9.9 Suttcliffe ruining the game

[CubinNY]

I have a double sinus infection related to COVID rebound and I’m about to turn off the TV and listen to Pat and Ron.

 

0-0 top of 2

[Bertz]

If this Yan Gomes' heater lasts a little longer he may get his season line back up to about where you'd have expected coming into the year.

[17 Seconds]

sutcliffe just never shuts the horsefeathers up

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Madrigal with a groin injury again is bad news

[CubinNY]

Nico with a two run bomb

[17 Seconds]

Nico with a two run bomb

 

he's on pace for nearly 5 wins

[chopsx9]

Don't mind Sutcliff at all - like the ribbing between himself and Booger.

[UMFan83]

I have to say that while I know we traded away a ton of bullpen talent at the deadline, I thought at least 1 solid reliever would emerge from what was left. Not that it matters at this point but this bullpen is a horrific disaster

 

7 innings of 1 hit 0 ER pitching from Smyly, pen comes and and 0.2 IP later its 4-2 with 2 runners in scoring position.

[muntjack]

Uh, Hughes is very good.

[Bertz]

Yeah Hughes has been great. I feel very comfortable with him even in leverage spots already.

 

Leiter has been good in relief too. His overall numbers are blech but he's been strong out of the pen, and even early in his starts. He has a 2.70/.3.94/3.33 ERA/FIP/xFIP against hitters first time through the order this year. I don't know how well I'd trust him in a leverage spot, but I'm cool with him. That splitter or change or whatever it is a weapon. I wonder if over the offseason they can coax some more velo out of him if there's no need to worry about throwing 100+ innings?

 

Similarly I wonder if Assad might play up in shorter outings. Could he just do cutter/curve a la David Robertson? When Steele and/or Thompson come back I'd love to shorten up on Assad and see what happens.

 

Given the quality of the stuff, it's not going to take me long to trust Estrada. He's absolutely a guy who even with only a month left in the season could cement a late inning role for next year in my mind.

 

It'd be nice if one of Rucker/Uelmen/Manny could pop, but I'm not counting on it.