chitownsportsfan

Moncada is our best player.

I think Fangraphs classifies it as a "cutter" and according to their data he's using it 22.3% of the time this year averaging 91.3 mph. His 4 seamer is coming in at 94.3 on average, which is pretty good for him as well.

it's a game thread sir.

His best pitch when he's been rolling has been his 2 seamer and then following that up with a decent change and breaking ball. I would hope he ditches the sinker. Pitching to contact is a fool's errand. edit: 2 seamer, yikes. More coffee.

Tim is a good player but many of us want him to be great and in order to be great he's gotta get a better handle on how to approach ABs like that.

lol covey is trending on Fangraphs.

yea he's a total class act but he's been in decline going on three years now.

When are folks going to realize he's a 2 WAR 1B at this point? If that. He's down to a 107 wRC+ and he's once again going to be -15 runs negative as a defender. I'm so fucking sick of the hero worship for this guy.

with this rotation that will be the cycle.

you can't pitch a shutout unless you do that.

Because he can't bat 9 times? -- Rick "'cause there are no 4s" Walker"

Jeeze early ass start. Other than Moncada yesterday's game really left a sour smell in the air so let's try and win today!

almost seems like a PR move.

If they can't find a closer and a decent DH they don't deserve to win anything anyways. Seriously Jose and Colome should EASILY be replaced when money is being spent again. Assuming it ever is.

50% of the anger is the manager man. doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results with lopez is insanity. he had very little again tonight and was walking a fine line. At a certain point you can't leave him out there to get guillotined, rebuild year or not. Rick has to be accountable to his team and there's no shame in trying to build off a decent 5/1/3 performance on the road with a young scuffling starter.

lol I've never seen that. That guy had me cracking up. Classic Socal baseball field he was on too.

Honestly looking and listening to Cooper it's amazing he's only in his mid 60s. Health wise he appears almost done. He is 63. If you didn't know that you'd assume 70+ easy. I know some pretty fit and active 60s, Cooper ain't it.

The Mariners have given up double digits like 10 times this year already. At least we aren't them. BUT MAN OUR PITCHING SUCKS (not you Gio, I see you).

dad gummit.

GREAT JOB RENTERIA!

that's an insult to jackson, big time. jackson was a solid big league #3 that always teased as more. Lopez ain't even a 5th starter.

yea he doesn't look like a MLB quality player.

not about coddling it's about trying to win games in a surprisingly competitive season.

He should have never been allowed to pitch to Rendon. But Renteria is trying to develop him or something.

Thank fucking god they got Giolito out it. Lopez is a bum.