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Today - Giolito
Cubs series: Kuechel, Cease, Gonzalez
Mon: Off day
Pirate Series: Giolito, Kuechel
Thur: Off day
Royals Series: Cease, Gonzalez.....and then recall Dunning for 8/30 game
The only arms in Schamburg on the 40 man are Ruiz (just optioned, believe he needs to stay for 10 days), and Flores. Then you got Bummer, Lambert, Lopez and Rodon all on the IL. So Flores was really the only option without DFAing someone, but there are a few guys who would be easy DFAs, Delmonico being the primary.
I don't see many controllable pieces moving across the league. I do think a bunch of vets on expiring contracts will be moving around right at the deadline.
Gonna look like a sunday line-up out there today. My guess at Ricky's mess:
Anderson SS, Goins 3B, Abreu 1B, Eloy LF, Mazara RF, EE DH, Collins C, Mendick 2B, Gonzalez CF
Giolito only guy in the 20-50 range so far. Eloy HM. Have to imagine Robert is top 20, and Moncada has to be as well since he isn't mentioned yet.
Doubt TA makes the list, but I feel like he should have been an HM.
Hope so. Anything but Mazara against the lefty. Sure miss Leury right now. Honestly, I'd rather have brought up Micker just to get the starts against LHP, but I know we need a real 4th OF and he ain't it. Crazy how the Sox are thin at both IF and OF with a 28 man roster. Leury makes a big difference in that regard.
Should just bring up Yermin and DFA Cuthbert and throw him out in RF against the lefties for now. Half kidding and know it would be super ugly, but Mazara may as well be swinging a pool noodle against a lefty.
Lol, Yasmani Grandal was suspended for taking testosterone in 2012, 2 years after he was drafted. It is a complete non issue.
Grandal is one of the very best catchers in the game. They've played 22 games in a weird ass season. He hasn't been great, but he's going to be just fine. His OBP is .347 and his career OBP is .348. His slugging is way down, but he's going to be fine.