Autumn Dreamin

They are pinning a lot on their pen (and Woo) getting healthy eventually, which also feels very familiar. Santos has a May ETA last I saw.

2022 Davis Martin had a 1.9 HR/9 in Charlotte and a 1.1 HR/9 in the bigs. He had a 3.65 ERA through his first ~60IP in the majors (before his injury shortened blowup start). 6.11 ERA in Charlotte, 3.00 in Birminham.

Redemption HR for Sosa ties the game again.

Knights take a 5-4 lead and chase the starter after 2.2IP. Lefty coming in to face Colson with 2 on.

Is it crazy to think that the Atlanta Braves in chilly Chicago might have been a more manageable match up than the Norfolk Tides in the Charlotte bandbox?

Bham rotation is going to be so fun.

Yaz had a total of 3 ABs in ST, and has been sidelined since. Started the season on the IL, and with the Pirates trading for Joey Bart, it might be a long stay. Also:

Houston's only win so far is that no hitter. In other words, they have lost 100% of games when they allow a hit. On the bright side, they are maybe the only team in baseball that could maintain that for a season and still have a shot at multiple wins.

Should be fun to watch Skubal, Ragans, and known ace Crochet battle it out as top lefties for their teams. Twins and Guards are late to the party.

Grossman hit 2 HR including a slam. Montgomery 1-3 with a BB and run scored. Colas, Stassi, DeLoach, Perez all 1-4 with singles. Hack 0-4 with 4K.

Shortstops hitting HRs is kinda cool

Cool, fine, I'm not arguing that. I'm just pointing out that having a guy whose job is to coach first base and OF isn't an organizational failing. You can be mad about him being lost in the dugout without manufacturing outrage about the fact that his job just, like, exists.

It is trivial to Google "first base and outfield coach" and find that it is one of the most common combination of coaching responsibilities out there. And yes, that is how Bourgeois role was described when he was hired.

FYI this one's the free game of the day for MiLB, so you can watch even if you don't have a subscription.

At least we didn't get no hit? Abreu is batting .067, but he did make a nice defensive play for the 2nd out in the 9th.

Interesting breakdown with some comps for Crochet's pitches.

His roster spot goes to waiver claim Tyler Nevin, which is definitely a choice.

Didn't he have a full count walk or two robbed by the ump yesterday?

Kopech throwing 16 out of 17 for strikes.

3 games in, and we have multiple HRs from shortstops. Wonder how long that took last season.

Rough one for Ober vs. the Royals today. Those 9 hits include 3 HR, a double, and a triple. Witt a double short of the cycle with 5 innings to play.

Oh so Fedde doesn't get that low zone?

He's still listed as active by MiLB and there's no transaction showing a release. I guess we'll get confirmation soon enough. Edit: