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QUOTE (BaconOnAStick @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 04:09 PM) Leave EJ in for one more? He is slightly feeling less shaky than our bullpen. I don't want to see him hit again though, and he's thrown around 90 pitches. Only if we don't get anyone on before him this inning. Even then, it's iffy.

We got real lucky there. Johnson was just about to walk Morneau.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 03:57 PM) Avi was really enjoying taking walks today, he forgot to swing at a close pitch. That's good. I'd rather have him strike out on a borderline pitch than try to hit one way outside of the zone two pitches into the count.

Way to pick up the Cubans Conor.

Viciedo got one strike that at bat...

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 03:45 PM) Beautiful hit and run. Nice work, Semdog. At least it's not Hot Fire.

Perfect hit and run.

Eaton's challenged Arenado twice and won. Impressive.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 03:38 PM) Nolasco, Maholm, etc. Someone durable who won't kill you and can give you the innings and rest your bullpen. Nolasco got quite a bit of money, a lot more than what we should be paying for a innings eater. Maholm would have made more sense, but he'd probably get killed in the AL.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 03:37 PM) Pretty much only throwing 89 and 90 A lot of pitchers have velocity issues in April, but this is like 3-4 MPH slower than what he threw last year. If he's still throwing like this in another 2-3 starts, then we should really be concerned.

Christ Johnson, start throwing strikes, the pitcher's hitting.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 03:35 PM) Like the Phil Hughes/Josh Johnson types. Someone a tier or two above Paulino but not Santana/Jimenez/Garza in terms of financial commitment. I don't think Hughes is really that much better than Paulino. And Johnson can never stay healthy. Nice play by Avisail.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 03:33 PM) If Flowers is major league average offensively at catcher and Abreu's MVP caliber (like Quentin in 2008), then they're not so far away. But yeah, the bullpen and the back of the rotation aren't fixable in one off-season or in the middle of a season. And, despite yesterday's anomaly, the schedule for the next month will probably illuminate the true nature of this team's talent. Flowers' hot start might make him ML average this year if he doesn't completely tank the rest of the year. ZiPS has him projected at a .326 wOBA for the year with a .309 wOBA the rest of the way. That's perfectly acceptable for a catcher.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 03:30 PM) Not saying someone like Santana/Jimenez, but someone they could hopefully rely on to give them innings if needed. Steve Stone is already concerned about getting enough innings from the rotatio I personally think Rienzo can be an innings eater. He might not be good (4.5-5 ERA), but he can probably go 5-6 innings for you and not make you pull your hair out.

I'm liking the patience from Garcia. See more pitches = better pitches to hit = better hitting. Garcia's patience of late has translated well to results with the bat.

QUOTE (Baron @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 03:22 PM) Johnson and Paulino are going to make alot of games difficult to win with the way they've been pitching What's even better is that they're starting in between our best starters. So this team will never actually get on a winning streak. Just hover around .500.

Abreu with another hit. If you're a pitcher, you really can't give Abreu anything to hit on the outer third of the plate. Once he gets those arms extended, forget about it.

Erik Johnson just hasn't looked good at all so far this year.

QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 09:34 AM) Wow, he's gonna take a beating on this one. From the comments section on Hardball Talk: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/...iced-this-year/ I'd like to add people who whistle when nobody else is around to the indicators of mental illness. Hope that ain't the case with Frank. Frank did play football back in the day.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 10:02 PM) Pee in a cup. All of you. It must be awesome to hit in this thin air every day.

Now we're just teeing off.

What a game by Avi.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 8, 2014 -> 02:02 PM) I think the Chauncey for Iverson trade was the first signal. I think that screwed them more than taking Darko.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 7, 2014 -> 05:26 PM) Who else do you want batting 4th? I'm not saying we have better options. I'm just saying our options aren't very good.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Apr 7, 2014 -> 04:25 PM) Well he's been hitting well... I know. The thought of Conor Gillaspie hitting clean-up isn't a good one though.