We have an afternoon game today, a 3:00 Eastern start. And we have a new starter: Easton Lucas is making his first MLB start. He pitched in two games for us last year (they didn’t go well), three...
We have an afternoon game today, a 3:00 Eastern start. And we have a new starter: Easton Lucas is making his first MLB start. He pitched in two games for us last year , three for the Tigers, and three for the A’s.
Last year, in Triple-A, he pitched in 38 games, 4 starts, with a 2.75 ERA in 68.2 innings. He allowed 49 hits, 28 walks, and 78 strikeouts. He didn’t have a great spring training, with an 8.64 ERA in 8.1 innings. We don’t seem to have any starting pitching depth. FanGraphs has their Top-40 Blue Jays Prospect list up. At the top are: We have Jake Bloss in seventh place, with Orelvis Martinez in the number one spot . And they have Cristopher Polance seventh, we have him 21st. It’s harder to place him since he has no professional stats. Another big difference is they have Angel Bastardo 13th, we have him 40th. I guess the other difference is they have Will Wagner ninth, while we don’t consider players over 25 . It is hard for me to see a guy in his age 26 season a prospect, which is nothing against Wagner, he was blocked out of playing time in Houston by some all-stars. Shi Davidi has a story about how the Nationals traded Juan Soto to rebuild their minor league system. Keegan Matheson tells us that John Schneider had a bunting competition in spring training, putting up a $1000 prize for the winning team, and crediting that for their successful bunts in the first few games of the season. It sounds like a fun idea, and it does help in getting guys to work on their bunting. It also allows the manager to see who can and who should never bunt. Today’s lineup. Straw, Heineman and Schneider draw in. It is great seeing Bo be Bo again:
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