chw42

His fastball shape is elite. Tons of arm side run and it's almost a rise ball when he's on.

I still don't understand picking up the Kimbrel option over giving him the QO. I'm not gonna cry over the fact that he is gone, but at least get yourself some compensation. If he takes it, then fine, you've got a huge upgrade over Velasquez.

Much better inning from Kopech. Nasty stuff.

Far too many breaking pitches high in the zone.

Looking fastball trying to go deep.

With how bad he looked, it's probably very likely.

His breaking stuff is just everywhere so far.

The funny thing is that if Reese wasn't catching, Sheets probably hits behind Pollock and we get nothing in the 1st inning.

He missed a cookie. Plesac's change up is not good.

Leury either hits a dribbler to the pitcher or a barrel to the wall. Not a whole lot in between right now.

I think there's also the fact that he got traded in ST, so I imagine his family is still in LA And they didn't get a chance to really move. They just had a kid too, so some of that might be affecting him too. It don't want to make it seem like I'm making excuses for the guy, but these guys aren't robots.

Leury would have 4 homers if Fenway didn't take 2 away from him this weekend.

I'm also from Chicago, but now that I'm in Texas, I really don't miss being in weather under 40.

JUST a bit inside.

I don't think he went, but the home plate ump missed strike 2 earlier.

I don't think Pollock is all that excited to be here. Imagine playing on the best team in baseball and in sunny LA where it's 80+ all year to coming to Chicago where it's 40 degrees for all of April.

I think the wild pitch helped a lot. It's one thing to have the bases loaded and not score one. Us getting a run probably took some pressure off him.

Sheets

Easily the hardest ball he's hit all year.

GAVINNNNNN

We'll take it!

He'll ground out softly to 1B.

He's gonna have to go oppo cause not a lot is leaving to RF today.

That was a meat change up.

That slider was a mistake pitch.