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We need five from Martin Perez tomorrow. No game Monday means all hands on deck bully wise.
Duffy is fine, May, Romo, Graterol, Littell, Thorpe.
If the guy catches the ball past the line of scrimmage its OPI because of guys blocking down field. If he catches it behind the line of scrimmage it's not.
Zero clue if its reviewable or not. Must be.
I go away from the change up if I'm the pitching coaches with Graterol. Unless you use it early in a show me situation, but it's been terrible as a two strike pitch.
I'm still waiting for someone to square up his fastball. Lindor hit one hard, but it was late contact and right at Sano who should have had it.
If this team wants to make a run, I think Graterol is a big part of it.
Graterol's inning:
Right handed hitter.....if our 1B is normal depth it's a double play ball.
Okay....2-2 pitch with nobody on.....why go away from the fastball? Instead, changeup, base hit. Same thing as the homer the other night.....don't speed up the hitter's bat when they haven't proven they can catch up to 99 mph.
Next hitter has a slugging percentage of .231 and your outfield is playing in a deep no doubles?????
I've heard rumblings of this being a possibility for him. If in a year or two Buxton doesn't pan out health wise you already have your every day SS in Polanco, and your every day 2B in Arraez.
What they do with Kiriloff when he is ready is another good question. I suppose Cruz could be retired by then.
Like Gardy or hate him you have to figure out a way to be better than 1-18 vs. a team in your division. I understand you are rebuilding but to lose that many times to one team is absurd.
Just like when he was in Minnesota and couldn't hit water when jumping out of a boat against the Yankees.