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  1. jkcarew
    We’re bad offensively, but we’re not missing Gio Urshella and his 86 OPS+.
  2. jkcarew
    The Twins lead the league…or close…with 12 blown saves. Duran has ONE of those. That speaks for itself…as does the fact that almost every regular member of the bullpen has pitched more than Duran.
  3. jkcarew
    Blue Jays were 2-8 in their last ten…not exactly rolling. The pinch hitting for Kirilloff (while he’s been hitting fine and showing power, no less) with the likes of Solano and now Castro…and early in games as well…Is this not inexcusable? Or just embarrassing? Or is it just me?
  4. jkcarew
    If the plan isn’t working…and repeatedly doesn’t work…try a different plan.
  5. jkcarew
    I nominate Cedar Rapids’ entire infield….Salas, Miller, Schobel, Cavaco.
  6. jkcarew
    Duran not pitching much this month is the problem. Rocco was going to pitch him today no matter what…he needs the work. So…in this series Duran pitched once overall…and zero times in leverage. Meanwhile, there were huge leverage opportunities late yesterday where he DIDN’T pitch so that he could be ready for a save opportunity…that didn’t come yesterday…and didn’t come today.
  7. jkcarew
    And……..Rocco basically ends up HAVING to pitch Duran in low leverage. If I was someone who said ‘I told you so’, here is where I would say ‘I told you so’. But I’m not someone who says ‘I told you so’,…I mean, rarely…so I’m not going to say I told you so.
  8. jkcarew
    Ryan had NOTHING…what, zero K’s first two times through the lineup…a ton of hits. He had to know he had nothing, and he still challenged hitters, kept the ball in the park, and trusted that more balls would be caught by someone behind him, than not. Manages to get through 5 with 100+ pitches (because he was giving up hits and couldn’t finish, not because he was nibbling…big difference, IMO.) And gives up 1 run. Sigh. I love you, Joe Ryan.
  9. jkcarew
    How many innings is that? Asking for a depressed friend.
  10. jkcarew
    In keeping with the spirit of positivity for this thread... I just check Baseball Reference, and almost every guy in today's lineup has POSITIVE bWBR.
  11. jkcarew
    Other than catastrophic offensive struggles and knee issues... He's 1000% a regular in the lineup from day one...I can't think of a decent argument where he wouldn't be. He's a right handed bat. He'll play practically any position on the field. He figures to be good on the bases. He's (practically) 24 years old and a former number 1 draft pick, the team is offensively challenged as is, I could go on. There's no good reason not to be playing him (nearly) every day all around the field. Against righties, at a minimum, he should be taking at-bats from Solano and MAT, and against lefties from any left-handed bat Rocco want's to sit on a given day. And then resting Correa. This is neither the quality of club, nor is Lewis in the typical situation...where the young guy needs to "prove himself" to crack the lineup. If he struggles, then you're failing with a 24 year old with a ton of potential, instead of the guys you're failing with now.
  12. jkcarew
    I’m sure at this point Rocco would love to have Arraez back. He could platoon him with Solano.
  13. jkcarew
    Agreed. But if I were to TRY…I wouldn’t do it by hiding my good guy 😉
  14. jkcarew
    The problem with the unwillingness to move him up is that you open yourself to a couple of risks… 1) you end up without a save opportunity and pitch him in low leverage…or… 2) you end up without a save situation and don’t pitch him at all And that’s what’s been happening…Duran has fewer innings and fewer batters faced than (more than) half the bullpen. Rocco has pitched his best pitcher less than his other pitchers…all while the club has been stacking up losses. He wants to stick with his plans/wishes/hopes regardless of how events actually unfold. It’s a pattern. Having said all that, the offense is the main problem.
  15. jkcarew
    Nice kinda under the radar career by Brandan Crawford…really good player for a really long time.
  16. jkcarew
    Load management. You’re paying them way more than previous generations of players…so, it only makes sense that you ask less of them. Otherwise, they could get hurt and give you less yet.
  17. jkcarew
    Problem solved, Tell Jax we’re down 4 before sending him out there.
  18. jkcarew
    It’s brilliant really. Marginally improve the lineup for 3+ innings, and cripple it for 5 innings. Don’t know why more managers don’t go this rout when faced with an opener.
  19. jkcarew
    Gritty AB for Buxton. Almost yanked that 0-0 pitch a couple inches outside for a HR to left. Almost.
  20. jkcarew
    Announcing to the world… 1. Didn’t see the opener strategy coming 2. I’m desperate
  21. jkcarew
    What the hell is going on??
  22. jkcarew
    Mlb.com has Gallo in the lineup and a pinch hitter burned for Julian.
  23. jkcarew
    Julien has to be ill or something. Has to.
  24. jkcarew
    Not an outlandish prediction. But did you predict that they’d be in first place??
  25. jkcarew
    This. The problem with Buxton this year is that the OBP is way too high, taking too many walks. Creates unnecessary risks on the base paths. When we got the discount signing Buxton, it wasn’t a discount.
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