I am on Team Rhys, getting 2-3 starts per week. Vaughn had historic July and below average August.
If nothing else, never doubt a slugger in a contract year.
Cortes on Friday: 3 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 3 ER 2 K in a loss to Minnesota. Also, an ejection.
https://www.mlb.com/padres/video/nestor-cortes-gets-ejected-from-the-game
I expect Hoskins and Chourio will both be effective upon return. Hoskins has a lot of incentive to not be the guy that got benched by Andrew Vaughn before free agency
I remember the early days of Burnes as a starter, he would be fired up for every inning. He seemed to have learned that starting pitching is a marathon and you probably can’t act like a game seven elimination game for every pitch.
We could also shut Miz down for 2025 and try again next year. I think Miz has shown us his floor and ceiling this year.
If he can throw strikes, he obviously has value in Milwaukee this season.