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  1. CaliforniaRaisin
    I knew Gausman had been struggling but what did the Orioles do to Tillman?
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    Interesting: [tweet] [/tweet] [tweet] [/tweet] If it was a failed physical (and Rasmussen just recently came back from TJS) wouldn't they be able to get an underslot deal?
  3. CaliforniaRaisin
    An acquisition at the Montgomery level shouldn't be the only deadline acquisition, just like Montgomery wasn't the biggest acquisition last season.
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    Good news on the Lackey phantom injury front: [tweet]https://twitter.com/carriemuskat/status/882718839846338560[/tweet]
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    How about Jesse Hahn as a target? Was pretty good until a recent bad stretch that could be explained by dead arm which led to him being demoted to AAA and possibly permanently losing his spot in the rotation to Paul Blackburn (how amusing if Blackburn outproduces Vogelbach and the Mariners didn't even keep Blackburn): https://www.google.com/amp/www.sfgate.com/athletics/amp/A-s-demote-Jesse-Hahn-want-longer-look-at-Paul-11262551.php According to Fangraphs, he's thrown 17.7% curves this year. Is under team control till 2021.
  7. CaliforniaRaisin
    Oh please. It's called adaptation. You try to be able to adapt to any situation. And those guys have had plenty of success in their careers when they don't hit high fly balls. John Jay realized that he needed to homer there and boom, adaption - game tied. You have no idea how much I fought the urge to respond to that post after Jay's HR.
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    If only Almora and Russell had bunted instead of swinging hard.
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    Oh horsefeathers. [tweet] [/tweet] [tweet] [/tweet] [tweet] [/tweet]
  10. CaliforniaRaisin
    Quality start for Lackey in a game the Cubs will lose. Worst of all worlds.
  11. CaliforniaRaisin
    So does the approach of constantly trying to tie it up with 1 swing when a runner is on. So you want Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo to completely change the approaches that gave them all their big-league success?
  12. CaliforniaRaisin
    Sure seemed like that was a good opportunity for the old pop off the bag replay reversal.
  13. CaliforniaRaisin
    Thanks for the Wilson update and welcome to the board!
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    Those 2 quality starts are part of a run of having 4 quality starts out of 14. His ERA is 66th of 74 qualified starters, and his FIP is dead last. I agree they won't DFA him for Hendricks, but when they add another SP or maybe even when they get Anderson back he's not secure in his roster spot. EDIT: More to the point, I'd like to imagine that come 8/1 the rotation has Lester, Hendricks, trade acquisition, Arrieta, and Montgomery, with Butler back in Iowa in reserve and Anderson fulfilling Montgomery's previous role. The timing of Lackey's departure depends on several factors(when a trade happens, when Hendricks and Anderson are healthy), but I would hope that he's the one that doesn't have a home when the dust settles. I agree with this for the most part, but I'm betting on an extended DL stint rather than the Cubs cutting him. Given his relationship with Lester, I see them handling it as delicately as possible. He can sit on the DL through August and come back when rosters expand. That is, unless Lackey takes issue with this plan, in which case, they'll send him packing. I'm not sure how much Lackey will go along with a plan for a phantom DL stint. I also worry that they'll struggle to DFA/DL him because of his shitty personality, veteraniness and ability to eat innings.
  15. CaliforniaRaisin
    Lackey isn't getting DFA'd. As recently as mid-June, he had consecutive quality starts and he's ahead of Anderson and Butler on the pecking order so he'll have a spot even after Hendricks returns. Disappointing, I know.
  16. CaliforniaRaisin
    What a weird game. Both teams scored 1 in the 11th. Backup catcher Tyler Payne threw 4 scoreless and then Boise scored 4 in the top of the 20th against a real pitcher. Eugene countered with 2 and even brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the 20th. Boise scored more runs in the 20th than they did in the first 19 innings. And then they had their fireworks at 2:30 am.
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    Looks like Tseng and Hedges flipped places.
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    Eloy triple.
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    Box Scores: Iowa lost 8-0 Box Score CF J. Andreoli 1/3, HBP, SB (13) LF K. Schwarber 1/2, 2B (1), BB, K RF M. Zagunis 1/4, 2B (15), K 3B J. Candelario 0/3, K SS C. Young 0/3, 2 K SP S. Frankoff 4.1 IP, 10 H, 8 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 9-1 GO-FO, 98-55 pitches-strikes RP D. Floro 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-3 GO-FO RP M. Carasiti 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO Tennessee lost 5-3 Box Score CF C. Burks 1/5, K, E (1, throw) 2B A. Ely 1/4, R, BB, K 3B J. Vosler 1/4, BB, 2 K DH I. Rice 1/3, 2B (9), BB, 2 K, CS (1) SS C. Penalver 1/4 SP B. Anderson 5 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 8-2 GO-FO, 78-56 pitches-strikes - rehab RP J. Rosario 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 0-4 GO-FO Myrtle Beach won 8-7 Box Score 2B B. Flete 5/6, RBI C PJ Higgins 1/4, BB, K LF T. Giambrone 2/5, 2 R, K, outfield assist at home RF E. Jimenez 1/2, R, K, E (1, throw) DH E. Martinez 2/4, R, 3B (1), 2 RBI, BB, 2 K 1B T. Alamo 2/4, R, RBI, BB 3B J. Hodges 0/5, RBI, K SS Z. Short 1/3, R, HR (1), RBI, 2 BB SP M. Rucker 4 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 3-3 GO-FO, 77-46 pitches-strikes RP D. Mekkes 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-3 GO-FO RP J. Norwood 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-1 GO-FO South Bend lost 5-2 Box Score Eugene lost 4-2 Box Score AZL Cubs lost 4-0 Box Score DSL Cubs 1 lost 7-3 Box Score DSL Cubs 2 lost 7-4 Box Score
  21. CaliforniaRaisin
    Yeesh. Wasn't expecting TLS and Jay to both strikeout there.
  22. CaliforniaRaisin
    I hate sacrificing but man is there something beautiful about bunt hit.
  23. CaliforniaRaisin
    I think he was just getting his ass kicked in SB. Kind of weird he took six weeks off in Arizona if he had a phantom injury. And quite the coincidence he played only half the game yesterday in his first appearance back, just like a rehabber normally does.
  24. CaliforniaRaisin
    Lester has gotten 8 ground balls. 1 has been an out.
  25. CaliforniaRaisin
    And Zobrist needs to actually back the play up. Throw was nowhere near bad enough to skip into the outfield.
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