Palindrome Bob

I definitely wouldn’t call it hatred, at least in my case — I’m just disappointed with his performance this year. With the next crop of outfield prospects breathing down his neck, next year is the definition of make-or-break for him, at least with this organization.

I completely agree, on all of these points. These are not the three players I expected this article to feature, either. I was thinking Julien, Martin, and either Larnach or Wallner.

Indeed. Ian Daugherty's performance at C (11 SBs allowed, 3 errors on throws) makes me grateful they traded for a few catching prospects after they didn't draft any this summer. I thought Daugherty was a fine undrafted free agent pickup at the time -- college catcher and all -- but yikes, that's a nightmarish box score for him, on a day where's there's competition for that honor. And nice to see Holland get back above the Mendoza line. I've always liked him, and I can't help but think that he'd have made his major league debut by now if he'd been healthy during the earlier Gasper/Fitzgerald/Bride roster churn. At this point, I hope he's around in 2026 to audition for a Castro-style super utility role, and provide depth in St. Paul, if not.

I’d love to see Will Holland get a shot.

What happened to Jaylen Nowlin? He was a young (24) LH pitcher who seemed to be on the rise through the system last year, and had a scoreless spring, but now I don't see him on either the Saints or Wind Surge rosters.