Jose Abreu

In 5 games, we’ve used Ryan Burr one time. Don’t know why we called him up if he’s just gonna sit there, completely fresh

I asked that hypothetically since you seemed to place so much weight on innings relative to pitches. If that’s the case then I understand and probably agree. What I don’t agree with is acting as if bringing him out to pitch one more inning would have been some irresponsible injury risk, given he had only thrown 87 pitches.

So if he had thrown 7 shutout innings with 75 pitches, you’d advocate that he doesn’t throw the 8th?

How is it pushing it with a pitch count in the 80s

If he swung at that pitch, there would’ve been a lot of “WHY IS HE SWINGING FIRST PITCH AFTER 3 STRAIGHT BALLS?!?!?!”

I thought the opposite

Send him out for the 7th, pull him if he allows a baserunner

Engel needs to make that play

He's such a pesky hitter. Reminds me of those 2008-2010 Twins teams that would just always find a way against us.

I think 30% might be a realistic K-rate for him next year, but I do expect a wRC+ of around 100 or better. If he's actually below 100 at this point next year without many major strides made, I'll start to worry.

The juxtaposition of hardcore anti and pro Benetti posts is always amusing

It's equally premature to call Moncada a bust

Reminds me of how the first Marlins' game after Jose Fernandez's death, Dee Gordon led off with a home run, his first and only of the season

It's a slider, his velocity on it has been down lately

Nasty slider on 0-1 to McCann.

1 month

Good pitch count too, that's my biggest surprise so far

Davidson continues to be the worst of the three headed DH trio of Palka/Delmonico/Davidson

Hey, that Yolmer AB was an instance of a strikeout being a more favorable outcome than putting the ball in play

Nice to have a guy who doesn't struggle to get swinging strikes

First strikeout for Yoan in his last 12 PAs. It was a good streak

I noticed on the Candelario strikeout, he shook off the curve and the slider before insisting on fastball. And then he K'd him with it

That pitch to Yolmer was one of the worst called strikes I've ever seen. Even worse than those on Yoan this year. If Kopech gets that pitch as a called strike, he's unhittable

This called strike on Yolmer sure was something...