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Aaron Kennelly

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  1. Aaron Kennelly
    We didn't reach 10 games over .500 until August 2nd last year.
  2. Aaron Kennelly
    The good thing is that we are good enough that we will have a chance to hit that benchmark at several different intervals this season.
  3. Aaron Kennelly
    except for the threat of rain off and on through the evening 5 no-hit innings and they call the game. And he will be nice and fresh to get a third consecutive no-no his next start.
  4. Aaron Kennelly
    And God-mode is going tomorrow to pitch another no-no.
  5. Aaron Kennelly
    W!
  6. Aaron Kennelly
    I'm still trying to decide whether or not I have time to take him and Rademacher seriously. Take Young seriously. Do what you want with Rademacher. But take Young seriously. He can play second -- and probably all over as a utility guy. He has speed. And he's been a great contact guy for awhile now. I mean, don't take him as seriously as Kris Bryant or anything, but take him seriously.
  7. Aaron Kennelly
    Shut 'em down, Hector.
  8. Aaron Kennelly
    Well, since Rondon can't get any saves, Javy is gonna have to dong here.
  9. Aaron Kennelly
    Let's go, Javy!
  10. Aaron Kennelly
    There we go. Let's get those runs back here, too.
  11. Aaron Kennelly
    Call it!
  12. Aaron Kennelly
    Ugh
  13. Aaron Kennelly
    He already is a star. Meh. I love Addy, but at this point he's not there...yet. He's a star to us. Depends on semantics and what you consider to be a star. But, he's a Gold Glove-type defender at short. He's in the top five of all shortstops in BB%, top ten of all shortstops in ISO, and he's corrected his biggest flaw and is now making contact near a league-average rate. He's being dragged down by bad BABIP luck, but he's still playing at about a 5-win pace. He's pretty much a star right now.
  14. Aaron Kennelly
    Yay! Great base running by Bryant, too.
  15. Aaron Kennelly
    He already is a star.
  16. Aaron Kennelly
    Safe. Incredible slide, from a guy that looks like has no idea what he is doing sliding.
  17. Aaron Kennelly
    If we go Dodgers with the payroll, then I would love to keep him around. I kinda wanted to sign him to an extension early on last year -- even though it would have been silly such a long time before he hit free agency -- because I thought we might be able to get decent value out of it. But, now, he is so horsefeathering good that there is no deal to be had. The man is getting paid. But, also, he is so horsefeathering good that it would be awesome to keep him around, damn the cost. 7 years is so risky, though. I don't know what to think. And I haven't ever been certain with this situation. Pitchers are too weird for me to understand. Either way, I am just going to enjoy him while we have him. And whatever happens from there happens.
  18. Aaron Kennelly
    Yeah, it's also good that we are 14-5 despite Montero's 66 wRC+. Not even worried. If Montero hits the DL, let Ross handle the load for awhile, call up Federowicz for awhile. No sweat. We'll hardly notice it. What? Hell no! It'll be Wilson Contreras, your table is ready sir. He's an immediate offensive upgrade to Montero. If Montero needs a few weeks off, there is no reason to mess with Contreras's development and start his clock. We are 14-5 with an astronomical run differential. We are the best team in baseball. It's not that big of a deal to miss our second-worst starter for a few weeks.
  19. Aaron Kennelly
    Yeah, it's also good that we are 14-5 despite Montero's 66 wRC+. Not even worried. If Montero hits the DL, let Ross handle the load for awhile, call up Federowicz for awhile. No sweat. We'll hardly notice it.
  20. Aaron Kennelly
    We thank him for his time, feel grateful that we got the best seasons of his career at an extremely discounted rate, and let him go on his way. And hopefully we'll have won a World Series together, as well.
  21. Aaron Kennelly
    they are so far ahead of us in the rebuilding process that they are starting the next rebuild already Houston has a lot more left on the farm than we do. Martes should be a top 25 arm by mid year, Bregman is destroying AA, Reed is starting to recover from a slow start, but unquestionably remains the best 1B prospect in the minors. They'll have their choices of Michael Feliz, Francis Martes and Joe Musgrove for the rotation next year. 2017 and going forward they'll be a vastly improved team. That's neat. They also have Scott Feldman and the ghost of Doug Fister in their horrible rotation right now. And their hitters are striking out more than any other team in the league. That's cute that they have some top-50 prospects, though.
  22. Aaron Kennelly
    That Brewers lineup is certainly uninspiring. Hopefully Hendricks can have a good night. And hopefully there are lots of dongs.
  23. Aaron Kennelly
    Stop if you've heard this before, but Chesny Young is on base again. This time with an RBI single.
  24. Aaron Kennelly
    I'm not sure I'm ready to drop Gleyber down. The strikeouts are ugly. He got off to a troubling start in that regard, with 9 in his first 4 games. He seems to have a little better grasp on them since then. But, he's walking a lot and hitting for a little pop. The .238 BABIP is dragging him down quite a bit, too. I'm gonna need to see the K% drop back down to around 20%. But, so far, I think he's handling A+ OK for a 19-year-old. That being said, yeah, it's close on those top 4. Contreras and Gleyber were already really close for me. And Almora and Happ are quickly rising up with their great starts. I'm not sure exactly how I would rank them if I had to right now. I defer back to my pre-season ranks. But, around mid-season, they could all flip-flop pretty easily.
  25. Aaron Kennelly
    That Tennessee lineup is loaded. And they are all so patient and disciplined. They are the mini-Cubs. Billy McKinney's been the only real disappointment so far.
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