His stuff was noticeably better than his previous stint, particularly innings 1-4. Fastball was 93-94 v 91-92mph later in the outing which was same as prior avgs. Curve and sweeper were sharper and more competitive/throw. For strikes&swings. If Povich can hold the better stuff, he can be an asset in the rotation going forward.
Good research, but the issue isn't so much power as his already borderline acceptable speed, defense, and contact rates getting even worse. Santander can't afford to lose another step or he's a 1B/DH. If he loses 10-20 points of BA, he's a fringe major-leaguer.
Didn't we already try to bring him back once and it didn't work out?
Congrats to the people who called it, I guess, but I'm not blaming Elias for not wanting to go back to that well a second time.
All true, but the bottom line is our offense is way too up-and-down and our bullpen is a shambles.
We are limping our way to hopefully a wildcard spot. And that is not a certainty!
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