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  1. hitterscount
    You’re not gonna be able to afford Ryan, or should you, to an extension. Small market teams can win if they can identify and develop that talent that fits their overall team philosophy. What you can’t do is pay a player 35-40 million a year. Plus we have enough good team controlled arms in the rotation. You should listen to offers for everyone on the list, the one guy I would like to keep is Jeffers. And can we please stop talking about Wallner, he hasn’t had substantial trade value since 2023, maybe you could have landed a low level player at the deadline in 2024. Lewis probably close to going in the same category, just as important as identifying talent is knowing when to cut bait or the right time to trade at peak value.
  2. hitterscount
    7-6=1,, yes about 4 runs light. Can the BP hold, should have everyone available.
  3. hitterscount
    He’s suited for the bottom of the lineup, especially when you throw in how slow he is…Buxton!
  4. hitterscount
    Lee needed a better AB there.
  5. hitterscount
    A 22 y.o. guy playing his first game seems to know his strike zone better than most others on the team.
  6. hitterscount
    Lee has limited range, which is bad for any SS…. but he has a strong accurate arm. Would like a little more consistent hitting out of 3rd, but could do worse if he ends up there.
  7. hitterscount
    He was 15 feet from home, I don’t get what he was thinking, maybe the throw to 1st was a clue he couldn’t make 10 foot throw to the inside of home plate to get the tag applied…. It is amazing how many pitchers can’t throw the ball to a base… in this case home plate.
  8. hitterscount
    They have their deficiencies, however the starting pitching is good enough to keep them hanging around the division into the summer, if nothing else one of the WC spots. Moving off of Lewis and Wallner improves the team immediately, call me surprised that the BP has improved the past week or two to hold a couple close games… no doubt that the BP could use another reliable arm…. I still believe they are a SS and OF away from having a chance to make the playoffs. Lee is alright, not a SS. The bottom line is that they have competed, don’t believe many think they could take down the Yankees or Rays in a playoff series, even if they were to make it.
  9. hitterscount
    They are in a conundrum, they had a really good rotation last year…. it’s good this year, possibly better even with the loss of Lopez, , certainly deeper. The construction of the everyday lineup still is questionable…. don’t need to go into the pieces they ran back to start the season and some lower end free agents. If they are serious about going for the division they will need to add a couple of BP arms and bring up your future players from the minors to help at SS and the OF. I would do that anyway, they should have a solid rotation for several years, get Cullpepper, Rodriquez, Jenkins the experience this year, yes there will be bumps and possibly some of them needing to be sent back, but I would be building for next season and if you stay in the hunt that’s a bonus. They have the hard part set in the rotation, bringing up some of the future might also push the attendance past 5,000 a game.
  10. hitterscount
    He’s 28, been given every opportunity to seize RF and has not met the moment…. at some point the decision has to be made to move on, there are other young prospects that deserve to be called up if producing in the minors, Wallner holding a 40 man spot is not good business at some point, yes a difficult situation needs to rip the bandaid off.
  11. hitterscount
    Nice win, they are looking alright… a 5-5 road trip and I might have to rethink some things on what they could do in the weak AL central.
  12. hitterscount
    They have given these guys plenty of time to work their way out of their hitting woes. You go a little longer if they are an A, A plus defender, not the case with Wallner and Lewis…. Keaschall’ s defense isn’t spectacular. I would give him the road trip to figure it out.
  13. hitterscount
    Let’s start with today!
  14. hitterscount
    I’m struggling to believe this cast of castoffs in the BP have actually been effective for a week now.
  15. hitterscount
    C’mon Gomez , I. vouched for you to get this inning…that a boy!
  16. hitterscount
    I would run Gomez out for the 8th. That was a nice looking inning, can’t blow the win for Ryan.
  17. hitterscount
    At least no one is in the stadium to witness what we did
  18. hitterscount
    Lame is being to kind
  19. hitterscount
    So far a lifeless performance after a nice win yesterday. Getting shut out by this guy is ugly. Another good effort by a starter hate to waste another one.
  20. hitterscount
    Listening to MLB walking the dogs today and the discussion was about holding young talent down in the minors… many teams are bringing their high performers up earlier with the belief that they will not develop further at AAA because the pitching isn’t as good as was even a few years ago. A lot of GM’s believe you don’t get better facing 1 MLB caliber arm every 4-5 days. With that, both Lewis and Wallner could look good, doesn’t guarantee it will translate to this team. IM0 both have been given every opportunity, Wallner especially, throw in his defensive limitations and I just don’t see it. Lewis… maybe, he looked so good in ‘23, but his time is running out. Holding back up and coming talent to wait and see if they can get their sh** together is getting old., just my two cents.
  21. hitterscount
    Not a good look there…not one strike that he swung at
  22. hitterscount
    I was trying to be positive, however you’re probably right…. still 40-50 points better than Lewis and hopefully can make some contact to advance runners when that opportunity is available.
  23. hitterscount
    Arcia will be good for a while, he knows this could be his last shot…. I think he will provide solid AB’s , but eventually he he will come down to the means…. a .230 hitter that is on the decline with defense and his overall game. If Cullpepper keeps producing at AAA he needs to be brought up, he’s clearly a guy that could be an everyday player who’s young and the future.
  24. hitterscount
    Have said since the winter meetings and spring training including after the Lopez injury, they have a rotation that is good enough to be a winning team. The problem is that the areas that will hold them down is the OF, 1st, SS and a terrible BP. Clemens has stabilized 1st, Lee has become a average SS (probably better suited for 2nd or 3rd) and Larnach has been pretty good., which is why they are IMO over performing. The BP is statistically bottom tier but performed well last night and the Milwaukee series. Defense at times has been sketchy, but dumping Wallner helps. Overall the D has been alright. Zero expectations for me, the sh** show I expected isn’t there, they look competent and aren’t as bad as I would have guessed… so I will continue the MLB subscription for a bit… but yo contend for the division there are moves that need to be made….mainly 3rd, shoring up the OF and addressing the BP. That’s a lot to fix midseason.
  25. hitterscount
    Kind of rigid approach here , can't let him try to get through the 5th and get the win.... being at 46 pitches, kind of a Rocco move.
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