Let's assume his velocity is somewhere in the mid-90s and he's on the playoff roster. Would you rather start Woodruff, May or Drohan in game 4? I am going Woodruff all day long.
I don't think it will happen, but I would start Vaughn at 1B, Lara in RF, and Sanchez at DH to start. Those three give you the best chance to win tonight's game. Then you have Yelich and Bauers off the bench once Snell comes out of the game.
Miz threw 88 pitches over 4 innings on Saturday. Would anyone be shocked if he started tonight and we came back with Henderson on Friday if need be? However, I think Gasser has pitched great and deserves the start tonight.
I'd like to see Vaughn get a start at 1B tonight. Bauers has had a rough go of it the first two games both offensively and defensively, and it would be nice to have Bauers' bat off the bench in a pinch hit scenario tonight.
The Dodgers can and will turn it on at any time. It still feels like we are pretty heavy underdogs to them in a 7 game series with how much depth they have.
Tonight's setup feels similar to last night's. Hard to envision Gasser keeping the Cubs offense down with the wind blowing out again. I'm not sure we'll have enough offense to outslug the Cubs but you never know.
I'm fine with the trade deadline moves overall. I think the team should promote Fischer now and see what he can do. He competed well against big league pitching in the WBC, and I think he could provide a spark to a floundering offense.
I'm starting to become skeptical of the Tigers being sellers. They are playing good baseball and are in the mix for their division and wild card. That team could come out of the AL with how weak it is this year.
Are the Tigers really going to be sellers? They are 5 games back of the White Sox, and 3.5 back in wild card standings. They have been playing good baseball and have a +39 run differential. That seems like a team that could get hot and come out of the very weak AL. I would be pissed if I was a Tigers fan and Skubal was traded with how close they are.
This is the brutally honest and correct answer. Yelich's playing time at DH shouldn't be a given anymore. The team should still look to improve offensively at 3rd base. The lineup last night would struggle to push runs across against the Dodgers in a playoff scenario, which should be the barometer come October.
I am wondering if today will be the day for Williams. It seems like Murphy has given up on Rengifo after his costly error on Saturday and his comments after the game. It would make sense to call Williams up during a homestand against a crappy opponent.