Jose Abreu

Moncada and Anderson are so similar defensively. Elite range for their positions, dazzling plays from time to time, but sometimes messes up routine plays. If they both hit their defensive ceilings (which Anderson is already starting to do), we're gonna have the best defensive middle infield in baseball, and it won't even be close.

An incredible AB nonetheless. Anderson would've singled though.

This should be Anderson instead of Smith anyway. This lineup construction sucks

Avi might finish the season with single digit walks. Currently on pace for 0.

Yeah that isn't fun. Once I ran into a metal pole full speed while playing basketball because I lost my footing while driving in for a layup. It's such a weird mix of embarrassment, pain, and confusion

giELITEo has returned, ladies and gents

That was a really bad inning for the home plate ump.

Lucas Giolito: No-Hitter In Theaters December 2018

Nope he's not a hall of famer so that means he sucks. Get with the program

I'd rather see Tilson and Palka both stay with Engel being optioned to AAA or released

If this team was healthy for the first few months, with Kopech and Eloy being added in May (which I guess was never gonna happen), I truly think we'd be .500 or better right now. Avi/Leury/Rodon and even Nicky make such a big difference

Apparently there's a protest of this downtown on Saturday. I've never been to a political protest or rally of any kind but I look forward to going to this one.

It's been 3 games... I mean you can call it a hot start but it might not even be enough sample size to constitute a "start" lol

8 MPH range on his fastball (end of the tweet)? That's pretty drastic

So wouldn't playing with a partially torn... anything, increase the risk of a full tear in the future? Sorry if I'm completely wrong on that but it just seems risky to me

For me, Hansen was at 8 rather than 4 because 1. I've always liked Cease better, and I thought Cease was great last year but was basically pitching without a defense behind him, causing him to have to pitch for strikeouts and preventing him from going deeper into games 2. Madrigal slotted above him but that's not Hansen "dropping", more just Madrigal being added 3. Just like with Cease, I've always loved Collins 4. I ranked Dunning higher just because there's a higher chance he'll be a solid MLB pitcher (lower ceiling than Hansen, but less risk). Maybe the injury did affect my ranking there. But of course now Dunning is injured too.

Right, by multiple I meant this year and next, so 1.5 I guess. Agree on Cedeno, still annoyed we left him in AAA for so long. He's a proven MLB arm.

Good rebuild game. Moncada and Anderson were good overall- Yoan also had that dazzling defensive play. Leury is really streaky when it comes to hitting but man it sure is nice to have him back. Avi too

I expect/hope to see Cedeno, Soria, and Avilan all traded. Avilan may have a little more trade value since he has multiple years though.

Haha, I guess that's fair. They can take Minaya's spot for all I care

Please explain to me why Jeanmar Gomez, Thyago Vieria, or Ian Hamilton are less deserving of a bullpen spot than Minaya

Minaya is soooo bad

I agree. I'm still not a fan of the construction- batting Yolmer 2nd consistently and Anderson 6-8 makes little sense, for example, but at least there's no Trayce.

Sliders low and away in the dirt, rinse and repeat. Not sure why he doesn't see more of them