Would the value go up if it's the only one he ever hits?Bet those people who caught Yoshida’s homer are feeling pretty silly now.
Hopefully its Duvall and Story at some point...Refsnyder and Yoshida as middle of the order hitters is really not conducive to scoring runs.
New team, new pitchers, new parks, new country, new language. I think giving him a couple of months to make the adjustment is only fair. This is a 5 year contract.Yoshida however is supposed to be a pretty big piece for us but hasn't shown up yet. In 43 AB's hitting .186 with 2 XBH. Not gonna cut it.
Why is Crawford going to lose his spot? And who replaces him if he does?Tough loss but Crawford kept it from turning into a truly ugly game that would've wrecked their entire week. He's going to lose his roster spot (temporarily) for it but he's raised his profile as a multi-inning swingman going forward. Can't complain with three out of four against a similarly flawed and uneven team, too.
Bernardino, I’m assuming? If they need a fresh arm.Why is Crawford going to lose his spot? And who replaces him if he does?
They played yesterday down at least two arms (Schreiber and Jansen). The rest of the pen is well rested. I think they can survive staying away from Crawford, at least for tomorrow. Depending on how things go then, they can address shortcomings after that, if they exist.Can they play tomorrow with one arm down in the bullpen?
I agree. And, were they to send someone down, they can always send Bello back ... but there's no reason to make a roster changeThey played yesterday down at least two arms (Schreiber and Jansen). The rest of the pen is well rested. I think they can survive staying away from Crawford, at least for tomorrow. Depending on how things go then, they can address shortcomings after that, if they exist.
Bello got 10 swings and misses. Renfroe's HR was just a Bucky F'in Dent special. Some bad D and BABIP luck on some of the grounders. Ump's zone was particularly non-robotic. But he did leave too many hittable pitches over the plate. We shouldn't be accused of pollyanna-ism to expect better next time. He said he didn't make adjustments based on how his pitches were playing, but will in the future: “In the first inning, I had a little bit of trouble commanding my sinker,” Bello said. “When the pitch was in the zone, they made contact. I need to adapt. If I come into the game with a plan and it doesn't work, we need to change it. I wasn't able to do it today, but in the future, if the initial plan doesn’t work, we just need to adjust.”Bummer about Bello. Anything positive to take from it outside of Crawford's 1999 DS Pedro-esque performance?