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Was Mike Wright not used to throwing every other day?  Buck rode him pretty hard.  This stinks.  I blame Buck.  Injuries happen.  I know the rotation has been horrible, but he obviously pitched him way too much.

If Smith goes on the DL we should see Mullins.  We'll probably see Dickerson, Schaffer, or Gentry though.   

 

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It would be bold to call up Mullins but I kinda think you have to. All the outfielders a AAA offer nothing that could really spark the team and replace Smith's production. Too bad Yaz is really struggling.  All the other guys are just AAAA players. 

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Just now, Lucky_13 said:

It would be bold to call up Mullins but I kinda think you have to. All the outfielders a AAA offer nothing that could really spark the team and replace Smith's production. Too bad Yaz is really struggling.  All the other guys are just AAAA players. 

No, you don't. Trumbo to RF, Mancini to 1st, Kim everyday in left. DH whomever you want. Castillo will do it sometimes, maybe Washington. Maybe this is finally Pedro Alvarez's music.

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1 minute ago, FlipTheBird said:

No, you don't. Trumbo to RF, Mancini to 1st, Kim everyday in left. DH whomever you want. Castillo will do it sometimes, maybe Washington. Maybe this is finally Pedro Alvarez's music.

Trumbo is probably better than Mancini at first.  Mancini is probably better than Trumbo in the outfield.

You are putting a lot of weight towards arm strength if you do it like you suggest.

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2 minutes ago, FlipTheBird said:

No, you don't. Trumbo to RF, Mancini to 1st, Kim everyday in left. DH whomever you want. Castillo will do it sometimes, maybe Washington. Maybe this is finally Pedro Alvarez's music.

True. That's probably what they'll end up doing. I just think the team would be better served (at the very least defensively) with Kim/Rickard Platoon in left, Jones in center, and Mullins in right. That frees up Trumbo to DH with Davis out.  I don't think Washington really offers anything and Alvarez is ice cold. 

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Trumbo is probably better than Mancini at first.  Mancini is probably better than Trumbo in the outfield.

You are putting a lot of weight towards arm strength if you do it like you suggest.

I'm mainly projecting what I think will actually happen, given that Buck has shown little interest in Mancini in RF thus far.

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True. That's probably what they'll end up doing. I just think the team would be better served (at the very least defensively) with Kim/Rickard Platoon in left, Jones in center, and Mullins in right. That frees up Trumbo to DH with Davis out.  I don't think Washington really offers anything and Alvarez is ice cold. 

Given that Rickard isn't exactly a stellar defender himself, and he can't hit, and Mullins would be a rookie with 22 games about A-ball... I don't know how I'd feel about that lineup.

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1 hour ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Was Mike Wright not used to throwing every other day?  Buck rode him pretty hard.  This stinks.  I blame Buck.  Injuries happen.  I know the rotation has been horrible, but he obviously pitched him way too much.

If Smith goes on the DL we should see Mullins.  We'll probably see Dickerson, Schaffer, or Gentry though.   

 

Huh?

Wright was pitching on four days rest after he threw one inning. Before that he has three days rest after pitching 3.1 IP. He hasn't pitched with less than 3 days rest since being pitched on back to back games on May 31 and June 1st. He's pitched a grand total of 10.1 innings in the last two weeks. For a guy who is used to starting, in two weeks he normally would have pitched at least 15 innings if you assume five innings a start.

Can't blame this on Buck at all.

The real question is, who comes up to replace him? Vidal Nuno makes the most sense. He's been pitching well of late (0.82 ERA in last seven games over 11 IP). 

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People need to pump the brakes on calling up Mullins, he needs hundreds of more ABs in AA.  He has very limited exposure to advanced pitching, MLB pitchers would carve him up.  If you had to call up an OF from Bowie, the guy would be DJ Stewart, he is more ready.  That being said, they don't need to call anyone up, I agree with Tony, start Kim.  Maybe he'll build a little trade value before the deadline and we can add a low minors lottery ticket or two for him.

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