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Kiermaier is a perennial GG candidate.

Yep, JP is right, good pitches. A 2-0 slider/cutter in a FB count.

That's a good miss on 0-2. I wish more of their guys would expand the zone like that.

I’d say Watkins has to live on the edges of the plate to be successful. And he gets no favors w/ Severino back there taking away strikes either.

Well, like I said, little room for error. But I was struck by his command the first couple times. So, let’s see....seems like he knows who he is, not trying to do too much. But yeah, second and third time through and we’ll see if that holds up.

Look for a guy who has no room for error with a FB that straight.

Beautiful

I love how the Rays stacked the lineup w/ lefties, but Watkins has better numbers against them compared to RHB. Perfect location on the last pitch, last two.

One pitch, one out.

Brown has a good voice. That’s about all I can say for him. Some of his questions to JP or BM are good, but it’s the incessant chatter about all things not baseball that’s annoying. References to LOTR or if “Relish” will ever win come off forced as indicated by the silence of the color guys in various instances. Just call the game.

Yeah! The difference in the Orioles dropping another spot in next year’s draft order!

Like to see McKenna steal here.

I hope Severino was paying attention to how Wynns blocked that ball.

Nah, gotta give the Royals a chance. They’re getting too far ahead of AZ.

Words I didn’t think I’d say.... Harvey cruising.

I wondered why Harvey would be taken out.

Nice play by Leyba to save a run.

Ben: Just take your base.

I do, too. Harvey looks like a different guy today, like he remembered how to pitch.

He went 5 IP, not six. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=watkisp01&t=p&year=2021

Definitely should have been.

1. Rutschman 2. Rodriguez 3. Hall 4. Henderson 5. Westburg 6. Cowser 7. Baumann 8. Norby 9. Haskin 10. Trimble I’m also not ranking Kjerstad until I actually know he’s got a future and see him play. The guy he was in college, I’d have him at #4 on this list.

Absolutely no excuse for a young guy who hasn’t solidified his role with the team to come in out of shape.

Nice to see Santander with two walks in the same game.

Hays needs better plate discipline.