In the eye-catching stats department, how about Palacios's line so far: 24 strikeouts / 3 hits allowed (in 14.2 innings). Eight walks also, but still a 0.75 WHIP.
PS I think I probably was one of the ones who voted for a drop into the high 90s, but I definitely predicted, and expect a division title. I don’t care if we do it with only 90 wins. I wanna win the division.
I can’t tell another person what their standard should be for being disappointed. It’s subjective. I’ll just say I think that’s really unreasonable. I also think your opinion that the O’s have lost a lot of games by bad bullpen management is wrong. But go ahead, drive yourself nuts thinking the bullpen would never lose a game if only they were managed properly.
Yes, I am aware that this is basically just a repeat of the other days chat. it’s quite possible. This post was inspired by that chat.
But the point remains valid. I can only say what I’ve already said it’s still how I feel.
If the bullpen management doesn’t improve, I don’t think it will be a three game gap, but if we lose the division 108-105, I will be very disappointed.
And it seems that a lot of people feel the same way.
Logan Webb is pretty much where my list starts and ends. 4+ wins 3 years in a row, including 5 wins last year, on pace for a career year this year, and under contract at a reasonable price for 4 more years. That would be a near perfect comp for the Chris Sale white sox trade.
I'm only entertaining deals for a pitcher, because we still have a position player backlog, and if we end up trading all our position player depth, we can much more reliably go after someone in FA. Soto would hit the warehouse if he signed here, and we can actually dream about that with Rubenstein as the owner.
This is just a repeat of the discussion the other day. We don’t control what the Yankees do, except when we play them. The O’s are on pace to win 106 games. There’s no way I’d be disappointed in them if they did that, no matter what the Yankees did. Only 6% of our posters thought the O’s would exceed 101 wins this year; 85% expected a drop to 97 wins or lower.
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