Gonna need the Jomboy walkthrough on that one. Contrera seems to be the only person who completely knew what was going on and is out there looking like a genius.
Schildt retiring due to "severe toll" the MLB season (and managing Manny Machado) takes on a person. Decent manager, never thought the Cardinals should have cast him out.
Good job knowing the roster is decent and they aren't afraid to spend, or a trap given they traded away their entire farm system?
Tied with Jhoulys Chacin and Mike Caldwell with 2. Names like Peralta, Woodruff, Burnes, Greinke, Gallardo, Sutton, Fingers, Haas, Vuckovich all with a single win.
Reminder that Abner's 2024 season consisted of: losing the closer's job, starting a fight, getting optioned prior to serving the suspension, then a freak season-ending knee injury while playing hacky sack in the AAA clubhouse. He's come a long way.
Not minding the Ashby open. If he can get a couple and give way to Priester, game 3 would set up perhaps as Quintana, Patrick, Gasser all for 2-3 apiece.
Biggest hole in our system is also that there are no starting rotation pieces we should plan on for 2026. Some talent in AA that could be ready for 2027. With the youth and injury histories, the rotation looks very shaky without Freddy.
Hall either can't be healthy or just isn't prime after the injury. I would have liked to see Myers; playoff experience matters and Myers was excellent in his start last year. Anderson seems to wilt under pressure.
Our pitching hope rests on throwing up to four guys into the postseason when they would be in Appleton or Nashville on rehab assignment if it were the regular season.