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Hyde really does overwork his bullpen

So strange all of the sudden can’t throw strikes

When is the last time the bullpen went more than 3 innings without giving up a run?

Gunnar needs a homer to lock up the AL Player of the Week

Too bad the pen doesn’t have options because we have two starters that are going to have to go there.

I can’t believe we aren’t going to be able to figure out who goes to the pen.

We are getting ornery Jim Palmer today! I am here for it.

My hope is it takes a little longer to get going because they are having him make adjustments.

LOL, my bad Means.

Irvin’s ability to go deep and save the bullpen is a very important thing to consider. Slide Suarez to the bullpen. Right now with the way Maine is pitching in the minors, he is behind Cole until he shows better results.

We need a guy that walks more. Obviously we can’t get him. But if you look at our team it doesn’t walk that much. Only team I can think of built like that which won is the KC team.

I know this team will never go for Juan Sotoand shouldn’t pay the money for hi, but can you imagine how good this lineup would be with a guy like him and his plate discipline? That’s is the one thing that worries me not the offensive side in terms of a long playoff run.

Irvin’s ERA is 3.24 now. Dude deserves to stay as a starter.

The Holliday Curse!!!!!!!

More from the Sun Statcast gave Toro’s batted ball an expected batting average of .740, but the tracking data also projected right fielder Ryan McKenna’s probability of making the catch at 85%. However, McKenna, who joined the Orioles on Friday in replace of demoted prospect Jackson Holliday, got a bad jump on the liner directly over his head, with Statcast measuring his jump at negative-12.4 Looks like he got a bad jump though to be fair that can happen with that type of hit. Guy put on for defensive purposes need to make that play though.

Yep, that is a Santander special. McKenna seems to not be the best of defensive subs.

Yeah the three we sent up can all hit a fastball and none of them did.

Wasn’t terribly impressed by McKenna’s effort in the ninth either, though maybe was deceptive.

No chance.

Apparently, he never noticed that Cedric Mullins has a noodle arm.

Gunnar’s release might be slightly quicker.

While we are at it can we tell Gunnar his first at/bat is his second.

Maybe they should lie to him and tell him it’s the 2nd.

Jackson has the leg up much longer. If you watch just the first hit of the video above, his foot is down in plenty of time.

There was a whole MLB Pipeline podcast about it. Fangraphs had an article about it. I think they might’ve talked about Rates & Barrels too.