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It certainly does if you subtract Keuchel or Harrison/Leury/VV/Kelly, etc. It’s also possible our season ticket base didn’t expand like one would have projected after two consecutive playoff appearances. We shouldn’t be behind the woeful Orioles after three similar weekday starts, regardless of the weather for the last two…Baltimore is having one of the most disheartening decades in franchise history.

He can have his own separate dedicated thread when he surpasses 100 IP and is only 11-12 more starts away from locking in his 2023 option.

For all starters not named Giolito, Lynn, Kopech, Cease and Keuchel…the optimal goal would be a .500 record in these games, although .450-.475 is perhaps more likely. Team Record 1-2 Velasquez (0-1), 8 2/3 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 6 BB, 7 K’s=4.15 ERA Lambert (0-1), 3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, K=6.00 ERA Total…11 2/3 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 7 BB, 8 K’s. 4.63 ERA. 1.37 WHIP. About as good as could possibly be expected so far, right? (Looks pretty similar to what we're HOPING to get out of Keuchel, actually.)

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/pittsburgh-pirates/kebryan-hayes-17648/cash-earnings/ Pirates ALMOST beat the Grandal deal, came up $3.5 million short. Quite interesting structure. $10 million, $10 million, $7 million X 4 years, $8 million X 2 years, and $6 million in 2030...

Total dollars/years, not player favorable "opt outs"

That guy has already pitched for something like 12 or 13 different teams over the course of his minor league career, mostly at the lower levels... Talk about well-traveled. https://www.milb.com/player/johan-dominguez-667339

Well, it's almost Jerry Owens...

Of course, he was at that point something like 1 for 17 on the season... How many big league teams would Lambert actually get a start for at this point in the season? 92-94 MPH is below average for a major league starter now, fwiw (although his did "play up" a bit in this game, other than that one pitch.) 3-5? 7-8? Eventually, there's going to be a reckoning over playing time in early June when Kyle Lewis comes back. With Frazier, Rodriguez, Haniger and Lewis, someone's playing time is eventually going to be cut if they're to survive in the hyper-competitive AL Wildcard Race (assuming for now the Astros win the division again.)

Wish they would let Romy play for 7-10 days but it will be Leury or Me sick (phone's translation of Mendick) undoubtedly. Back issues definitely start to creep up on athletes in their early to mid 30s.

Well, if Liam pitches his next 8 2/3 without giving up a run, his ERA will be down to 4. Supposed to be VERY high winds tomorrow afternoon. Let's hope for Lambert's sake they are not blowing out or Julio Rodriguez might end up with 3 dingers.

SIGH. Can never be easy, can it? What next, a rain delay?

Here we go again. Miss the relative "chaos" of Colome 2010 saves, lol. April LIAM is 97 mph...whereas May LIAM is 98-100.

Certainly they're going to send him to Charlotte for 2-3 starts...no?

Guessing we'll get the inevitable "day to day" prognosis late/r after the game, if they even give one. Doesn't seem serious, more precautionary... More likely he sits tomorrow (Leury/Vaughn/Sheets) with Engel in RF again to solidify the defense.

Vladdy gets spiked in the hand, bleeding...response is to stay in the game and hit three homers and a double against Cole and Loiasaga. Took him a couple of years, but wow. Also wonder how long the Nationals will keep Juan Soto with the team supposedly for sale by Lerner.

Let's just get five innings in and call it a day. Of course, just know it won't be THAT easy.

Of course Leury doesn't start when he's 3/5 against Ray...?

Poor Kelenic. Out to almost as poor of a start as Miguel Sano. Dylan Moore in LF is interesting. Probably end up with 2 XB hits. Torrens at DH as well.

One should also note Sox ranks in DH and RF production over most of the last decade...we always say and incessantly hear that corner spots minus 3B (and also 2B) are easy and cheap to fill. Then not only don't fill them, but over allocate precious resources to those areas. Just like over drafting collegiate relievers for 2-3 years but having very little to show for that emphasis.

Realistically, only one of those four balls should have been caught. But it's also why the Rays limited his outfield time...because it's even more disadvantageous on turf to have a below average defender.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33724762/how-mlb-only-black-double-play-combo-passing-jackie-robinson-legacy

Pitch count was only 80. Sandy Koufax in 1965 still only perfecto in franchise history. Lost it to Sanchez. First game in career against Minny, first appearance at Target Field obviously.

Perfect game for Kershaw with near personal high for K’s. Treinen will go the 8th. Bellinger, Lux, Barnes just went back to back to back against newly-promoted Derek Rodriguez. No pitch but one over 91 mph for Clayton, almost all Ks on sliders. Treinen sitting back down with lead up to 6-0. Vesia in…Dodgers’ fans in Minny booing and booing.

What would you set his highest ERA at to keep getting starts in the second half? 5? 5.25? That’s still above average for a fifth starter…but essentially replacement level, let’s say on course for a sub 1 fWAR like 2020. Even if he’s at 4.5 to 4.75ish, Hahn pretty much has to go out and add at least one more option in June/July…in order to cover Kopech. But also to show legit options in the case of a Keuchel grievance to where the team has a legit argument that they had better choices for starts. Of course, the last guy with conditions like this was Yonder Alonso. Didn’t come close.

98% sure it only counts regular season innings…