Joseph Zarr
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Chirino has an extremely effortless looking 97 mph four-seamer. It's wild. Literally looks like zero effort. Heck of an inning to close out the 10th. Comes with 97 mph then rails a high curveball top of the zone for the K looking. Just fantastic stuff. 5-5 to the bottom of the 10th. I continue to love his whole package. -
It's a rare evening when the Sounds bullpen - let alone shutdown RHP Enoli Paredes (who has been fantastic so far) - concedes a lead. We are in the 10th, however, after Paredes gives up 4 hits and two tying runs (largely to the bottom of the order). 5-5 ball game. Chirino is on the bump. The first run was a seeing eye single where the 2B was shadowed over 1B. Wasn't especially hard hit either. He got a K for the 2nd out. Then a seeing eye ground ball single up the middle. You can live with these - it's baseball. Is what it is. 3 singles. Then after ripping a swinging K he got a ridiculous jam shot dribbler into the gap by 1B with the 2B once again in the wrong position. It didn't even achieve 60 mph off the lumber. What can you do?
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Miller really had a rough game behind the dish. I am unsure every WP to Misiorowski was on him. Miller continues to be a bit slow laterally and we can laud his improvements behind the dish, sure, but he still struggles with the arm. I want to love him more - he's a super likable young man who has his moments. But, I also watch these games regularly. I'll leave it at that. I also go back to the Shuckers bases loaded scene in the 4th: Two just really poor AB's from Garcia and Campbell. They'll both want those back. Just poor AB's in a key spot. The bullpen was left, once again, to hold fort for anemic bats.
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Hard to disagree. These bats are pretty rough right now. And, that's being polite.
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Silver Lining in early 2024: LHP Adam Seminaris has been fantastic out of the bullpen. You love it when a young arm takes to a new role and crushes it from the get go.
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So far, early in 2024 this definitely isn't 2023 RHP Shane Smith. He's been out of sorts in his last two outings. Oddly, he is currently a 'weak link' in a shutdown bullpen. Strange to say given what we saw in 2023!
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Mudcats win 7-3. Bullpen fantastic. Yophery is experiencing a mini slump - hitless in both contests. Thankfully, he can take the occasional free pass.
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Shuckers had a huge opportunity in the 4th frame. 2-2 game. Miller walks and the bases are juiced with one down. Garcia proceeds to swing and miss K on 4 pitches on a curveball high and in (a vintage Garcia AB of old, if we're being honest). Campbell proceeds to K looking on an inside 94 mph heater. This is the Shuckers offense in the early going of 2024. The struggle is very real.
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Black just is a net negative defender wherever you put him. I absolutely hate to say it. He gives us moments. BUT, there's just no consistency and he struggles to make the key play on a near everytime basis - in the 6th he failed to snare a 99 mph liner (not an easy play) and then left Cappra out high-and-dry on a one-hop scoop play at 1B. You can say: he needs reps. Fair. BUT, it's a legitimate problem where ever he has played. AND, I absolutely understand manager Pat Murphy's comments this past ST.
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I am going to ride-or-die with a guy who responds to my plaudits with a go-ahead two run rocket, a single, and a BB in his first 3 AB's. I just love Kay-Lan Nicasia. He is essentially becoming a 'my guy' before my eyes. He sneaks up on you. Fantastic defender. Great arm. The bat is truly arriving before our eyes.
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I'm mainly talking aabout location in general and his struggles locating that off-speed consistently. Case and point the pitch 1 curveball about 4' high and outside the zone to open the 6th. Just not locating.
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On this we agree. Velo held 94-95. It was the location that haunted him early. He was fighting himself. We've yet to see a complete start. As to your earlier point, however, it is very nice to see him hold it together regardless. And eat some starter innings.
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My second viewing of RHP KC Hunt. My second time walking to the kitchen thinking: We have something here. He feels like a raw set of potential. Happy we have him in the system.
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Yeah. It twas. AND, he still isn't dialed in. Just not locating. Fighting his stuff by my eyes. Hopefully, moving forward, he'll be able to locate the outer parts of the zone.
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Eduardo Garcia was hit twice yesterday. In his first AB today, he gets smacked on the hand up and in. NOT happy.
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Boy the umps in Augusta have had some rough moments tonight. The homeplate zone extends about 4-6" off the stripe at any moment. The infield ump has missed some check calls and just blew a call at 1B when Briceno clearly beat the throw. They gave them the DP but the Mudcats scored an insurance run. 5-3. Bottom 6. Two down.
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Yeah, we're back to not knowing what we're getting any time Miz throws a pitch. He also threw three WP's in that inning. Two heaters way inside Miller couldn't corral. Then a curveball in the dirt that bounced up above Miller as he blocked it. He's sitting 95-97 mph. We haven't seen the 98-100's.
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Root with his first BB of the evening with two down in the bottom of the 5th. He is now 0-2, however, on the next batter. As an aside, Diaz has been fantastic fielding sliders off the plate tonight. Both Corniel and Root have been in the dirt a couple times and Diaz has scooped them all. Root has 5 K to 1 BB in 2 IP. Fantastic stuff. Great bounce back.
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Now I see a Guilarte K swinging and Baez picked off 2B off the K. AND, Martinez Jr. picked off 2B after the lead-off double. Ugly. Come on men. Fundamentals.
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112 mph line drive double down the RF line from Ernesto Martinez Jr. Breaking that massive 0-for-8 mini slump 😆
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Tyler Black triple now to the deepest part of right CF. Just a routine reach poke flare liner triple to the gap. LOL. Amazing.
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Meanwhile, Rodriguez gave up another long ball. His 2nd surrendered tonight. Change-up it appeared. Dead center. Pratto hits his 2nd long ball in as many nights. 3-0 Sounds trail.
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OK, EBJ second dive back in the inning occurs right around 1:16:58. Diving back again he once again is clearly in pain and hunched over immediately after the dive. Just didn't look good first time through. Doesn't look good now. Sigh. He's clearly working on his shoulder briefly. He managed to steal 2B but this is a slide dominated by the glove side arm so the weight and stress is taken off the throwing arm.
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RHP Bayden Root looking much better tonight. 2 K already. Walks have previously been his issue (8 in 3IP coming in). He is looking sharp. He gets another K looking to end his frame. You love to see it. He was very confident out there to boot. LET'S GO YOUNG MAN!
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SO, first dive back is: 1:15:11 This is clearly uncomfortable already for him. He is very slow to get up. You can see he likely cursed himself here. Honestly, looking at this I wouldn't even be surprised if he did something like hairline fractured his clavicle en lieu of some type of shoulder thing. He hit that ground hard. He's slow to get up and Javik even says: "He's moving his arm in a circle."
