Bob Sacamano

Catcher running down the line. I would think so.

I love Grandal hitting 3rd when he’s hitting. Obviously not right now but when he starts hitting again.

Not shocking. Just don’t know how you demote Hendriks from the closer role for him though.

Pollock fuckin sucks.

Last year he was going to wear down throwing like 30 inning total the 2 seasons prior. They should have managed the innings better instead of riding him early. Not that crazy to think he pitches more innings than last year.

1.000 obp through 3 left-handed at bats so far this game ?

@poppysox was pretty much the ringleader but there were def a few others that didn’t want Conforto (or anyone else) in RF. They said we were fine with Sheets and Vaughn in right. This exists somewhere in the off-season threads.

It did yes. In the off-season before Pollock was acquired.

Where’s the crowd that said that we didn’t need a real RF and Sheets was fine in RF?

Yeah, and I get that Pollock is better than LF than in RF but with Sheets, Eloy or Vaughn in the outfield, he needs to be in RF.

Yeah and it seems ok when Vaughn is out and Sheets isn’t really hitting (though I shouldn’t be in the field either).

Lol what? Now you're comparing Bellinger's 21/22 seasons to Moncada's 21/22? Bellinger was awful. Moncada was the exact opposite.

I agree that it should be Engel in there for defense with the current options. But I guess giving Grandal a lot of rest from catching early in the season can be a positive?

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Yolbert has 2B until he is called up.

Polar Bear probably also cites the "eye test" like it has any value haha

I think the poster is just talking about depth purposes.

If Moncada’s 2021 is “bad” as he says, I’d love to see a good season. There’s more to the game than home runs.

That’s not on Moncada. And Burger doesn’t exactly play every game either. That’s on LaRussa.

Burger hasn’t been good as of late…

Get him every day at bats.

Isn’t there a new rule about how often guys can be sent down in a season now? Maybe that is a small factor? Either way, let Burger get every day at bats at Charlotte. That is fine.

Going forward for Keuchel: five and dive

Red Sox are now favorites to score first fyi.

Houck is now pitching.