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sgtjunior
2:44
How much is Verdugo going to hurt Kelenic's playing time?
AvatarJason Martinez
2:46
Not as much as Kelenic's performance is going to hurt his playing time. Even with Profar's suspension, they'd be looking around for a better option right now if Verdugo hadn't signed. Once Acuña returns, Kelenic will likely be in AAA.
Mets Pitching Lab
2:47
What is David Sterns seeing in these bounce back pitchers that other teams and sports media are missing? Or is the Pitching Lab just so good that they can improve even bad pitchers?
AvatarJon Becker
2:48
I think there's a couple of factors here. I doubt the Mets are the only ones who saw something interesting in Holmes or Canning, and it might even have been more than half the league, for all we know. But the Mets generally have more money to offer (would you rather take $4M or $3M to rebuild your value?), and with so many open rotation spots this offseason they had playing time to offer. Other teams might've just shoved Canning in the bullpen because they didn't have another choice.
john b
2:48
Will Francisco Alvarez be back by Monday? Is he a safe start for next week? Thanks!
AvatarJason Martinez
2:50
It's a good bet. But I don't think he'll be starting 75% of the time right away, which is how often I think he was going to start this season prior to the injury. Torrens is very good and I think he's earned at least 40% of starts.
Okra
2:51
Time for the Rays to stop being so cute and let Aranda start against lefties.  Crazy that they think they are being smart starting their horrible RHH options instead of letting Aranda and his 18% barrel rate start all the time
AvatarJon Becker
2:52
If Mead keeps struggling maybe they do try this, but there's also some selection bias here. Aranda has a great barrel rate in large part because he's being shielded from lefties, who he didn't hit particularly well in the minors either. We've seen platooned players solve lefties before (Schwarber comes to mind once again) but the Rays are maybe the least-likely org to let someone sink or swim in that regard in MLB.
Dre'
2:52
Logan Henderson's been up a couple of days, any indication on when he'll start, or is he bullpen guy? Thanks
AvatarJason Martinez
2:54
It's looking he could start on Sunday, although he hasn't pitched since 4/9 so it would be 11 days between starts. The window is closing with Woodruff and Myers close to returning so this might be the only chance they get a good look at him early in the season.
MF Luder
2:55
Any ideas on what Boston does when Yoshida is back?
AvatarJon Becker
2:57
Yoshida's been veeeeeeeeeery slowly increasing distance for his throwing progression last I saw, so this seems like something of a game of chicken where the Red Sox want to drag this out as long as possible.  My guess is they want to see if the decision gets made for them by someone getting hurt, either on their own team or elsewhere and getting desperate by trading for Yoshida (the Red Sox would have to pay a lot of his contract still, though). He can go on rehab for up to 20 days and I'd bet they keep him on assignment for the full time once that starts.
Weird1@Portland
2:57
Will Lance McCullers have an impact TY?
AvatarJason Martinez
2:59
Astros need him to make an impact if they're gonna keep up their run of consecutive playoff appearances. He threw 4 scoreless IP in his last rehab start so that's a good sign. It's been a long while but he's been a very MLB pitcher when healthy.
Rocky
2:59
Can Angel Martinez carve out fairly regular playing time?
AvatarJon Becker
3:00
For sure. He can play all over and only Kwan, Ramírez, and the 1B/DH duo of Santana and Manzardo are locked in. No reason why he can't start at least four times a week, maybe at four different positions!
Toolsy
3:00
Tyler Holton usage? Not sure what is going on there but he isn't gettinn higher leverages opps. Is he a viable holds source?
AvatarJason Martinez
3:02
The bullpen only has a few holds and Kahnle has the 3 saves in games that were close. So without looking at the game log, I'm guessing that many of their wins have been by more than 3-run margins. Not sure how Holton looks compared to last season, but I think his usage is based more on how the game situations have played out.
Mauricio Dubon
3:03
How many of AB's does he get this season? Over/Under 400 (and by how much either way?)
AvatarJon Becker
3:04
He had 428 last year, but only 29 so far this year. Plenty of time to up the pace but we've got him projected for 305 the rest of the year, so 334 total.
Drew
3:04
Luis Campasano is killing it in AAA with more power and even BB/SO.  With Guriel sucking, should the Pads bring Campy up to DH against LHP?
AvatarJason Martinez
3:07
It's a good sign that Campy is crushing the ball in AAA. But I think it's expected. Doesn't mean he'd be better in the majors than he was last season (he was awful). I do think having a 3rd catcher gives them some flexibility since Diaz and Maldonado can't hit at all. Being able to pinch hit for them late in the game is easier to do with Campy there.
Shane Smith
3:08
What kind of innings limit do you think Shane Smith will be on if he continues to perform the way he has? (Will they give him a similar treatment as Crochet last year?)
AvatarJon Becker
3:09
They could certainly limit him a little bit after he had just 94 IP in the minors last year, but it won't be nearly as restrictive as Crochet, who missed almost the whole prior season and was only pitching in relief. I wouldn't expect months of shortened appearances like Crochet's.
Wes
3:09
How much longer does Pavin Smith stay in a platoon if he keeps hitting like this?
AvatarJason Martinez
3:13
Dbacks have only faced 6 LHP in 19 games and Grichuk has a track record of crushing lefties. So I don't think it's something the Dbacks are thinking about too much right now. I also think having Smith on the bench to use in a big spot late in the game is valuable. If they face a LHP in 3 out of 4 games or something like that, I think Smith will get a start or two in favor of giving Carroll or Thomas a break. But I think Grichuk will continue to start vs LHP and Smith is most likely to sit.
That will do it for today. Thanks for joining us and have a great weekend!
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