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I think a lot of managers just like players they can stick somewhere, regardless if they're good or not. Managers of all eras and philosophy love positional flexibility.

AV spitting on sliders from righties now

Leury's like 0 for 15 now right?

Graveman was basically unhittable for 2 months last year. Then he got hurt, got traded, and was just alright the rest of the year. Maybe the injury limited him and he's back to being 100%. I hope that's the case cause having a nails reliever like this for the 8th is amazing.

Everytime I watched him pitch last year, he got hit hard. I didn't have the highest opinion of him coming into this year.

Having a starter's arsenal really differentiates Graveman as a reliever.

It doesn't help they're playing on a slip and slide field

I think it more likely means more Jake Burger playing time.

I'm so tired of hearing "...and is being further evaluated".

Are we gonna have enough players to finish the game? Everyone is getting hurt.

Robert has destroyed 2 sliders the past 2 days. 1 from last year's Cy Young winner and 1 from a guy with one of the nastiest sliders in baseball. I think that's an incredible sign of things to come.

Ray did a nice impression of 2nd half 2021 Dallas Keuchel.

Servais, why are you letting your $120 million pitcher throw this much when you have a really good bullpen?

BACK TO BACK

TA could easily be 4 for 4.

I'd rather go Graveman. 2 righties coming up with Winker up 3rd.

Ray somehow throwing harder now than he did all game.

Ruiz threw his change up 3.7% of the time last year. He just threw it 25% of the time this outing. I think his problem before was that he just pumps fastballs in and guys sit on it. Cause his curve ball isn't that good. But if he can throw that change up consistently against lefties, he has a future in higher leverage work.

Hell of a job by Ruiz

If Ruiz can get that change over consistently, I think that changes his outlook quite a bit.

Ruiz broke out the change up

Jose Ruiz in...oh boy

Harrison is a GIDP machine

Adam just got under that.

Eloy does not like foul balls and vice versa