Brewers Series

[sportsfan8703]

47 minutes ago, bpilktree said:

Gunnar back issue probably leads to Lester staying up for right now to play at 3rd if needed.  If he seems good for a week or so Cowser makes sense to come up for Lester.  

I like Lester if the O's feel like he can play 3rd adequately.  Vavra is a player without a role in the MLB.  He would've been a good NL only guy before the DH.  Right now, he's a jack of all trades, but a master of none.

Other than Mullins on the IL, this is the best position player makeup we've had this season.  Everyone has a functional role with a clear path to what their playing time will be.  Once Gunnar is healthy, then maybe Ortiz/Westburg fits better than Lester on the bench. 

[sevastras]

Frazier is 0-9 in his career vs Peralta, sooooo…. why not just have him bat lead off tonight?  

[Billy F-Face3]

Corbin Burnes pitchin' tonight Boys! Let's see how it goes. I heard he some kinda Ace or sumthin...

[Moose Milligan]

Last night stings extra because they're facing Burnes today.  

The good news is that his ERA is 3.75 but his FIP is 4.59.  He's not as sharp as he's been from '20 to '22.  But he's still very good and I'm sure he's capable of striking out 10+ against our swing happy group. 

[Fiver6565]

I don't know what it was about Peralta's fastball but our dudes just could not touch it last night.  I can't recall the group collectively struggling against the FB like that before.  Maybe the hitting background in Milwaukee or something?  I have no idea but it was noticeable even w/o Palmer pointing it out.  That may not bode well for tonight, guess we'll see.

I would like for the Frazier as leadoff hitter experiment to end ASAP though.  Not sure who would be better there; someone mentioned Gunnar last week and that idea is growing on me, pending his return to the lineup in the first place.  Frazier batting 6-8 is ideal for him.  Of course that's also ideal for Mountcastle, O'Hearn, Urias, Hicks, and probably somebody else I'm forgetting too.....