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  1. Jim French Stepstool
    I was thinking the same thing. But then they signed Fernando Abad. He still might make it up here at some point in Sept. but not holding my breath.
  2. Jim French Stepstool
    I assume the Angels pulled Renfroe back. He played for them today.
  3. Jim French Stepstool
    Which to me is refreshing. WHAT!?! WE CAN'T ALL GO TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER?? HOW UNFAIR!!!! 😫.
  4. Jim French Stepstool
    I did not know that. With what, 5-6 more starts scheduled? That's potentially significant.
  5. Jim French Stepstool
    If nothing else, I'm sure Elly De La Hype will statcast 'em to death.
  6. Jim French Stepstool
    I'll take the same performance from Burnes & Woodruff against them--or anyone else--every time & take my chances.
  7. Jim French Stepstool
    And I'm pretty sure the over-riding number that compelled the trade wasn't 5 million. More like .145. He's also cooled off quite a bit after his Sportscenter Highlight moments.
  8. Jim French Stepstool
    I think people wanting to see him simply think they'd be a better team with him as another option, not as some sort of "save the season" guy. He'd be another piece. Just like Canha, Santana, and a whole bunch of regulars that won games for them over the course of the season. My biggest concern is his defense at AAA, and it's been solid.
  9. Jim French Stepstool
    I'm with ya. But the very first batter Woodruff faced, he was squeezed monumentally, and it cost a run. Other than that, I thought balls & strikes were mostly OK.
  10. Jim French Stepstool
    Two things stuck out to me. One, what may have cost us the game is not being able on two occasions to throw strikes to Mike Tauchman, once due to the umpire deciding not to call the edges in the bottom of the 1st. Two, Frelick came to the plate a couple times in the game w/runners on, a situation I love seeing him in. Both times, for whatever reason, he was saddled with the "Welcome to the big leagues, rookie" strike zone & was taken way out of his comfort zone. that's tough when you've never faced Hendricks before. After the HBP to tie the game, I also would've liked to see Turang in a little more of a "pressure's on you, pitcher" mode instead of taking a ball, then swinging.
  11. Jim French Stepstool
    I'd have bet a few dog biscuits Santana was going to get another day off w/the team day tomorrow. Good to see him back at 1B. Agree with Jake. There's some length to this batting order.
  12. Jim French Stepstool
    What's impressed me about Black, outside of the obvious, is he's played errorless ball since moving to N'ville. It could be a very interesting off-day on Thursday. I suspect there are different names being considered, including a couple that wouldn't excite people on this board. I have no regret re Urias. I think he needed a change of scenery.
  13. Jim French Stepstool
    If they have some in-depth talks with the guy & decide everything would be OK, I trust the brain trust. But I think the above quote is probably an overriding factor. And other than maybe being PH for late vs a LHP if trailing, I'm not all that big on Turangs' PT being cut.
  14. Jim French Stepstool
    Steele did tonight, with the slider, what he's done to a lot of people. I really didn't see many location mistakes or wildness from any of the guys they rolled out, and taking that into consideration I didn't think our ABs were all that bad--not get-shutout bad, anyway. Seven hits agin some pretty good pitching, just not the famous "next hit". Adames put up a great AB in the first, went for naught. Three well-struck balls in the last 2 innings. Gomes made a huge play on the steal attempt. Guessing there's railing on here about Wiemer starting over Frelick. If so, I agree. But to take it a step further, if Wiemer plays there's no way he should be hitting sixth. Good to see Uribes' work tonite after the clownshow over the weekend. Focus all da time, young 'un. It's too bad you have to hit at a certain stat level to be considered for a GG.
  15. Jim French Stepstool
    I'm glad that he's added the cutter. Not as an important out-getting pitch per se, but to add maybe a tiny bit of doubt as a 3rd pitch, something many closers don't have. And I think he's used it just often enough, meaning not very.
  16. Jim French Stepstool
    Nice for these pups to get a taste of success right off the bat in their pro careers. Maybe they can make a habit of it.😉
  17. Jim French Stepstool
    From the neck-up, the type of approach Canha shows is something I think we're transitioning to, and that's a good thing. Frelick. Turang (during the last month). Black. Wilkin & Boeve, if they pan out. Yelich & Contreras, when they don't get over-anxious. Keep doing what he's been doing & he's a huge asset.
  18. Jim French Stepstool
    The yellow portion of the wall juts out a maybe couple inches from the wall below. His glove was under the jut, and he went straight up after the ball. Glove hits jut. Not making an excuse for him, just explaining what happened.
  19. Jim French Stepstool
    Magoo wouldn't be bad. Gives the impression he throws 102 but can't really see the plate or hitter very well. Then hit the bull while warming up & you have it made.😁
  20. Jim French Stepstool
    A thousand times, yes. Fortunately that doesn't seem to be a big thing with Wiemer.
  21. Jim French Stepstool
    I agree with Gwynns' philosophy re stance. With Wiemer there's just so much movement with the bat though, from the time he sets up to when he commits (or not) to swinging. Someone earlier in the thread mentioned how, in his earlier days in the organization, there wasn't nearly as much movement. How he got from there to here, I don't know. But I think that's concerning. It kinda seems like with all the movement going on, he gives himself less time to make the decision, then attack. That's why balls he can pull with authority, he oftentimes doesn't. Just hoping he can get comfortable with something much simpler. At least there's no front leg-lift to wean him off of.
  22. Jim French Stepstool
    "Eventually" for Tellez might be 9-1. Just a guess. I agree he needs to see quite a few more ABs before a determination can be made. Don't look now but Winker is swinging a hot bat in N'ville (Don't shoot the messenger).
  23. Jim French Stepstool
    I agree with the author, that it's something they're waiting to fix in the fall-winter. As long as he's quiet & waiting to address the ball as it's being released all the other stuff doesn't necessarily have to sink you, but in his case there's so damn much of it. It almost looks to me like it's gotten worse. With Taylor hitting and Canha putting up good ABs, the avenue to playing time vs LHP might even dry up. But for me there's too much athleticism & ability there to write him out of the long-term plans.
  24. Jim French Stepstool
    What I've noticed his last few times out, is his breaking stuff has either been thrown for a strike, or close enough to get a swing if ahead in the count. That wasn't the case earlier. I too look forward to getting him up on blocks this off-season. Didn't know we had him tied up for 4 more years.
  25. Jim French Stepstool
    When the Brewers were looking to beef up their catching years ago, there was a rumor or two about them checking in with Miami on Realmuto. I was tempted to tell anyone I conversed with that they wouldn't be able to meet the price, but could probably afford to pick up Fakemuto. Judging by the responses you guys got, I'm glad I never trotted that one out.
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