Jose Abreu

Fegan says it's raining softly now

Great play Anderson!

Forecast looks a lot worse.

In his career Kopech will have like 3 BB/9 but also 3 HBP/9 lol

On a 2-2 count, no

Please, rain, let these stats count

My guess- Kopech gets 2 innings before the delay, 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 BB, 2 K

Looking like it could be another rain delay kind of start for Kopech.

That outfielder guy has an intriguing plate discipline profile. The pitcher has good stats but is way old for his leagues

Why would they make that statement if they didn’t want to shoot Nightengale’s report down? I can’t think of many logical reasons

It’s not over, apparently.

No I wasn’t. I agree that it’s not as important but if they were gonna call him up this season, they could have/should have done it a month or two ago. He’s been ready

Especially considering he’ll probably only be used every other week like Burr

Really thought they’d want the extra year out of Hamilton

Hot take: James Shields will be traded tomorrow

Between the potential of Fry, Frare, Schryver, Hamilton, Johnson, Ruiz, Burdi, Burr, failed starter prospects, etc. I'm not sure if they'll even have to. Unless it's a one year deal for 2019

33% walk, 33% strikeout, 33% 450+ foot home run.

They certainly have shots. Barring injuries or trades, I feel like Kopech, Rodon, and Dunning are locks. Cease is no sure thing but he sure has a high ceiling. To me it was between Giolito and Lopez for 5 and even if it's recency bias, I still feel as though Giolito has the better long-term makeup there. Lopez is a major leaguer, I just don't know if it's as a starter or a high leverage reliever

Good idea

Can always count on Caulfield in game threads for the random, negative post at an irrelevant time

Burr with a 1-2-3 inning against the heart of the order of the best team in baseball. Can't wait for his next outing on September 9th.

As much as I may be a FO "apologist" I still really don't trust that they'll have the stones to can Ricky anytime soon.

That's a straw man, the issue is that Giolito was trotted out to start the 7th when his night should've been over.

Eh, I stand by that. We needed to see if he was actually decent and flippable. Now we know the answer.