The one player I kind of gave up on was Yelich. His BA was sinking like a stone and there didn’t seem to be any signs of possible improvement. I thought it was time to start phasing him out, which the team did a little bit, but he’s been better the last few weeks.
He just needs to dial in his control a bit. And he needs to get a different glove.
Edit: Never mind the last comment. I see he changed to a brown leather glove in his last start against the Reds.
I didn't want him gone. I thought on balance his defense probably saved a comparable number of runs as his absent bat cost us. Also, at the time, we really didn't have anyone to replace him.
I think that's the case with most pitchers, the mental game. Last game BA and Rock were talking about the coaches reminding DL Hall to breathe when he is on the mound.
Depends on what you mean by really good. Abner had control problems. So did Freddy in the beginning. So does Sproat.
Sproat has a pretty good fastball and a very good slider. He had one good inning tonight, then completely lost the strike zone. I'm not saying he'll be good someday. But he might. They'll work with him.