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Perfect that Capra manages to get the bases loaded situation there. Scoring by a walk, since we can't hit with RISP. Smith a bit reminiscent of Dylan Cease...so many pitches thrown, K's, BB's, HBP's, it's a wonder he can make it through 5 innings each time out.

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&pageitems=30&month=0&stats=pit&type=8&team=4&qual=20 Eisert and Martin Perez with the most value on the team after Shane Smith and Davis Martin, lol

1.2 fWAR Meidroth 0.9 Vargas 0.7 Thaiss (well, sort of a member of the team) 0.6 Sosa (before the trade with the Mets along w/ Robert) 0.1 Taylor (more trade value than Robert, lol) 0.0 Benintendi Robert(s) (-0.3), Palacios (-0.5), Baldwin (-0.6), Quero (-0.1), Amaya, Vaughn (-1.3) all in negative territory

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=cf&qual=100&pagenum=2&pageitems=30 If you cut down to 100 at-bats or more for CFers, Robert is #40. -0.3, and ahead of only Taveras and Moniak. #2 is the Dodgers' young CF, Andy Pages.

I was joking...but if he struggles for another 2-3 weeks like this, they'll have to consider doing something if he doesn't show any signs of coming out of it.

Maybe McKinven is actually the GM. You have Houser, Smith, B.Wilson, Capra, McKendry in AAA...

Have gone from promoting Braden to Birmingham/Chicago to more likely sending him back to Kannapolis...although neither is going to happen. He will be in Winston Salem at least through mid to late July.

They should have pulled him as quickly as they saw his velocity was off by 5-6 MPH right off the bat.

98 mph in the first inning

Nice to see three potential members of the 2026 White Sox in the lineup lol. Boring boring boring. Brieske was a high leverage reliever just last year.

Batters CWS B HR RBI SB AVG OPS TauchmanRF L 2 6 0 .348 1.064 Meidroth2B R 1 5 8 .290 .723 Vargas, M1B R 8 26 1 .238 .739 BenintendiDH L 6 22 0 .242 .741 SlaterLF R 2 2 0 .258 .872 Rojas, J3B L 0 3 3 .159 .454 QueroC S 0 10 0 .248 .637 Taylor, MCF R 2 10 6 .200 .604 CapraSS R 1 5 1 .078 .259

Charlotte offensive numbers tend to be misleading...

Not a victory for those pushing for someone new in the bullpen....such as Pallette.

Doesn't seem to be slowing the Cubs down much offensively...

See Jackson Merrill...although he clearly profiles much better in CF than right. Braden seems like our only possibility for RF now...considering the ongoing struggles of Wolkow and Zavala.

But he was a foreigner lol.

How many World Series have the Yankees Mets and Dodgers won since 2000? The same number as the Marlins White Sox and Royals. Three to three. The Giants Astros Red Sox and Cards have done better.

Who are the Dodgers going to start in the post season after Yamamoto?

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The Padres' offensive production in left field has increased since they began playing Gavin Sheets there. But, as you may have guessed, that means their first-base/DH production has suffered. Sheets is not a natural left fielder. He was merely the best option on a team that ranks 29th out of 30 in offensive production at the position (per wRC+, an all-encompassing hitting metric). Then, Sheets exited Sunday's series finale against the Pirates after crashing hard into the left-field wall. Sheets' status remains unclear, but whatever the outcome, the Padres should aim to keep him at DH or first base. Their top priority should be adding another bat to a lineup that features a handful of superstars -- but also a couple of glaring holes. There's no better place to do it than left field, a traditionally bat-first position, where it shouldn't be all that difficult to find a decent No. 8 hitter. AJ Cassavell, mlb.com

Other than catcher and RF/Braden...where are they going to get even average big league production in the future? Meidroth and Vargas (3B) maybe...and Bonemer? They would still need to add at least two legit hitters through free agency.

You also can't win without scoring. It's a lot easier to add a pitcher if you have an offense like the Cubs than it is for a bottom tier offense to convince someone to join it as a FA with no or very little protection around him.

Instead of taking Adams or Jordan Guerrero...we'll take Tatis Jr. and give you the privilege of paying off 60% of James Shields' salary Instead. Don't even care about Sosa, but this would be hilarious. (Note they already have Acuna and Baty who can play second.)

Blame McKinven...somehow they found the only position player in Capra actually WORSE than Jacob Amaya.

Angels -57 Pirates -58 White Sox -62 Orioles -93 A's -110 Rockies -183 The SAD SIX. A's fans had a lot of optimism coming into 2025, that has been dashed for now.