Yesterday was the second time in the past week that John Smith lack of hustle out of the box ALMOST cost him (and the team). First time was the "last out" grounder rolled to and botched by the 2nd baseman--Smith sauntered out of the box, and only when he saw the error did he bust it and barely was safe.....Second time was yesterday when he stood in the box an extended time before running and was barely safe at second. Both cases worked out OK, but not a good way to play. There is plenty to praise in his game, and wish some of it could be hustle.
I haven’t looked it up, but isn’t there anyone in the AAA rotation that could come up other than Rocker? Garabito is obviously out of the system, but there should be three other guys in the mix.
I guess none of those three are both in the 40-man roster and also pitching well enough to be a better option than Rocker. I just hate to bring Rocker up and down, potentially disrupting his long-term development.
Was pretty obvious yesterday that we need an experienced bench bat. We literally have nobody to pinch hit. Jankowski may be washed but someone of that previous ilk would be nice to have.
Yesterday was the second time in the past week that John Smith lack of hustle out of the box ALMOST cost him (and the team). First time was the "last out" grounder rolled to and botched by the 2nd baseman--Smith sauntered out of the box, and only when he saw the error did he bust it and barely was safe.....Second time was yesterday when he stood in the box an extended time before running and was barely safe at second. Both cases worked out OK, but not a good way to play. There is plenty to praise in his game, and wish some of it could be hustle.
I haven’t looked it up, but isn’t there anyone in the AAA rotation that could come up other than Rocker? Garabito is obviously out of the system, but there should be three other guys in the mix.
I guess none of those three are both in the 40-man roster and also pitching well enough to be a better option than Rocker. I just hate to bring Rocker up and down, potentially disrupting his long-term development.
Oh well, you do what you gotta do.
Rocker did great today, if leg cramps didn't hit him he could of gone another inning. Zero runs in 5 innings is a great job for the rookie.
He looked more confident than he has all season. Very encouraging!
Yeah it was a good start by Rocker!
Was pretty obvious yesterday that we need an experienced bench bat. We literally have nobody to pinch hit. Jankowski may be washed but someone of that previous ilk would be nice to have.
What is the status of Pederson?
Idk but that guy was really bad. Not sure I have ever seen a worse hack swing and it wouldn’t hurt my feelings if he never come back 😂