Autumn Dreamin

People complain about the lineup literally every time we face a LHP and the team continues to be among the best vs. LHP.

16yo Carlos Vielma is off to a blazing start in DSL. 5-7 with 2 BB, 2 3B, 2 2B in the first 2 games.

It's not directly a setback with the initial hammy, he hurt his knee on a swing in Charlotte.

Not even the first time, same thing happened with the Angels. And the two Mariners series were like a week apart. Meanwhile we still haven't played one of our division teams at all.

Decent effort to put 4 up on Ryan, just asked too much of a tiring rookie in his second start. Lack of off days maybe catching up a bit, but the team has done well to not let losses linger. They hit Prielipp well last time, get after him again tomorrow.

Vargas is such a stud

Yeah, it's not exactly routine for guys to sit down 18 in a row in their debuts lol Not really worried about Sandlin long term based on this start

They have repeatedly said they view him as a starter

I get that you don't want to start a series needing 5 guys out of the pen, but Sandlin was gassed. If he starts that inning, you need someone ready sooner.

Trust the tape

Love this squad so much

He spent a while in Charlotte, got called up shortly after Colson. Colson hitting the ground running made him redundant so they flipped him to Tampa who had a very injured IF at the time.

Needed to go after Keaschall.

He does, and they lean into it. They had a Stranger Things Joe Ryan bobblehead last year.

Ryan's velo is up across the board today

104 on a line, but right at a guy

Now we find out if Sandlin can pitch from the stretch

Sweeping these guys wasn't free despite the record

They're going to miss him in the dugout I'm sure, but worth it if it gets him back on the field any sooner.

I do think it's fun when teams get baited into deploying lefty relievers against our lineup. See: Hinch last night League-beast .795 OPS vs. lefty relievers. Big part of their ability to come back late in some of these games. They are still top 10 against both LH/RH starters, but RHRP is by far their weakest split.

Well he is one of two guys with a previous HR vs. Ryan (Vargas is the other). 9-22 with 1 HR, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 BB, and (most impressively?) 0 K. Comes out to a 1.162 career OPS. 22 ABs is also the biggest sample size by far, most of these guys saw Ryan for the first time last week. Hopefully he can at least share some tips to the other lefties.

Will(ing) and (Ven)able