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Mountcastle has crushed Stripling in their previous matchups, otherwise they might have been able to get Kjerstad in at DH. Also I think we're not yet close to the point of turning Mounty into a strict platoon guy. That means we won't always get every lefty big bat in the lineup vs. righties.
Without looking at splits, I was impressed by Suarez's determination, in a recent pregame interview, to be a starter. He signed here for that opportunity and has done well to seize it and run with it. A shame to mess with what's working.
I guess the majority of pitchers (e.g., Wells and Hall) would say they prefer starting. The Orioles gave Hall his chance--elsewhere--and Wells may be destined for the pen now due to durability issues. But for now I'd favor keeping Suarez in the rotation as long as he's having success there.
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You say this like he was running the talk show circuit doing this. He was asked 1 question on 1 show and folks here put their own inference on what he said because they like to drum up BS.
Everyone thought he was ready.