JameisofThrones 225 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Kela rewards everyone who plugged him right into their lineup by giving up a leadoff HR in a four-run game. Link to post Share on other sites
Rotofan24 85 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, JameisofThrones said: Kela rewards everyone who plugged him right into their lineup by giving up a leadoff HR in a four-run game. He actually looks fairly sharp for a guy who just came back from Covid and little prep time. Link to post Share on other sites
aapox 898 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Yeah. That was just a great swing by Tucker. Kela looked okay. Trouble putting guys away but not bad overall. Ervin put an amazing at bat together against him but then weak contact from Castellanos and Votto and Suarez after a decent AB to get to 3-2 absolutely got cooked by a 58 foot breaking ball. Link to post Share on other sites
Rotofan24 85 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Wick in to close. Link to post Share on other sites
ToO_BaD 2,206 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Wick the guy to own? Link to post Share on other sites
ryno1980 621 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Has been for a week or so Link to post Share on other sites
Rotofan24 85 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 21 minutes ago, ToO_BaD said: Wick the guy to own? It seems like he is 1A in the committee. I don't know if the cubs will commit to one guy. Still not sure how good he is, but the Cubs are sure winning at a nice clip. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
aapox 898 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 47 minutes ago, Rotofan24 said: It seems like he is 1A in the committee. I don't know if the cubs will commit to one guy. Still not sure how good he is, but the Cubs are sure winning at a nice clip. This. If his curve isn't working (he was hanging it a bit tonight, but it was still moving a lot) he's not going to get many K's because his fastball is good (94-96) but not overpowering. He's definitely a guy where you buy more into the situation than his stuff, though I'd say he'll be a 1K/1IP type guy. So far so good. Link to post Share on other sites
cyberer 1,961 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 doolittle down? Link to post Share on other sites
aapox 898 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, cyberer said: doolittle down? Went to the IL I'm pretty sure. Link to post Share on other sites
colepenhagen 3,588 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 dont know it has been mentioned but wick gave up 0 hrs in 31 games. thats impressive even when you factor in luck/not repeatable. that britton territory. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Topgun 594 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, aapox said: Went to the IL I'm pretty sure. Yep Link to post Share on other sites
Kramjam24 232 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Are the cubs gonna use kimbrel like the mets using Diaz and give him 8 inning low stress work to build him back into the closer? Or are the cubs just done with kimbrel Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Bat Theory 7,673 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Kramjam24 said: Are the cubs gonna use kimbrel like the mets using Diaz and give him 8 inning low stress work to build him back into the closer? Or are the cubs just done with kimbrel You can't fix that which is totally broken. They will probably try to get him back but stick a fork in him. He has been done for some time. He had a longer run than most closers but it is the end of the trail and then some. Edited August 14, 2020 by The Big Bat Theory Link to post Share on other sites
ASHLANDARROWS1992 2,250 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 58 minutes ago, Kramjam24 said: Are the cubs gonna use kimbrel like the mets using Diaz and give him 8 inning low stress work to build him back into the closer? Or are the cubs just done with kimbrel cue up...BOYZ II MEN 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Rotofan24 85 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Anthony Bass makes an appearance in the 8th with Toronto up 8-4. This is three days following the blown save at Miami. Link to post Share on other sites
gbill2004 1,508 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Looks like Jordan Romano is now the Jays closer. Link to post Share on other sites
k.k. 348 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, gbill2004 said: Looks like Jordan Romano is now the Jays closer. Blue Jays up 12-4, maybe not. Bass was likely getting some work in earlier. Hadn't pitched in a string of days. Link to post Share on other sites
gbill2004 1,508 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, k.k. said: Blue Jays up 12-4, maybe not. Bass was likely getting some work in earlier. Hadn't pitched in a string of days. If you were watching the game and seeing Romano get ready then stop, you'll understand my comment that Romano is now the closer. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
meh2 3,667 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, k.k. said: Blue Jays up 12-4, maybe not. Bass was likely getting some work in earlier. Hadn't pitched in a string of days. Incorrect. He entered the game in the top of the 8th with the Jays up 8-4. Romano was getting the 9th tonight. Romano is the guy I want on my team. Bass is meh. Maybe he still gets save opportunities but Romano is the dude with enormous upside. Link to post Share on other sites
k.k. 348 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) I guess we'll see if there's an update from the team on the bullpen hierarchy. Just speculation at this point. Edited August 15, 2020 by k.k. Link to post Share on other sites
meh2 3,667 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Romano is a must add, imo. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
jmcampbe11 932 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, meh2 said: Incorrect. He entered the game in the top of the 8th with the Jays up 8-4. Romano was getting the 9th tonight. Romano is the guy I want on my team. Bass is meh. Maybe he still gets save opportunities but Romano is the dude with enormous upside. I think you and I have very different definitions of "enormous" upside. Exhibit A: Jordan Romano's underwhelming minor league numbers. Career Stats Season Team LG Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO HLD SV SVO IP H R ER HR NP HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO Minors Career - - Minors 25 18 3.52 107 69 1 0 3 5 5 419.2 374 204 164 28 6323 32 153 0 425 .237 1.26 0.73 2014 2 teams - Minors 1 1 1.93 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 28.0 21 7 6 0 2 13 0 34 .206 1.21 0.81 2016 LAN MID A(Full) 3 2 2.11 15 14 1 0 0 0 0 72.2 49 24 17 3 1150 5 27 0 72 .191 1.05 0.83 2017 DUN FSL A(Adv) 7 5 3.39 28 26 0 0 0 0 0 138.0 141 65 52 2 2336 14 54 0 138 .263 1.41 0.63 2018 2 teams - Minors 12 8 4.11 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 142.1 126 82 65 15 2189 7 45 0 128 .236 1.20 0.72 2019 2 teams - Minors 2 2 5.59 25 3 0 0 1 5 5 38.2 37 26 24 8 648 4 14 0 53 .247 1.32 1.03 1 Link to post Share on other sites
meh2 3,667 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, jmcampbe11 said: I think you and I have very different definitions of "enormous" upside. Exhibit A: Jordan Romano's underwhelming minor league numbers. Career Stats Season Team LG Level W L ERA G GS CG SHO HLD SV SVO IP H R ER HR NP HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO Minors Career - - Minors 25 18 3.52 107 69 1 0 3 5 5 419.2 374 204 164 28 6323 32 153 0 425 .237 1.26 0.73 2014 2 teams - Minors 1 1 1.93 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 28.0 21 7 6 0 2 13 0 34 .206 1.21 0.81 2016 LAN MID A(Full) 3 2 2.11 15 14 1 0 0 0 0 72.2 49 24 17 3 1150 5 27 0 72 .191 1.05 0.83 2017 DUN FSL A(Adv) 7 5 3.39 28 26 0 0 0 0 0 138.0 141 65 52 2 2336 14 54 0 138 .263 1.41 0.63 2018 2 teams - Minors 12 8 4.11 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 142.1 126 82 65 15 2189 7 45 0 128 .236 1.20 0.72 2019 2 teams - Minors 2 2 5.59 25 3 0 0 1 5 5 38.2 37 26 24 8 648 4 14 0 53 .247 1.32 1.03 Wow, thanks for the lazy rebuttal. Have you seen him pitch this year? I’m guessing no. Here’s some reading material for you and maybe you could do a little more research than googling his minor league stats. So, yes, with the elite fastball/slider combo he’s showing this year I’d say for a guy just sitting there on waiver wires he has enormous upside. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JameisofThrones 225 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Uh oh. Do I need to start figuring out who the guy is behind Neris? Link to post Share on other sites
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