Re: General Discussion

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civ ollilavad wrote:Last couple years Indians have been among the top the league in walks while being among the bottom of strikeouts.

Remember Michael Brantley whose K/BB would be right around 1/1?
Jose Ramirez also right up there with Brantley - and when you added previously Santana it made for a tough go for pitchers.
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Re: General Discussion

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Bieber will start Friday against the Blue Jays, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

The Indians hadn't needed a fifth starter thus far, which they happily took advantage of in an effort to manage Bieber's innings. He is set to make his 2019 debut at home against a Blue Jays lineup that ranks in the bottom five in baseball so far this season in wRC+ (54) against right-handed pitching.
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Re: General Discussion

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A big problem with WAR, especially retroactive, is that it includes defensive metrics. Those are sketchy enough in the present day - imagine how sketchy retroactively!
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Re: General Discussion

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Melky Cabrera went 3-for-3 to help his squad beat the Reds 2-0 on Thursday.

All three of his hits were singles. He is now slashing .429/.467/.500 through his first 15 plate appearances with his new team. The 34-year-old outfielder is getting regular playing time in the early part of the season, although that could change when Gregory Polanco (shoulder) and Lonnie Chisenhall (hand) come off the injured list in a few weeks.
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Re: General Discussion

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Cody Allen turned in a flawless ninth for his first save of the year on Friday.

It was Allen's third appearance, but it was the first time he'd been handed a save chance by the struggling Angels. Allen has yet to allow a hit this season.

The right-hander's velocity remained unimpressive, as he again sat 91-92 mph with his fastball, but Allen was able to get the job done. The 30-year-old may not be lighting up the radar gun the way he used to, but he'll be locked into ninth-inning duty for the Angels as long as he's reasonably effective.
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Re: General Discussion

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Perhaps Plawecki earned himself some more play:

Kevin Plawecki went 1-for-3 with his first homer of the season Friday against the Blue Jays.

It was a solo shot off Trent Thornton in the third inning. Not only was it his first home run of the season, but it was also his first hit. Acquired from the Mets this offseason, Plawecki was a well-regarded catching prospect at one point.

(Also he definitely looked good defensively)
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Re: General Discussion

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Yankees recalled infielder Giovanny Urshela from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Urshela will serve as a backup infielder and defensive replacement. The Yankees have lost Miguel Andujar, Didi Gregorius and Troy Tuluwitzki to injury and needed a healthy body to fill out the roster.
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Re: General Discussion

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After the game the other day Clevinger said he would make his next start. He has to remember he plays for Cleveland.

Roster move:

Recalled RHP Nick Wittgren from Triple-A Columbus
Placed RHP Mike Clevinger on the 10-day IL (retroactive to April 8) with a right upper back/Teres major muscle strain

Re: General Discussion

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Right. In other words, they will use the 10 day IL to skip a start that the schedule would have mandated a skipped start (by someone, probably would have been Bieber) anyways. Now Bieber doesn't skip. And by doing so get an extra arm into the pen instead of an unused starter (remember they used Bieber out of the pen last time they skipped him).

Of course weather in April too - there are more off dates left open to be filled by make ups.

That's my "take" anyways. If you have off days, and there is any doubt at all, why not just skip Clev's turn and keep the others on regular rest.

So while it sounds all dramatic that he is going to the IL, just the usual procedure actually.

Next offseason will very likely take the 10 day and put it back to 15 day IL since teams do this all the time when it's only 10 days.

As well, MLB is (likely) putting a cap on the number of pitchers you can have on a roster next season. Lots of pretty big changes were put off until next offseason
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