April 2021 game thread

[rmc523]

and here we go...

[Nick]

That was a thing of beauty. Freeman still scary.

[Nick]

Exhale

[Erick]

Can Yimi stop throwing that damn slider? Just attack with the rising fastball smfh.

[rmc523]

That Freeman ball scared me for a second.

[rmc523]

This can't be easy can it....

[Nick]

Huuuuuuuuuuge

[fish16]

lets fucking go. good job getting out of it yimi. big win. But this bullpen would hugely benefit from acquiring a closer and sliding every guy down 1 role.

[Erick]

lets fucking go. good job getting out of it yimi. big win. But this bullpen would hugely benefit from acquiring a closer and sliding every guy down 1 role.

I have no idea how Anthony Bender doesn’t have a role with a lead at this point. Just because he screwed up one time in an inning that he didn’t even get to start.

[fish16]

I have no idea how Anthony Bender doesn’t have a role with a lead at this point. Just because he screwed up one time in an inning that he didn’t even get to start.

agreed. been wondering the same thing. he's earned the opportunity and with the recent bullpen struggles it might help to mix things up and

[fish16]

tomorrow's pitching matchup is a great example of the issue they've faced trying to get a little momentum going as a team. gonna be a bullpen day or a non major leaguer starting for us after 2 great performances by rogers and sandy, just like Garrett couldn't give us anything and blocked any potential momentum we could have gained from Pablo earlier in the week. It's felt like the same rinse and repeat story all year and if they are going to do anything its gonna need to change. these guys they keep throwing out there are not viable answers and it doesn't seem like Sixto is closer than a month away, and it might be 2 given his progress so far this year.

[fish16]

was just checking out our pitching stats this year. Alcantara, Rogers, and Pablo have been ridiculously good. The fact that we still have Meyer and Sixto and Cabrera waiting in the wings is super promising. if we can get a stud going every time through the rotation without these bullpen days we'd be able to make some real noise and go on a run.

[Lee Stone]

was just checking out our pitching stats this year. Alcantara, Rogers, and Pablo have been ridiculously good. The fact that we still have Meyer and Sixto and Cabrera waiting in the wings is super promising. if we can get a stud going every time through the rotation without these bullpen days we'd be able to make some real noise and go on a run.

Eder looks to be by far the most ready. In fact, no LHP in all of MiLB can match his .61 ERA and .81 WHIP. It's deGrom like for a minor leaguer at AA.

[fish16]

i really dont blame them for not calling up meyer or eder yet. Give them 2 more months, let them make adjustments to the teams making adjustments to them, and then re-evaluate in early august if they are still crushing it.

These guys were drafted last year, had no minor league ball, and should be allowed to develop normally. They shouldn't compound a mistake of not getting a veteran back end starter in the offseason by fucking with and speeding up the development of these promising arms. Everyone wanted Asa Lacy last year but very early returns indicate we definitely made the right choice.

[fish16]

i have a stupid and unnecessary knowledge of the marlins organizations, including guys who will assuredly never get close to the big leagues, and I have no idea who or what the fuck zack thompson is. We're gonna need to beat up Fried today.

Last night I checked Acuna's numbers against each team and he kills us by far more than any other team aside from the twins who he played just 3 games against. His numbers against us are a potential war crime.