Opportunity knocks for Ryan Flaherty

[scOtt]

Have I mentioned I like Ryan?

[scOtt]

Even got a spell at SS today. Anywhere you put him in the field...

[isestrex]

I'm excited to see him come back and help impact the team.

I don't expect much (or for very long) from Brian, but Flaherty and his band of merry men have set the bar so low...

Of course, the irony would be if Flaherty caught fire and his home run tonight was just the beginning of a massive hitting streak. Then what does DD do next week when Brian is ready?

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I think Flaherty is feeling his back against the wall a little bit...

[Can_of_corn]

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I think Flaherty is feeling his back against the wall a little bit...

Getting demoted didn't light a fire under him but Roberts starting a rehab assignment does?

[isestrex]

Getting demoted didn't light a fire under him but Roberts starting a rehab assignment does?

Well... whatever works...

Or, to throw out another wild guess, maybe he simply needs 150 at bats or so to warm up...

[El Gordo]

Could be a matter of, if you wait long enough, sooner or later some idiot will through you a FB.

[Can_of_corn]

Could be a matter of, if you wait long enough, sooner or later some idiot will through you a FB.

Hopefully he was turning the corner and it wasn't just a matter of the Jays' having a bad scouting report.

[tntoriole]

Mario Mendoza himself played for eight years hitting around .200 (he of the term Mendoza Line). So Ryan Flaherty who seems to be a Showalter favorite may likely have a lengthy career hitting close to .200.

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I think Flaherty is feeling his back against the wall a little bit...

Yeah I am sure the reason Flaherty is hitting better is because Roberts is coming back. I guess he didn't notice going down to Norfolk for batting poorly and didn't notice his .160 average until he heard Roberts is coming back.

[scOtt]

Could be a matter of, if you wait long enough, sooner or later some idiot will through you a FB.

Got two fat ones today! Didn't miss 'em!

[scOtt]

That second one was a line-freakin-drive! BASHED!

[jjdman]

OPS

April .442

May .538

June .727

[InsideCoroner]

Mario Mendoza himself played for eight years hitting around .200 (he of the term Mendoza Line). So Ryan Flaherty who seems to be a Showalter favorite may likely have a lengthy career hitting close to .200.

I'm trying to figure out if you're seriously comparing Flaherty to Mendoza... Flaherty just did in one 3-game series (hitting three homers) what it took Mendoza until his 8th year in the bigs to do. Mendoza was also a below-average fielder, while Flaherty's fielding at .991 so far this year, better than the league average. At this point I'd rather have him in there against most pitchers, at least until he proves that this series was a fluke. Otherwise, let him swing that hot bat.

[SpinJr]

I'm happy for Ryan but it won't be enough for him to keep the job when Roberts is back. However, his hot play may cost him as DD and Buck may send him back down for regular ABs.

[Flash- bd]

OPS

April .442

May .538

June .727

.724 OPS in 21 G since his recall.

.814 OPS in his last 10 G.

This guy needs to stop being treated like he is absolute dogsh*t.