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Post by aztecryan on Oct 3, 2024 12:13:01 GMT -8
Hopefully the Padres don't have to go to Johnny Wholestaff during the series. Doyers will likely be appealing to that option, though. They've got what, one, two dependable arms? And who knows what they'll get from Yamamoto. Do they even know? His September starts weren't particularly impressive unless you're a doyer fan and you've got nothing else better to hope for right now. 5 innings was his deepest appearance. Anyone else? Anyone? Buehler? Anyone? So it's Flaherty and then  Bullpen games are an advantage, not a hindrance, especially when you have a dominant bullpen. |
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Post by sdsuball on Oct 3, 2024 12:45:21 GMT -8
Hopefully the Padres don't have to go to Johnny Wholestaff during the series. Doyers will likely be appealing to that option, though. They've got what, one, two dependable arms? And who knows what they'll get from Yamamoto. Do they even know? His September starts weren't particularly impressive unless you're a doyer fan and you've got nothing else better to hope for right now. 5 innings was his deepest appearance. Anyone else? Anyone? Buehler? Anyone? So it's Flaherty and then Bullpen games are an advantage, not a hindrance, especially when you have a dominant bullpen. Speaking of which, I hope we actually use Matsui in the series against the Dodgers. |
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Post by aztecryan on Oct 3, 2024 12:50:57 GMT -8
Bullpen games are an advantage, not a hindrance, especially when you have a dominant bullpen. Speaking of which, I hope we actually use Matsui in the series against the Dodgers. To do what? |
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Post by sdsuball on Oct 3, 2024 13:26:15 GMT -8
Speaking of which, I hope we actually use Matsui in the series against the Dodgers. To do what? Matchup against Shohei, what else? |
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Post by aztecryan on Oct 3, 2024 13:28:29 GMT -8
Matchup against Shohei, what else? Matsui is worse against lefties than righties. Neither him or Peralta should be on the roster, but at least one likely will be just because of Musgrove's injury. The guy who should be up is Alek Jacob, who dominates lefties. |
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Post by sdsuball on Oct 3, 2024 13:34:05 GMT -8
Matchup against Shohei, what else? Matsui is worse against lefties than righties. Neither him or Peralta should be on the roster, but at least one likely will be just because of Musgrove's injury. The guy who should be up is Alek Jacob, who dominates lefties. Why isn't Jacob on the roster? I didn't realize that he was left off it. |
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Post by aztecryan on Oct 3, 2024 13:40:03 GMT -8
Matsui is worse against lefties than righties. Neither him or Peralta should be on the roster, but at least one likely will be just because of Musgrove's injury. The guy who should be up is Alek Jacob, who dominates lefties. Why isn't Jacob on the roster? I didn't realize that he was left off it. He can't be on it, he was sent down prior to the end of the regular season. He can only be added as a replacement for an injury. |
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Post by johneaztec on Oct 3, 2024 14:16:13 GMT -8
Matchup against Shohei, what else? Matsui is worse against lefties than righties. Neither him or Peralta should be on the roster, but at least one likely will be just because of Musgrove's injury. The guy who should be up is Alek Jacob, who dominates lefties. That's interesting. Didn't you say that you'd like to see Matsui pitch against Ohtani? |
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Post by aztecryan on Oct 3, 2024 14:22:47 GMT -8
Matsui is worse against lefties than righties. Neither him or Peralta should be on the roster, but at least one likely will be just because of Musgrove's injury. The guy who should be up is Alek Jacob, who dominates lefties. That's interesting. Didn't you say that you'd like to see Matsui pitch against Ohtani? In an opener capacity, maybe? Not in a late inning situation when you have viable lefties available. Definitely not after he only threw a few innings in the entire month of September. |
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Post by aardvark on Oct 3, 2024 17:54:06 GMT -8
Another closer soils the sheets--Hader's replacement in Milwaukee.
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Post by aztecryan on Oct 3, 2024 18:37:41 GMT -8
Another closer soils the sheets--Hader's replacement in Milwaukee. Bullpens....live and die by them. AJ knew the advantage of building one. |
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Post by junior on Oct 3, 2024 18:44:23 GMT -8
Another closer soils the sheets--Hader's replacement in Milwaukee. That was an epic meltdown. Unfortunate for the Brewsters. Before that, Milwaukee pitching had held NYM to one hitter getting both hits - for 8 innings. Winner took all, and what a way to lose it. They will all have until next spring to play the what if game. From the Roomer Mill … Contraras to the Padres. Gonna get Higgy wit it… |
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Post by aztecryan on Oct 3, 2024 18:53:54 GMT -8
Another closer soils the sheets--Hader's replacement in Milwaukee. That was an epic meltdown. Unfortunate for the Brewsters. Before that, Milwaukee pitching had held NYM to one hitter getting both hits - for 8 innings. Winner took all, and what a way to lose it. They will all have until next spring to play the what if game. From the Roomer Mill … Contraras to the Padres. Gonna get Higgy wit it… Why would the Breweers trade Contreras? |
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Post by sdsuball on Oct 3, 2024 19:51:31 GMT -8
That's interesting. Didn't you say that you'd like to see Matsui pitch against Ohtani? In an opener capacity, maybe? Not in a late inning situation when you have viable lefties available. Definitely not after he only threw a few innings in the entire month of September. Yeah, I think it would be wise to have Perez start in the second inning of Game 4 - let him skip the top of the Dodgers lineup. Then he only has to get through them once or twice. Speaking of which, I'm not sure if Freeman will be available. Or maybe he will just pinch hit. That ankle looked bad. |
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Post by johneaztec on Oct 3, 2024 20:06:27 GMT -8
In an opener capacity, maybe? Not in a late inning situation when you have viable lefties available. Definitely not after he only threw a few innings in the entire month of September. Yeah, I think it would be wise to have Perez start in the second inning of Game 4 - let him skip the top of the Dodgers lineup. Then he only has to get through them once or twice. Speaking of which, I'm not sure if Freeman will be available. Or maybe he will just pinch hit. That ankle looked bad. I have a feeling that Freeman will be ready for the Padres Series, but maybe not. I was thinking earlier today that Perez would be a good option to use as a long reliever in the right situation. I really like how he keeps people off balance. He doesn't throw hard, so that might actually work against the Dodgers. |
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Post by aztecryan on Oct 3, 2024 20:20:04 GMT -8
In an opener capacity, maybe? Not in a late inning situation when you have viable lefties available. Definitely not after he only threw a few innings in the entire month of September. Yeah, I think it would be wise to have Perez start in the second inning of Game 4 - let him skip the top of the Dodgers lineup. Then he only has to get through them once or twice. Speaking of which, I'm not sure if Freeman will be available. Or maybe he will just pinch hit. That ankle looked bad. Roberts said days ago Freeman would be in the lineup unless he had a setback. The Padres won't use a opener, so you can pretty much forget that notion. |
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Post by aardvark on Oct 3, 2024 21:37:03 GMT -8
Another closer soils the sheets--Hader's replacement in Milwaukee. That was an epic meltdown. Unfortunate for the Brewsters. Before that, Milwaukee pitching had held NYM to one hitter getting both hits - for 8 innings. Winner took all, and what a way to lose it. They will all have until next spring to play the what if game. From the Roomer Mill … Contraras to the Padres. Gonna get Higgy wit it… The Brewers control Contreras for 3 more years. Trading him makes no sense. |
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Post by sdsuball on Oct 3, 2024 23:03:49 GMT -8
Yeah, I think it would be wise to have Perez start in the second inning of Game 4 - let him skip the top of the Dodgers lineup. Then he only has to get through them once or twice. Speaking of which, I'm not sure if Freeman will be available. Or maybe he will just pinch hit. That ankle looked bad. Roberts said days ago Freeman would be in the lineup unless he had a setback. The Padres won't use a opener, so you can pretty much forget that notion. DH'ing then I guess. The Dodgers lineup is so top heavy, with two lefties in the first three batters, that it would make a lot of sense to use a lefty opener. It's worked well for the Tigers this year. |
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Post by sdsuball on Oct 3, 2024 23:06:13 GMT -8
Yeah, I think it would be wise to have Perez start in the second inning of Game 4 - let him skip the top of the Dodgers lineup. Then he only has to get through them once or twice. Speaking of which, I'm not sure if Freeman will be available. Or maybe he will just pinch hit. That ankle looked bad. I have a feeling that Freeman will be ready for the Padres Series, but maybe not. I was thinking earlier today that Perez would be a good option to use as a long reliever in the right situation. I really like how he keeps people off balance. He doesn't throw hard, so that might actually work against the Dodgers. I would venture to bet that he will be pulled after his second time through their lineup. Pitchers like that tend to get in trouble against good offenses third time through the lineup, guys start to sit on pitches, and all of a sudden they open it up with a 4 run inning, etc. |
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Post by johneaztec on Oct 3, 2024 23:08:25 GMT -8
I have a feeling that Freeman will be ready for the Padres Series, but maybe not. I was thinking earlier today that Perez would be a good option to use as a long reliever in the right situation. I really like how he keeps people off balance. He doesn't throw hard, so that might actually work against the Dodgers. I would venture to bet that he will be pulled after his second time through their lineup. Pitchers like that tend to get in trouble against good offenses third time through the lineup, guys start to sit on pitches, and all of a sudden they open it up with a 4 run inning, etc. Oh, definitely. I should have clarified that what I meant by long relief would be twice through the lineup, which could get end up being a lot innings. That would be nice. |
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