Tyler Black is out of options next year, so he’ll either have to stick on the active roster or be DFA’d. I imagine that they’ll try to trade him for a can of soup this offseason. Can’t go into next year with him as the strong side of a first base platoon. But there are enough bad teams that I doubt he’d clear waivers, so try to get something out of him.
I doubt that Shewmake got any extra money from Houston. They DFA’d and sold him to Milwaukee - he’s likely making there exactly what he’d have made in Nashville. Minor league contracts are rarely meaningfully negotiated, and to the extent they are, a 10 day stint in the bigs making league minimum would more than wipe out any negotiated difference.
I find it interesting when a guy like Shewmake elects free agency rather than staying with a club that has such little infield depth that they had to acquire him to begin with. Fastest path back to the bigs would have been waiting on an injury in Milwaukee.
This lineup will be something to monitor for the next 20 minutes. An Adams scratch would say a lot about the length of time they’re thinking this will take and the health of Joey.
Jett just had his first game action in a month tonight, I don’t think he’s the guy if that MRI comes back with bad news. Makes more sense to pull up Adams. Hamilton can be the backup SS, and is already getting the bulk of 3B innings.
I could’ve lived with Bryse coming in in the 5th and just getting pounded. This is all the more infuriating that he pitched great and for whatever reason, Murphy was unable to make the obvious decision to go to him.