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2.5 GB of Astros for HFA. Houston has 3 with Rays and 3 with a (potentially) desperate A's squad. I am rooting for A's to win 2/3 or sweep Mariners so they have something to play for this weekend. Unlikely to catch Houston to be sure, but not impossible.

Zero punches thrown. There aren't going to be suspensions. Yes Crochet was in the middle of the argument and was yelling, but you don't get suspended for yelling and jumping.

For a hard slide right into the bag? He didn't even go directly at Goodrum. Jose isn't getting suspended.

He's been pretty great defensively this season, but the last week or so has been rough.

He's so terrible. Even his hits all just soft seeing eye singles.

We were scheduled to face both Castillo and Gray, so nice to get an MLB debut instead.

Hopefully Leury. I guess it depends on Engel. If Engel isn't healthy enough to play, I guess you don't have a ton of options besides Eloy-Robert-Vaughn with Sheets at DH. Otherwise I'd prefer Engel in RF, Vaughn in LF and Eloy at DH. Just really hope TLR doesn't get cute and sit Vaughn on the bench in favor of Sheets at DH, Leury in RF and Cesar at 2B. If Leury is starting, its hopefully at 2B.

Vaughn hasn't played LF since his return, which I think is pretty telling. We're going to get an Eloy-Robert-Vaughn OF in the playoffs with Sheets at DH. Not how I would do it, but its pretty clear that is the plan.

Yermin hasn’t played a game in AAA in awhile and his playing time was cut a lot previously. He’s not even on Charlotte’s active roster and is on “temporary inactive list”. Not exactly sure what deal is but I think org has moved on.

Perhaps. Looks like he’s not even on active roster right now. Temporary inactive list. Guess org is just done with him.

I think he already is a superstar.

Yeah that too if they have the balls to leave Keuchel off the roster or Carlos can’t pitch. I’d be surprised if they did the former.

Probably more likely we see tonight’s configuration than Goodwin. Honestly with a 26 man roster that is healthy I don’t see how Goodwin makes the playoff roster. Bench will be Leury, Collins, Sheets and Hamilton IMO.

First 2 games 100% guaranteed on Thursday the 7th and Friday the 8th?

I noticed Yermin hasn’t played much lately. Is he hurt or just out of favor?

I’m gonna be Cleveland first this series and even I would love to see this in game 2!

I think there are lots of reasons Kopech can’t and won’t go 180 IP next season.

Yeah what they’ve done with Kopech this year is terrible. All around. He have been in aaa til early to mid summer managing inning, working up endurance and getting control back. And he should have been starting games in the bigs since then. Now pwe won’t even get a full 2022 out of him in the rotation. Major fuckup, bur TLR wanted him in the pen and probably doesn’t care too much about what that means for the future.

I don’t think Engel is at 50%, but even so, he’s an enormous upgrade on Goodwin.

Maybe Wright dropping his suspension is the short term roster play tho?

They play tomorrow in Detroit too ya?

Touche!

Please get the taste of yesterday’s brutal game out of our mouth with double digit runs, please.

Hopefully Cesar gets jettisoned to the moon. I’m only half kidding. He’s terrible and Leury should be the 2B moving forward; Engel/Vaughn can cover RF in the playoffs. My guess is Fry.

Can we get some Grandal analysis tho?