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21 hours ago, RZNJ said:

My confidence in GRod is about a 3-4 on a scale of 1-10.

If we’re talking about right this minute, I’d agree.  I still like the long term prognosis.  It’s important for him to be out there learning what works and what doesn’t at this level, and what specifically he needs to do to get better results.  So, I’m living with the frustration.  

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Yes.  I’ve been waiting until this series to break down how the Rays’ lineup is doing compared to last year and their career norms.   Here’s a list showing each player’s (age) 2023, 2022 and pre-2023

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I have tickets tonight.  It’s my third game of the year, and all three times, Grayson has started.   Plus, I saw one of his spring training starts.  I’m getting a real good look at him. The stuff

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Your math is off.  Third start in 11 days, not 9.   

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10 minutes ago, Frobby said:

If we’re talking about right this minute, I’d agree.  I still like the long term prognosis.  It’s important for him to be out there learning what works and what doesn’t at this level, and what specifically he needs to do to get better results.  So, I’m living with the frustration.  

Tonight will be a big test for him.  Hoping he shows some flashes as to why we should be believers.

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48 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Tonight will be a big test for him.  Hoping he shows some flashes as to why we should be believers.

I have tickets tonight.  It’s my third game of the year, and all three times, Grayson has started.   Plus, I saw one of his spring training starts.  I’m getting a real good look at him.

The stuff is there.   In my view, he hasn’t been able to throw the two-strike slider that starts in the zone and dives out.  And, his command of the fastball at the top or just out of the zone has been inconsistent.  The change up has been great but he can only go to that pitch so often or batters will start laying off it.  

I feel like every at bat of his goes to two strikes, so pitch counts are high no matter the outcome.  And he wastes too many pitches when ahead in the count.  

So tonight, I’ll be looking for improvement in those areas.  

 

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2 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I have tickets tonight.  It’s my third game of the year, and all three times, Grayson has started.   Plus, I saw one of his spring training starts.  I’m getting a real good look at him.

The stuff is there.   In my view, he hasn’t been able to throw the yaw-strike slider that starts in the zone and dives out.  And, his command of the fastball at the top or just out of the zone has been inconsistent.  The change up has been great but he can only go to that pitch so often or batters will start laying off it.  

I feel like every at bat of his goes to two strikes, so pitch counts are high no matter the outcome.  And he wastes too many pitches when ahead in the count.  

So tonight, I’ll be looking for improvement in those areas.  

 

This is true, I feel like sometimes he gets to two strikes but has a hard time putting batters away.

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3 minutes ago, Tbone83 said:

Is it bad that I'm happy Bautista may not be available tomorrow?

Bautista threw 30 pitches last Thursday, that's why Hyde decided before Saturday's game that he wasn't available. Top of the 8th, up by a run, you don't go with the closing duo because Hyde had already decided, game situation be damned. At the time most defended Hyde as managing for the season but then someone commented, before Thursday Bautista hadn't been used in 4 days. So 30 pitches in 6 days and he can't be used, that's Hyde logic. FWIW

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1 hour ago, Moose Milligan said:

Kremer tonight.

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I know Beeks is an opener tonight, but he's got a terrible ERA.  Maybe we can tattoo a few early runs.

Maybe, just maybe, Kremer can get out of the first unscathed and we can actually score runs before the other team for once.

That's pretty much Kremer's resting face/expression anyway. 

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