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Yennier Canó 2023


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51 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Does Cano have a dead arm? He's been terrible this month after posting a 0.00 ERA and 0.667 WHIP in August.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=canoye01&year=2023&t=p

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He hadn’t pitched in several days. Nobody apart from Fuji pitched well today. Sh*t happens at Fenway. Move on to tomorrow. 

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1 hour ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Does Cano have a dead arm? He's been terrible this month after posting a 0.00 ERA and 0.667 WHIP in August.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=canoye01&year=2023&t=p

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I didn't see the ninth inning today, but it looks like before tonight his "terrible" September was one solo HR in two innings of work. I would wait to see more before I started talking dead arm. 

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10 hours ago, banks703 said:

I just don’t see the chops on Cano for closing. I feel zero confidence in him closing out games in the post-season.   

Pray to whatever higher power you worship to get Felix back this year. Dear (insert god/entity), please hear our prayers.

That was his worst outing in quite some time.  One problem with him as a closer is he’s fairly vulnerable to LHB.  Boston sent up a parade of them at the end.  

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He isn't postseason eligible, but if he wants to stay at an Elias acceptable price point, I just have a feeling Jorge Lopez could get the first Save of 2024.

Also with a decent finish, I believe the Opening Day starter answer will be John Means.    #veteranosity

One day Means will be able to recycle the Sutcliffe anecdote from the OPACY 30th Anniversary luncheon.

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9 hours ago, Aristotelian said:

We are 84% to 16% favorites over Tampa to win the division. We can have quite a bit of negative things happen and still win the division.

Here's the thing though... There is one potential significant "negative thing", head to head matchups. We play the Rays 4 more times, and if they somehow manage to sweep us that's a double whammy to the division title chase.  

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An awful lot of what constitutes good pitching takes place between the ears.

When we got him... Cano had stuff, but no belief...

The coaching staff gave him belief..  its one of the things they do well....  but it is a fragile thing... and can be shaken by a couple rough outings in some. Cano is one.  He'll get it back.

The same is true for Fuji.  Amazing stuff... No belief...  he's starting to believe.

Let's hope the same will be true for Lopez...  I'm starting to think so.

The emergence of Fuji and Lopez will be timely if so.

And when I talk about belief... it is a subtle combination of adjustment, pitch-calling, trusting the defense, maybe even taking a little off a pitch... all to foster the "I can" mindset. String a few good outings together and it becomes self-sustaining...  but a few bad ones... and it requires a refresh. As with Cano.

 

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2 minutes ago, Jagwar said:

Here's the thing though... There is one potential significant "negative thing", head to head matchups. We play the Rays 4 more times, and if they somehow manage to sweep us that's a double whammy to the division title chase.  

But win just 1 of 4 and we earn the tie breaker, so essentially give up 1 game in division race at most

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36 minutes ago, Frobby said:

That was his worst outing in quite some time.  One problem with him as a closer is he’s fairly vulnerable to LHB.  Boston sent up a parade of them at the end.  

If the other guys do well it will help him and Hyde out.  I still think you need to match up more with him then just giving him the 9th.  If the lefties are up use Coulumbe or Hall in 9th and Cano in 8th. 

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