This year, maybe not, but the big picture is a little different. It isn't a good sign when a guy who is projected by many as your future top-of-the-rotation starter already has discomfort after one career start.
Did anyone else catch Mike & Mike this morning where the mom of one of the producers had picked this matchup in her bracket with a final score of something crazy like 54-39? They were talking about how unrealistic that score was, but apparently she was onto something!
they had 11 hits...that's plenty. Not when they are 11 singles. Or did I miss an extra base hit? Huh? You can easily win a game with 11 singles and XBH. I'm guessing if you average 11 singles a game with no extra base hits, you will lose many more games than you win.
fortunately Quade isnt putting Barney in the lead off spot Not yet. But what if we lose a few games and need a spark? Only one man can provide that spark and he is now playing in Tampa.
I am very pleasantly surprised. Someone in the organization actually has the foresight to look beyond the first month of the season. I didn't think it was possible.