April 7, 20224 yr Think this deserves its own thread This is how we got there which there are other threads.
April 7, 20224 yr Evidently Leury is often referred to by his teammate as "Leeroy" and that somehow feels very right.
April 7, 20224 yr Vaughn 8th? Wtf. I'd like Vaughn 6, Burger 7, Leury 8, Harrison 9. Edited April 7, 20224 yr by Bob Sacamano
April 7, 20224 yr 9 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: Vaughn 8th? Wtf. I'd like Vaughn 6, Burger 7, Leury 8, Harrison 9. I would have hit Vaughn 6th, especially with a lefty on the mound. Eloy ain't getting shit to hit tomorrow with Leury right behind him.
April 7, 20224 yr 8 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: Vaughn 8th? Wtf. I'd like Vaughn 6, Burger 7, Leury 8, Harrison 9. Venting about TLR's nonsensical lineups. Ahhhhh baseball is back!
April 7, 20224 yr 9 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said: Vaughn 8th? Wtf. I'd like Vaughn 6, Burger 7, Leury 8, Harrison 9. I do think its absurd to bat Leury & Harrison back to back ahead of AV.
April 7, 20224 yr I forgot how horrendous his lineups are. I feel like he still has no idea who is who
April 8, 20224 yr 6 hours ago, Tnetennba said: Venting about TLR's nonsensical lineups. Ahhhhh baseball is back! 6 hours ago, Tnetennba said: I do think its absurd to bat Leury & Harrison back to back ahead of AV. Dumbass TLR decisions, cold beer, and a ball park frank. Name a better combination to kick off the baseball season.
April 8, 20224 yr 10 hours ago, Bob Sacamano said: Vaughn 8th? Wtf. I'd like Vaughn 6, Burger 7, Leury 8, Harrison 9. Oh you mean what actually makes sense? TLR doesn't understand.
April 8, 20224 yr https://weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/l/4f6e432a8aa41f1ce73c01f79e584a5604c4af5c21c3747d3ae1ee7e60f63bb0 Looking like Opening Day will either be called off entirely or start around 5 p.m. Didn't have a sellout at Wrigley and KC was lucky to make 29,000 with 30-40 mph wind gusts and extremely cold weather.
April 8, 20224 yr 34 minutes ago, BigHurt3515 said: Oh you mean what actually makes sense? TLR doesn't understand. Right or wrong, one of TLR's beliefs is wrapping around the bottom of the order to get to top of line-up have potential of getting up with man on base. Recall he experimented with pitcher batting 8th so that he could get a real bat 9th
April 8, 20224 yr Let's compare the 2021 and 2022 opening day rosters. Position 2021 Player 2022 Player SP Giolito Giolito Lynn IL Rodon SF Cease Cease Keuchel Keuchel Kopech (BP) Kopech Phillies Velasquez Giants Cueto (Minors) BP Hendriks Hendriks Bummer Bummer Mariners Graveman Dodgers (IL now) Kelly Crochet IL Marshall ?? Heuer Cubs Foster Foster Ruiz Ruiz ?? Crick ?? Tanner ?? Sousa AAA Lopez C Grandal Grandal Collins Blue Jays Mercedes IL Blue Jays McGuire 1B Abreu Abreu AAA Sheets 2B Madrigal Cubs Pirates Harrison 3B Moncada IL AAA Burger SS Anderson Suspension 2 games Mendick Util Garcia Garcia OF Robert Robert Vaughn Vaughn Eaton ?? Lamb Giants? Hamilton Mariners? Dodgers Pollock IL Jimenez IL Engel Starting pitching. Much worse. What's better or worse? Worse: No Rodon, Lynn on IL for 2 months. Who knows what you have in Velasquez, Keuchel, Kopech as a starter, or Cueto if/when he gets called up? Potentially better: Giolito could start better than last year, and Cease could take another leap forward. Kopech might be great when he's stretched out. Bullpen. Better. Better: Graveman, Kelly (when he arrives), Lopez (if he brings what he added at the end of last year), possibly Bummer. Worse: Crochet out for year, Kopech in rotation. Unknown: how well will Tanner, Sousa, Foster and Crick pitch? Catcher. Slightly better. Grandal is hopefully just as good, and will stay healthier. McGuire is a major defensive upgrade as the backup. DH. Much better. Gavin Sheets is a huge upgrade from rookie Andrew Vaughn against right handers. Vaughn will also be better this year. And there are lots of other guys who can be rotated in here. Infield. Slightly worse. Abreu should be about the same. Anderson could be better. But Madrigal is likely better than Harrison, and how well will Burger hit while Moncada is on the IL, and how well will Moncada hit when he returns? Outfield. Vast improvement. Robert is much better than he was to start last year. Pollock is a huge upgrade over Eaton. Engel is healthy. And Jimenez is back. They can also use Vaughn, Sheets, Garcia, and Harrison out here in a pinch if needed. ************ Pitching. Weaker starters, stronger bullpen. The pitchers need to hold the fort until Lynn returns and Kopech gets acclimated to starting. Kelly will help the bullpen a lot when he's ready. Offense. Major improvement. Luis Robert, Jimenez, Pollock, Gavin Sheets (against righties), 2nd year Vaughn. These are huge additions. Defense. Better. Pollock in RF, Engel being healthy, Jimenez over Vaughn in LF, McGuire at backup C, probably Harrison over Madrigal. Burger should be okay at 3B while Moncada is out.
April 8, 20224 yr Don't think we can make any definitive conclusions about Gavin Sheets at this point...
April 8, 20224 yr last 10 seasons: different starting 2nd basement every year (per Jay Cuda on Twitter): Harrison, Madrigal, Garcia, Sanchez, Moncada, Saladino, Lawrie, Johnson, Semien, Beckham
April 8, 20224 yr 11 minutes ago, gogosox1959 said: last 10 seasons: different starting 2nd basement every year (per Jay Cuda on Twitter): Harrison, Madrigal, Garcia, Sanchez, Moncada, Saladino, Lawrie, Johnson, Semien, Beckham Wow
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