Autumn Dreamin

The Cleveland broadcasters yesterday spend a bit opining about how bad of a signing our .800 OPS catcher is. Meanwhile, their FA catcher has 46 strikeouts in 85 ABs while also being the worst blocker in the league. Cleveland hasn't gotten a hit from a catcher since April 29.

Gordon and Gallo both left the game after fouling balls off themselves.

This exact scenario is why I don't mind Burger behind Yaz too much. Yaz gets on base at a good enough clip, but it's nice to have power behind him to keep him from clogging up traffic.

I mean that's nice and all, but I once saw him grimace slightly after running the bases, so I'm pretty sure he's a bust.

Why does this ump hate Gavin?

Gavin takes his frustration with that BS call out on a baseball.

Game is in rain delay now, 8-7 Dash.

Might be 4-6 weeks apparently.

Love watching all of the armchair lip readers and body language analysts work tirelessly to invent reasons to be mad at guys, as if there aren't enough real, objective gameplay things to be frustrated over. Yes, truly, it is the players who are soft, as they insist they have been personally betrayed by a man they have never met based on something they imagined he said...?

For those who missed it:

Hendriks sitting around 94mph pitched a clean 9th. PO, ꓘ, grounder past the 1B that Sanchez nabbed for an off balance throw than Liam hustled to snag at first. Charlotte pitching gave up just 1H, led by the banker with a final line of 5.1IP, 1H, 1R (0ER), 7K on just 65 pitches.

Per DVS, the goal is a Friday return.

Ah, the routine "screwed by the umps" PA for Luis...

AV is such a RBI machine, man.

85mph, .420 xBA.

Whatever they ate last night, eat that forever.

Oof. He also may have been injured again covering first for a play, he was pulled after trainers came out.

Through the 7th on 8 pitches, including two 3 pitch K's.

The stated plan for this year is long-ish relief. Which hasn't changed from the stated intentions during the off season. Get him some longer outings, and presumably see where things stands after that for a viability of a Kopech-like transition.