That's not even a joke, he hasn't pitched in 3 days so definitely is ready to go.
Drohan > Ashby > Woodford if the score keeps up this way, otherwise Megill and Uribe will get in.
That's a bold statement when we're treading water without 3 of our best hitters. But can you expand on which player you would have signed with that $20M?
I would be shocked if any of the Appleton crew is allowed to spend the season there if they're carrying a .900-1.000 OPS like they are currently. Just a matter of when.
But not swinging 3-0 for that pitch that was clearly a strike just means now it's 3-1 and the next pitch might be worse. Are you just saying don't swing once you get to 3 balls and hope for a walk?
I agree, I'm only tracking via Gameday, but if you have a FB relatively down the middle, that's the one to swing at against Skubal, regardless of count.
...and just like that, the Pirates are back in last place. ;)
Crazy stat of the day: every team in the Central is better than EVERY team in the AL besides the Yankees.
I'm not quite sure what you mean. Yelich may well not be back in 5 weeks, but I would be surprised if the other two are not. Their returns are very much in sight within that window.
The only thing keeping me from betting a large amount of money on Ashby pitching today is that Harrison is also a lefty. I guarantee Ashby pitches tomorrow.
I want to believe in Pittsburgh's long term potential, but we've seen this movie before. Until they can actually get into August without taking a nosedive I'm not going to worry about them.