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Does he really have good stuff? He has one pitch. He can't control his fastball for shit. Been this way ever since the shoulder problems.

Oh look a seeing eye single. About tired of those after yesterday.

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I'm still worried about his shoulder long term. I'd totally try and sell high this year on him and look to spend money on bringing in some decent vets the next few years into the rotation. Probably won't happen but I can hope.

Not worried at all about his bat given his prodigious talent there but this dude in LF is El Caballo 2.0. It's too bad. I figured he'd be passable at least until he got into his late 20s but he's already awful and he's only 22! How a 22 year old with such incredible coordination at the plate can move so sloth like in the field is beyond me. He just is slow as molasses laterally.

I don't really know what Cooper's philosophy is these days but whatever he's trying with Lopez isn't working, clearly. Watching Lopez it looks like he's at his best when he's "effectively wild".

Jesus christ he's currently rocking a FIP of 8.77 with a *gulp* 22.6% GB rate and a 15.8% HR/FB rate. That's a bad combo. Oh wait, he also has a walk rate of 8 per 9. Wouldn't want any solo homers! Fastball velocity is down to 93.2MPH (over 95MPH last year) and has currently been -4.4 runs below average on his heater this year. Him and Giolito are both running out of excuses. The diminished stuff is one thing, the inability to command and control pitches is another. Lopez has a little more margin for error given he was actually decent last year but Giolito was literally league worst. After all the pitcher injuries the inability of these two guys to get out of their own way has probably been the biggest non Manny disappointment in the rebuild.

Hard to even reckon a stadium in 2019 having cash as the only option at a food stand.

this is the longest inning ever.

ugly baseball.

Nice Cordell, anything to push Palka's playing time down helps as well

lol who posted that he was worried about him turning into TA?

Good AB, unlucky.

Defense!

no kidding, not sure I can take getting shut down by some soft tosser again but they have befuddled this team for years.

MY GOD SHUT UP JASON.

our catchers suck dick.

jesus fucking christ.

I want to see him DFA

Fucking done with giolito. Doesn't have it.

Thank god Jose caught that instead of booting it into RF.

Just once I'd like to see one of Gio or Lopez not completely fall apart mid inning.

TA looks dangerous right now.

Leake is doing a good job keeping the ball down but if that stops look out. 3rd time through could be the time.