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https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/31258/jameson-taillon Might see a Martin Maldonado appearance tmrw at catcher vs. Taillon lol. Sheets 724 ops...for the record. Jose Iglesias as well...

Colson Montgomery got Thielbar for an early spring training homer. Low FB. That was the first breath of hope.

You definitely don't face Machado with Mike Soroka lol...

Machado kind of like the Judge of the NL. HoFer but Tatis is the one with the big postseason rep.

Fathom was questioning the superpen approach...we'll see if that de Vries trade was worth it today/tmrw. And Adam was their big 7th/8th inning off speed guy and he's a key key loss in that bullpen. Really liked him. Came over from Rays.

R.Suarez has 6 blown saves and I trust him not at all in these situations lol. No way paying him $20-25 million in FA.

Morejon at least has a long record in the minors as a starter so can go longer than most lefties.

At least the Dodgers are seemingly going to try something different with Scott/Treinen struggling mightily. Hinch got burned today too with Melton et al. Pulled Mize way too early when CLE wasn't hitting at all.

Finally!!! Machado was overdue. The problem is you went to the bullpen so so so early. B.Rodriguez is very similar to Henriquez of the Dodgers...will get baptism by fire in postseason but walks/control always an issue with young pitchers. Guys like Morejon and M.Miller have rarely pitcher three consecutive games...

That's fine if Machado can actually get a clutch hit.

He's Luis Robert lol...

Tatis likely to be running...desperately need another run.

Soroka warming up lol?

Cubs have their own Bagdad Bobs/Schiffrens in the media apparently. What new?

I think you have to push Cease harder because you're destroying the bullpen even if you do win... None of the guys starting tmrw would be able to go through more than 3-4 innings in all probability. Eventually a lesser reliever like Morgan or Peralta will have to go unless you trust 100+ rookie B.Rodriguez who has very little big league experience but nasty stuff.

Schildt really relies on that pen...Cease's first good post season start with SD.

Going to be the over managing questions like Boone pulling Fried earlier....but he was at 101 or 102

Let up on the fastball against Suzuki. Oops 98 ev That slider looked telegraphed.

Flaherty vs. Cecconi...Flaherty has certainly been there in postseason, including key outings for LAD last year.

0/7 risp Eventually Cease will blink.

OHearn actually has pretty good numbers vs. lefties. Iglesias with ops in 500 pher over Johnson...who will go in on defense.

Pretty sure in CLE tmrw.

Even when they get hits can't get runners over to third.

Ofc another Naylor lol

Even if SD wins their pen is going to be toast and Darvish, King Jr. and Vasquez aren't great options. King Jr. would be choice if he hadn't missed 3+ months and just come back recently. Darvish the most experienced obviously.