poppysox

If Jimenez and Alonso are going to start warming up this could be fun to watch. We have a lot of bats in that lineup that could help hide our lack of starting pitching until Rick arrives with reinforcements. I'm counting on you Rick!

Pretty sure 4 mil per year for 3 or 4 years would get it done. He is a very nice piece on a championship team. Could play in 3/4 of the games just filling in for minor aches and pain days for other regulars & giving regular rest. His attitude looks to be A++ as well.

Good chance to establish ourselves as being for real. FO needs to find us some pitching.

And what was Cooper and the bench coach doing while this was going on? The whole coaching staff is somewhat suspect.

Yes... but what a sweet homer.

Sure is nice when the pitcher coming into the game is someone you have confidence in. Bummer and Colome are that for most of us. Marshall and Burr pre injury have also been good.

I think this is an excellent plan. Good Thinking!

What is Cooper and the bench coach doing? Ricky is surrounded by people to advise him of situational things to think about.

We need pitching and he is a pitcher. Certainly I wouldn't overpay for a half season guy. Just pay half of what a whole season would have cost. I would prefer a 3 year deal and I really don't think his posturing about a 1 year deal means much. The right offer would get it done unless he's a greedy idiot. In that case...I don't want him anyway.

We are allowed to trade for already major league ready players. I hope someone is looking for quality but blocked players. The team is starting to look rather good positionally. The prospects already in hand look to be enough to be very good. Of course any team has room for another 5 star ass kicker. As always...pitching-pitching-pitching is the need. Trade for it-pay for it in free agency-and draft it. Need a never ending supply of quality arms. We are fine already at every position as we wait for Madrigal & Robert to arrive. The return of Kopech and Rodon and Arrival of Cease gives us playoff potential now without adding anyone. In the off season find a #1/2 type guy and another 3/4 and this team contends.

Ho Hum!

If Fry can't come in and mop up a game like this...what useful thing can he do?

Entertaining game tonight! Keep it up boys. On a side note: Nice to see McCann start on a regular basis.

Boy,,,Fry has really struggled. No pressure here and yet he struggles to just throw strikes.

Wow! Ricky got his defense lined up just in time. What a catch.

Amen!

I've tried that please stuff. Hasn't worked for me.

Well...at least for tonight I'm glad I'm not Cleveland.

Lucky is good.

Oops... missed that pitch runner thing.

Not so nuts when looking for an insurance run.

Eloy did well to stay out of the DP on that Anderson ball.

Bummer is taking less than 20 seconds from the time he got the ball back from the catcher to throwing his next pitch. I wish Coop could convince more of our staff to do this. So much more effective.

We might need those runs if Herrera gets into this game. He has shaken my faith as of late.

That didn't take long. Jose has really rediscovered the long ball.