Jack Parkman

Yeah, but he was struggling to find the zone. Got bailed out on some bad pitches.

WTF. When did Herrera become a gascan?

I've hated him since year 1. He sucks. It is an indictment on both front offices in town that they hired him.

Renteria=Moron

Get your terms right. It should be "Palka is hot garbage"

Yolmer and Palka suck. Palka can go to Charlotte once Santana is needed.

Palka=Trash Renteria=Clueless

Agreed. He'll be fine once he settles down.

Yesssss!!!!! Moncada= Clutch. Now Eloy gets his 1st HR.

How could I not??? My handle is based on a Major League character.

Get your slam now, Moncada.

11. Abreu swung at ball 3.

C'mon Moncadaaaaa

Yes. Yes it was.

WTF Jose.

Shadows might be an issue here, if the pitcher can find the strike zone.

That is why they traded him. OMG Anderson took a walk!!!

No he did get better in September. The guy Lopez was in September 2018 is an MLB pitcher. The guy from March-August 2018 was not.

With the ball flying out like it is, 2 ER is a best case scenario tomorrow.

His 5.22 xFIP in 2018 says otherwise. Both Lopez and Giolito were the bottom 2 in qualifying pitchers with regard to xFIP.

Yes. He was right there with Giolito amongst the bottom 5 qualified pitchers in FIP and xFIP. Last year in xFIP: Giolito: 5.46 Lopez: 5.22. They were the two worst in baseball in that regard.

A hard curveball with short break looks like a slider. It doesn't mean it isn't a curveball though.

We criticize him for being old school because he teaches pitchers to a) sacrifice velocity for control and b) throw sinkers. Both of those are bad in today's game. I don't understand messing with a guy with a ++ curveball. Giolito, with his current fastball and a curve is exactly what you want in today's pitcher. He has a 95 mph fastball that hitters have trouble picking up. Low fastballs get kilt, and sinkers/2 seamers have the highest BAA in aggregate of any pitch from 2016-present.