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Playoff pitching

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6 hours ago, Kyyle23 said:

lol Kay is just as trustworthy as Martin Burke and Fedde. They all have a 5th inning block

Wrong.

17 minutes ago, oldsox said:

Wrong.

Buddy, you listed Newcomb lmao. Maybe try not to have a recency bias

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25 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

Buddy, you listed Newcomb lmao. Maybe try not to have a recency bias

You're easily amused.

7 hours ago, oldsox said:

Newcomb

I’ve a bone to pick with you on this one, Sir.

28 minutes ago, oldsox said:

You're easily amused.

You’re just easy

First off, we need to find a way to win the division and get a first round buy. If we do, the ALDS has days off between games 1 & 2, between games 2 & 3, and between games 4 & 5. Those days off would be make a huge difference for us as they let us empty the pen more frequently. The bye also let us give our staff a few days of much needed rest before we play October ball.

In terms of how you attack this, Burke & Davis are the only two guys you treat as true SPs and even then you probably limit them to five. Hagen & Newcomb should go multiple innings every other game. Piggyback Kay with Sandlin and Fedde & Schultz and them each through the order once. Taylor pitches the 9th every game. Empty the rest of the bullpen to fill in any gaps.

20 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

First off, we need to find a way to win the division and get a first round buy. If we do, the ALDS has days off between games 1 & 2, between games 2 & 3, and between games 4 & 5. Those days off would be make a huge difference for us as they let us empty the pen more frequently. The bye also let us give our staff a few days of much needed rest before we play October ball.

In terms of how you attack this, Burke & Davis are the only two guys you treat as true SPs and even then you probably limit them to five. Hagen & Newcomb should go multiple innings every other game. Piggyback Kay with Sandlin and Fedde & Schultz and them each through the order once. Taylor pitches the 9th every game. Empty the rest of the bullpen to fill in any gaps.

And your theory for a wildcard round, or are we just not built for that?

It's crazy that we are either the #2 or #6 seed.

Don’t have the pitching to last October if we don’t get a bye IMO

25 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Don’t have the pitching to last October if we don’t get a bye IMO

even then they don't have the pitching

who is #2 Reliever now?

#3 starter?

So who the hell pitches on Tuesday?

Burke is on full rest for game 2. Martin barely pitched today and could possibly go for game 1, but do you want him to?

Fedde is the other option, but do you really want a guy who needs an opener and shouldn't face a lineup 3 times to be your game 1 starter?

I don't think going with Sandlin is realistic since he doesn't even have 10 ML starts under his belt. Are we possibly looking at a bullpen game?

10 minutes ago, chw42 said:

So who the hell pitches on Tuesday?

Burke is on full rest for game 2. Martin barely pitched today and could possibly go for game 1, but do you want him to?

Fedde is the other option, but do you really want a guy who needs an opener and shouldn't face a lineup 3 times to be your game 1 starter?

I don't think going with Sandlin is realistic since he doesn't even have 10 ML starts under his belt. Are we possibly looking at a bullpen game?

Smith for 2

Fedde for 4

Newcomb for 2

Taylor for 1

we are going to go by committee at least for game 1.

I also wouldn't doubt if they hold Kay back to start game 1 and pitch 3-4 innings then you have Fedde or Hagan for a couple innings

12 minutes ago, chw42 said:

So who the hell pitches on Tuesday?

Burke is on full rest for game 2. Martin barely pitched today and could possibly go for game 1, but do you want him to?

Fedde is the other option, but do you really want a guy who needs an opener and shouldn't face a lineup 3 times to be your game 1 starter?

I don't think going with Sandlin is realistic since he doesn't even have 10 ML starts under his belt. Are we possibly looking at a bullpen game?

It's a tough situation, this team was short on starters all year and they had to try to use the best because the division title was still a possibility, can't blame them for that.

This is like the 2020 playoffs, same deal, only had two starters and had to go to a bullpen game for the third. Used nine pitchers and obviously that didn't work out.

If there is an off season, if they play next year the priority has to be pitching, pitching and more pitching despite JR's unwillingness to pay the going rate for it.

Potential starters for the Astros/Rangers

Astros

Game 1: Lambert

Game 2: Brown

Game 3: Wesneski

Rangers

Game 1: Rocker

Game 2: deGrom

Game 3: Eovaldi

Last games mostly ugly but gave good clues as to who we can’t trust.

Game 1: Fedde

Game 2: Burke

Game 3: Martin

Acuna’s bum ass or an equal loser had better be starting tomorrow’s game.

I heard on the radio coming back from the game that Kay is starting tomorrow against the Rockies. Why would you start him in a meaningless game?

Might as well use an opener for every game. The rotation is a disaster minus Burke (who is a disaster less frequently but still prone to disaster).

1 minute ago, Green Line said:

Might as well use an opener for every game. The rotation is a disaster minus Burke (who is a disaster less frequently but still prone to disaster).

Our offense needs to put on a show.... hopefully Mune stays hot.

Thinking it over hell I'd start Martin Tuesday. He pitched less than an inning today and the way he performed I'm guessing he'll want to make things right.

12 minutes ago, WBWSF said:

I heard on the radio coming back from the game that Kay is starting tomorrow against the Rockies. Why would you start him in a meaningless game?

If he's not expected to start a game in the wild card, you want him to get some work in before then.

1 hour ago, Lip Man 1 said:

If he's not expected to start a game in the wild card, you want him to get some work in before then.

Has to be in the pen or an opener...

1 hour ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Thinking it over hell I'd start Martin Tuesday. He pitched less than an inning today and the way he performed I'm guessing he'll want to make things right.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/42823/teamId/18

Altuve Y.Diaz Paredes Pena have done well against him Ofc Alvarez but only 6 at bats

overall 672 ops isn't bad at all

https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/4867679/teamId/18

Burke at 756 ops against

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