesn’t mean I don’t want them to succeed, or that I don’t want them to have a long and successful Dodger career, it doesn’t mean I don’t think the Dodgers are bad at developing talent, it doesn’t me I don’t love the Dodgers, it doesn’t mean I’m opposed to young/rookie talent, but it does mean I want them to win a WS and three rookies in the rotation during a pennant race is a recipe for disaster and AF knows it.
I’ve seen enough of Sheehan. He needs more seasoning at OKC. He needs to improve his slider, better command of his change and fastball and please more first pitch strikes. And until Outman can cure his constant swing and miss, his ceiling is an average mlb outfielder
Did any of you see Devin Mann’s home run?
Did any of you see Devin Mann’s home run?
https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/oklahoma-city-dodgers-devin-mann-hits-controversial-home-run
Where Muncy bats pales in comparison to if he bats!
While everyone seems to be ragging on Max and saying he should be moved from the clean-up spot, here’s a stat to consider:
His OBP over the past 30 days is a solid .355, which is slightly higher than Freddie’s and Will’s. (Mookie’s is .439, but he’s in a separate galaxy right now.) Max’s power is a bit down, however, with a OPS at .755.
If Roberts wants to try a different guy in clean-up, Heyward might be the best option. He’s been pretty hot over the past month: a .306 BA, a .390 OBP, and .859 OPS.
7:05 PM ET
Dodgers (53-39)
Orioles (57-35)
SP Emmet Sheehan R
2-0 4.35 ERA
SP G. Rodriguez R
2-2 7.35 ERA
Confirmed Lineup
2B Mookie Betts R
1B F. Freeman L
C Will Smith R
3B Max Muncy L
DH J. Martinez R
LF D. Peralta L
RF J. Heyward L
SS Chris Taylor R
CF James Outman L
87° Wind 8 mph Out
Kershaw to undergo an MRI on the shoulder?
Great!
The Dodgers PR machine strikes again.
“Are we saving starters out of fear of injury? Are we keeping then “ fresh” for September?”
Yes and yes.
* I never could find a TV broadcast of the game yesterday. MLB Extra Innings apparently didn’t carry the game again for reasons unknown to me. I’m blacked out from Sports Net LA since I’m a close 1000 miles away from the stadium. Of course, I missed the games on Apple+ as well.
Can’t find a radio broadcast on-line either. I’m out of the listeners area. So, I’m too close to watch and too far away to listen.
For the expense of my MLB Package, I’m missing too many games and I’m pissed off.
I really wanted to see Scherzer and Bobby Miller and the match up didn’t disappoint. A real pitchers duel.
I “watched it” on ESPN game cast with some jazz playing in the background. Kinda fun actually. I felt like a kid again listening on the radio to games with my imagination presenting all the visuals. My mind could fill in all the details from the pitch by pitch information. I don’t want to make a habit out of it but it was kinda fun.
* I’m sure somebody has ways to stream games and get the audio somehow, but I don’t really care to know. I pay good money to watch games and that should be good enough without being a video Sherlock Holmes. I want to turn on my TV and have the games without going on a snipe hunt.
* It gave me plenty of time to second guess decisions, waiting for the next pitch and the results to pop up on the computer screen. I had such hope for Outman to get a hit in the 9th after Taylor’s nice double. Not to be. We couldn’t seem to get a timely knock.
* Muncy is just killing us in the 3 or 4 hole. Again taking hittable pitches, getting behind in counts and striking out too much. Move his ass down in the order. Better yet, call Mann up somehow and let him platoon at 3rd.
* I’m critical of Doc recently after being easy on him all year. In the last 3 games, we had 3 outstanding starts from Urias, Gonsolin and Miller, for 2 wins.
My question is why has each outing been cut short? We were around 83 pitches per outing. Now, since the break, it’s 72 pitches per outing with NO bad starts.
Urias had 6 innings and 85 stress free pitches.
Gonzo pitch count only 54 pitches in 5 innings on Saturday. Tony has only gotten to 90 pitches in 4 of his 14 starts.
And Miller’s pitch count was 77 in 4.2, by far his lowest total in his 9 starts.
Are we saving starters out of fear of injury? Are we keeping then “ fresh” for September? Is that what’s going on?
I’m good with not overtaxing the starters but 72 pitches and calling it a day? That’s a bullpen session. You get what you ask for from players. We are 3 1/2 months into the season and we asking starters to go 5 innings and 72 pitches. Show me the science that supports such caution.
For no reason that I can see, Doc/the Wizard are relying exclusively on our bullpen which has been great but seems to me to be the NLF. That’s Not For Long, when they have to cover 3 or 4 innings a game. And Duke says we need bullpen help.
Doc is just in his element when he can change pitchers every inning after the 5th.
* I have said this before and I will repeat it – for Barnes to help his team and be an asset, he needs to be the best bunter in the league. He can’t hit so spend quality time learning and practicing, the bunt.
I have largely abandon talking about the bunt because we don’t do it. But I swear there are critical times (like yesterday) when it’s the right play, ESPECIALLY during playoff baseball games. And you just can’t start doing it in the 8th inning of an elimination game. Practice it during the season!
A nice little sac bunt in the top of the 8th with runners on 1st and 2nd and no outs would have kept Barnes in the game and saved Smith to pinch hit later, as needed.
Instead Smith pinch hit and nicely moved one of the runners to 3rd with a fly ball. Nice job but I’d take a sac bunt moving both runners up.
I know, it will never happen and I’ve practically abandoned think about it, but I still believe that play is in order.
* We had our chances. Just didn’t get it done. I’m sure it was a great game to watch. I wish I had.
I don’t think we are even looking at BP pieces. A good quality RH OF would be nice, but not necessary and I wouldn’t want to give up any prospects for what is out there right now unless it’s a surprise player that hits 280-300. Starting pitching is I’m sure where we’re looking, but is a 3rd tier guy really going help??? Arenado would help and I would love to have a 4 year younger version on this team, but he wouldn’t put us over the edge right now. I think if we stay pat it just tells you a lot about our plans for going after Ohtani. Reset the payroll tax throw $500 mil at Ohtani and hope Buehler and May come back strong. That is enough to get us back to the WS.
Everyone seems to assume that Kershaw will be back good as new in few weeks. The first report was that he wasn’t even going to miss one start. So until I see him back pitching I assume he isn’t back on roster.
Since I absolutely suck at predictions, I will just sit back and see what happens at the deadline. I have a wish list that I doubt will come to fruition.
I think you will see old friend Rich Hill back in Blue to bolster the staff and wont cost much at all.
Marcus Stroman has an opt out option after this season. I would guess he takes advantage of his good year and tries the open market. He would be a good potential trade target. I think the Cubs would like some young, controllable pitching.
I still think Urias/Kershaw/Gonsolin as your top three with Miller and Pepiot rounding out the starting five is a pretty decent rotation.
What the Dodgers need is some help in their relief corps. I haven’t heard much about Blake Treinen, but apparently he’s been throwing since April. Still no guarantee he pitches this year. I’ve heard nothing about Jimmy Nelson. Even Buehler, presuming he makes it back, is not going to be stretched out to start, so he could be a viable bullpen piece.
Mark Leiter Jr. is another Cub. He’s under contract till 27, but he’s already 32. He’s having a decent year and can pitch multiple innings. He’s not a closer so won’t be closer expensive like a Bednar, although, because he’s cheap, there’s no real incentive for the Cubs to trade him.
Kyle Hendricks is in the final year of his contract. He hasn’t pitched terribly. The Dodgers would likely have to pay some of his 13 mil salary, so resetting the CBT is out of the question.
Trade rumors heating up everywhere. There is one out there that the Astros are very interested in Bellinger.
A lot of good thoughts today. Now they play a very good Baltimore team and then the AL West leading Rangers. 1 1/2 up on SF with AZ falling into third place. Padres lost to the Phillies again and looked bad doing it. My take on Muncy is this. Max has a very good OPS. But, Muncy takes way too many good pitches and ends up swinging at balls he couldn’t hit with a railroad tie. When he does get hot, he can carry the team. Problem is he hasn’t been on a hot streak in quite a while and he has made the four hole and almost automatic out. Hard to watch. In the last 3 games, he is 1-11 with 5 strikeouts, They need more production more consistently than what he is doing. If you go back over his last 138 games though, he is hitting .210 with 33 homers and 92 driven in. But, in that time he has struck out 156 times in 485 at bats. Over 30% of the time.
Several pundits think the Giants will pay whatever they need to in order the get Ohtani and will open the war chest and pay him next year. I could see that. I could also see the Padres using Juan Soto and gutting the farm to get Shohei in one last desperate act. Preller could go for broke and think this might turn the Padres around. The Reds could try the same thing. Up until this weekend, they have been one of the hottest teams in baseball, and they have collateral to trade.
Moreno will not trade with the Dodgers even if their offer was double what others were… but of course, we know that AF would not do that either. Ohtani isn’t coming here this year, and this trade has the potential to wreck the Dodgers’ season. However, trading for him could wreck several seasons!
Eric Karros has made an interesting prediction re Ohtani:
“Who’s he going to be playing for?” Karros said on Saturday. “He’s going to be playing for the Giants. … That makes all the sense in the world. They have the wherewithal to do it, then they get him for a couple months to try to court him so they can sign him in free agency. … And you don’t think that the Angels wouldn’t want to trade him to San Francisco to spite the Dodgers? C’mon, this is drama.”
The “stick it to the Dodgers” angle is pretty good. And right now, the surging Giants have moved ahead of the D’backs, while the talented, underachieving Padres lurk beneath. Getting Ohtani would seem to makescompetitive sense
But who would the Giants deal? Their farm system is ranked 17th by mlb.com and 18th by Keith Law, while the Dodgers are ranked second. Moreno might want to “stick it to the Dodgers”–but would he also spite himself by taking a weaker offer? The Angels’ system is down at No. 28, which is why they may be interested in quantity as well as quality
Are Dodger Fans EVER happy? Oh that’s right, we need a WS win to be truly satisfied. Fourteen games above ,500?, Yeah but so- and so is not hitting,and needs to be traded. I say hats off to Doc and the Dodgers to be where they are in spite of losing May ,Bueler etc. and certain hitters not performing.
I thought that everyone would blame Roberts for the loss… but I was wrong. It’s Max Muncy’s fault!
The Dodgers had 4 hits. The following Dodgers had NO hits:
1. Freeman
2. Muncy
3. Martinez
4. Peralta
5. Marisinik
6. Outman
7. Barnes
8. Smith
But we need to get rid of Muncy?
Take some dumbass vaccine… please!
Oh, there is no such thing.
It sucks to be you!
Well, that was a tough one. Miller pitched well but couldn’t quite snag that comebacker. The bullpen was excellent against until Robertson lost to Robertson. The placed-runner puts a lot of pressure on the reliever.
Kudos to Outman, who picked up two walks and scored the Dodgers’ only run, with Mookie delivering the RBI.
Also, Mookie sure looks smooth at 2B, doesn’t he?
If Arenado becomes available the Dodgers should try to make that trade. Max (according to Sportrac) has a base salary of $10 million in 2024 with the Dodgers holding a club option with no buyout. Take on Arenado’s salary and let Max go at the conclusion of the 2023 season.
He should not be hitting fourth, he K’s far too often, he seems a bit out of shape (round is a shape isn’t it?). Say yes to Arenado.
It’s time to start pich hitting for Muncy, or drop him down in the line up. 1 hit and 1 RBI against a crappy team like the Mets is not acceptable when you’re in position, multiple times to do more.
So we faced Scherzer and Verlander. So even though they not what they once were, still showed they can get up for the big game. So Verlander had that freaky game with 6 walks and we beat him. But still just 3 hits total against the two of them. So OK we split the two games. But maybe a preview of what this lineup may do against a ‘playoff’ type pitcher.
Got Bobby Miller off the hook, now win it.
Vargas at OKC today with 4 BBs plus a hit.
Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!
Mookie is Spookie!
Wuaaa, Rojas!!!! Primer play!!!
What happened with Heyward??
Wow that may have been the fastest 3 innings I”ve ever seen.
That may have been 35 min max?
5:10 PMax M ET
Dodgers (53-38)
Mets (42-50)
SP Bobby Miller R
5-1 4.50 ERA
SP Scherzer R
8-3 4.31 ERA
Confirmed Lineup
2B Mookie Betts R
1B F. Freeman L
3B Max Muncy L
DH J. Martinez R
LF D. Peralta L
RF J. Heyward L
CF James Outman L
SS Miguel Rojas R
C A. Barnes RHo
Rain
65% Rain
81° Wind 10 mph R-L
I can’t find the Dodger – Mets game today at 2:00 on the MLB package. Any clues where to find this game besides Sports Net LA?
Betts
Freeman
Arenado
Smith
JD Martinez
Peralta/taylor
Heyward/taylor
Outman/merisnick
Rosario/Rojas
That looks like a world series lineup.
“If everything broke right…”
We can be sure that won’t happen, which is why a proven SP like Giolito or Stroman would really help. The IL list right now includes Kershaw, Buhler, May, with Pepiot and Syndergaard making rehab starts. If everything broke right, those 5 guys would be an excellent rotation!
If the Cards want to dump Arenado’s (not-so-exorbitant) salary, the Dodgers should be in the hunt. He’d be a big upgrade on offense and defense for years to come.
The only reason you’d even trade for a Giolito is if you wanted to make a push to win the division and, I suppose, to have a solid 4th starter for the playoffs. But really you only need three really sold starters to make a playoff run.
The Dodgers depth is a bit shaky, but conceivably, if everything broke right and Urias, Kershaw and Gonzo were pitching at a really high level, that’s all you’d need. … but everything has to break just right.
The Braves are loaded and everything is going right for them right now. And Anthopoulis has done a fantastic job locking up all of their young talent for the foreseeable future. In some ways his approach is smarter than even the Friedman Method, and that template was copied a little when Tampa Bay locked up Wander Franco for his peak years long term.
The Braves are set for a while, but, like the Dodgers last year, they can get bumped off in the playoffs.
Is it really that hot in the USA ?
Here in Germany t is one of the top stories in the 8 o´clock news . They are saying it has never been that hot in the South and a nation wide heat warning is in effect.
Hard to believe but here in Germany and europe the MSM are trying everything to seed panic about the supposed man made climate change.
Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
* Joe Davis has to carry AJ Pierznyski. Here’s a national FOX guy who doesn’t do his homework. A Fact Checker can have a field day with this guy. Too many to mention but one glaring comment – “Max Muncy couldn’t care less about his batting average. He just wants to walk and hit homers”.
Read the Athletic article from July 14th, AJ.
* I don’t want to hear anymore about our Bull Pen being over taxed when we pull a starter at 65 pitches when he’s sailing along. Back to my same old question – are pitchers better off pitching or resting?
* I didn’t think this was Doc’s best game, despite the win. I have no idea why he didn’t send CT3 top 8, with Ottavino, who can’t hold runners and had 2 disengagement’s. He finally ran with 2 strikes. What do you need to see Doc? Get the guy in scoring position early in the count with 2 outs.
* Have you ever watched Will interact with the opponents during a game? He doesn’t. I don’t know if he talks to hitters but I bet he doesn’t. Guys are all different. Mookie is alll hugs and bullshit. He has fun playing and talks to everybody. Freeman is the Welcome Wagon at 1 st. And Will talks to nobody on the field. I kinda like his focus an intensity. No nonsense competitor.
* AJ was asking Joe in the 9th, why the Mets were not walking Muncy. I know why.
* In the ninth and post game, the Met fans and team looked like it was just after the JFK assignation. There are some unhappy campers in the stands and dugout. I wonder how much rope Buck has?
Looking forward to watching Bobby Miller today
Right hand hitting outfielders that will be free agents at the end of this season and play for a team that might be selling:
AJ Pollock, Sea.
Teoscar Hernandez, Sea.
Hunter Renfroe, LAAngels.
Randal Grichuk, Col.
Tommy Pham, Mets.
Jurickson Profar, Col.
Trey Mancini, Cubs.
Adam Duvall, Boston.
Andrew McCutcheon, Pit.
Mark Canha, Mets.
Any of these guys look good? Duvall and Hernandez would be my first choices.
Today’s game changed to a 5:10 EDT start.
I’m wondering if the humidity was the reason for gonsolin s early departure last night. He looked gassed his last inning! Still believe doc did the right thing by taking him out. I guess syndergard gets another shot soon. Hoping for the best, but not sure how much longer he can go. I guess Barnes goes behind the plate today. That’s good since my son , grandson, and me are heading to Baltimore in the morning. My grandson is absolutely pumped! He pitches and plays first base and wears number 5 and loves Freddie! Would love to complete the sweep today. That would mean we went into New York and beat the Mets top 3 pitchers! Wouldn’t be totally opposed to verlander coming to LA, but not for top prospects. No to max! He’s nowhere near the beast he was, good but not a game changer. Still like Giolita coming in, but reds and rangers will be all in for him. I don’t think we stand pat nor should we! Bullpen looks a lot better, just wish bazooka would become a lockdown reliever, still makes me nervous like last night. !
There’s no reason to believe that if we had kept Bellinger, he’d be hitting .307 for us.
To me, it’s obvious he needed a mental and physical re set , and there’s no better place than with a crappy team that has zero pressure to do anything.
Now, if he is traded within the next 2 -3 weeks, we will see when he is back in a playoff pressure environment if the new Bellinger or the old Bellinger will show up. Maybe he’s fixed, and back to being a star player. Or maybe he’s better in a low pressure environment. We’ll find out the next 2-3 months.
And I’m personally not counting on a guy who’s never done it and has been injured for 3 months (Pepoit), or a guy who was absolutely horrendous but somehow will be good now because he threw 5 innings in AAA (Thor) to save us going into October.
It’s time to be pigs. Figure out which of these 8 right handed starters we have a ceiling of a 4/5 starter, and trade them. Keep the ones that have a ceiling of a 1 or 2 (or even 3) starter.
Yes!
And I agree with Mark that standing pat is a viable strategy.
New additions can blow up all on their own.
Maybe save the prospect ammo for a smarter offseason trade.
In the last 30 days, the Dodgers’ bullpen ERA is #6 in all of MLB!
Let me get this off my chest first…..I’m shocked MLB didn’t give Marvelous Max a hit and an RBI in the 9th inning. That ball had a lot of topspin and there was no way young Baty had a chance at catching that ball, perfectly placed. He never should have been called out for making an Error…it just wasnt. You see that kind of ball in tennis, which I should know, being a tennis star in my own mind.
Give me a “like” if you agree. Thanks..,
TM (short for Tenis Menace)
Maybe 2 Vet starters Urias and Kershaw
Not buying a pennant race or post season with four rookies and 1 veteran and ineffective starter in Syndergaard as part of the proposed 8 starters as suggested. AF will get some additional pitching……bank it. Giolitto, Flaherty, Stroman or someone else will be brought in.
We have such a depth of pretty good prospect talent. Not all can make it up so doesn’t it make sense to trade some of them before we lose them? Thinking Busch, Mann, one of our young catchers, and a couple of our young arms in return for some mlb talent like an Arenado or another real difference maker? Saw where Mann was playing SS. Can he play there at mlb level?