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With so many recent graduations from rookie eligibility, Baseball America has a new #1 prospect.
Jo Adell, MacKenzie Gore, Forrest Whitley, Bo Bichette, Brendan Rogers, Royce Lewis Jesus Luzardo, Casey Mize, and Austin Riley round out the top 10.
Walked six last night and still came away with the win against the Astros. He's walked almost as many in 15 starts as he walked in 31 last season. He gets lots of grounders (57/17/26 G/L/F) and most of them have been scooped up (.242 BABIP).
First MLB PA last night with the Cardinals.
Cincinnati Reds – The Reds brought Raisel Iglesias on for a 5-out save on Monday night. But after Iglesias finished off the 8th, he walked the first batter in the 9th, then induced a pop out, then was curiously pulled for Michael Lorenzen. The move worked, as Lorenzen got the last two outs for his third save, and after the game, David Bell said that he just thought it was the right move. We’ll elevate Lorenzen on the depth chart and watch to see if this happens again.
Updated hierarchy: Iglesias | Lorenzen | Garrett.
Racking up the saves over the past week.
Good for Shildt, pinch hitting Rangel Ravelo at first opportunity tonight. If he gets sent back to Memphis tomorrow, at least he got a big league PA after a long wait.
Grounding out to first isn't what he'll remember.
A big fly -- and then a bunt double. The pitcher has to chase the ball down in left field!
In the replay I'm not seeing anyone covering third.
He cost us $10; even if you discount him by 50%, still a likely keeper.
Really? Hader has earned 19/13 (4x4/5x5) which is *VERY* impressive and valuable ... AND ... this guy ... https://pattonandco.com/player/ChristianYelich ... has earned a lot more (31/27)!!! :-)
His 80 power tool is on full display. Bradley has hit 5 HR in the last 5 games to give him 22 on the season. But, it's not an empty HR total. 287/348/627 with 17 doubles. Yes 87 Ks in 63 games is bad. But, hitting the MLB baseball at AAA has definitely helped his hard hit percentage and balls leaving the yard.
Without a few of their pitchers, the Indians are inexplicably hanging around in the wild card race. Carlos Santana definitely helps 287/407/522, making 1B a cumulative 279/401/502. But, DH is a combination of players leading to a 243/317/442 line. Bradley could do better.
That won't solve LF 228/299/324 or CF 205/282/367 or even 2B 209/282/318 or 3B 208/295/306, but maybe adding a little power in the order can help Ramirez regain his form.
*full disclosure. I picked him up 2 weeks ago.
Two more big flies yesterday, plating five baserunners besides himself, as the Nationals thrashed the the D'backs 15-5 after taking a 10-3 beating the day before.
The teams split the four-game series.
As it happens, every NL team that won yesterday lost on Saturday. There are no winning streaks or losing streaks going into today's action.
Joins the 20-homer club. In the team's 73rd game.
Another two-inning save. Six up, six down, three on strikeouts.
How can the Brewers be a game ahead of the Cubs? This is why.
Seven more scoreless innings, allowing a grand total of two singles and no walks, striking out eight, to lower his ERA to Bob Gibson territory.
Bob Gibson on the higher mound, throwing a deader baseball.
Pitching the last inning of the highest-scoring four-game series in the history of baseball, after his team had rallied for four in the top of the ninth, he set down Blackmon, Story and Arenado, striking out two of them, on nine pitches.
With that K/W I'd say closer to Yaisel Puig. Remember Puig started his career with an insanely high BABIP.
9 facts about epic Padres-Rockies 92-run series ... including these fun FTJ facts ...
- Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. became the only player in baseball this year to record hits in seven consecutive at-bats
- His 93.4 mph throw on a Daniel Murphy groundout was the fastest by an infielder this season, according to Statcast.
- With two outs in the seventh on Saturday, Tony Wolters hit a liner to Tatis' right. Tatis went full extension for an absurd airborne grab to end the inning ... the video is worth watching :-)
Ps. Note that I don't talk about what Yamamoto can do in that comment. Remember how everyone was so psyched for Corbin Martin. Lots of talk about his skills. All these guys have skills, that's why they're on the precipice, and our informational void is we don't really have a clue about when they're going to figure it out.
We need to throw darts, we need to throw the best darts. That's the mission.
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Homered on the first pitch he saw this season. A get-me-over fastball from Edwin Jackson that sailed 424 feet over the center field fence.
Gives the Angels' lineup a whole different look.