Midsummer Notes & Thoughts

[HokieRed]

Nah.

The Reds have Phillips, Greene, Lodolo, Ashcraft, and Williamson to start the season, plus off-season free agent acquisitions (we can hope). This ignores AAAA guys like Lively (who's done enough to be a sixth starter, IMO, and has more cheap team control) and Kennedy (ditto, but deeper starter depth). Not only that, Lyon Richardson is also probably ahead of Roa as a starting candidate.

I would, however, love to see if Roa can transform into an effective late-inning relief pitcher. He and Stoudt might be interesting in that role-- but they first have to be put in that role.

I was thinking this year.

[Bourgeois Zee]

I was thinking this year.

Ah.

Interesting...

[CaiGuy]

Nah.

The Reds have Phillips, Greene, Lodolo, Ashcraft, and Williamson to start the season, plus off-season free agent acquisitions (we can hope). This ignores AAAA guys like Lively (who's done enough to be a sixth starter, IMO, and has more cheap team control) and Kennedy (ditto, but deeper starter depth). Not only that, Lyon Richardson is also probably ahead of Roa as a starting candidate.

I would, however, love to see if Roa can transform into an effective late-inning relief pitcher. He and Stoudt might be interesting in that role-- but they first have to be put in that role.

Hopefully Abbott figures in as well

[Dave C]

So... our friend Joe Boyle got the start for Oakland against the Padres. At this writing he's through 3 with no runs and a very Boyle like line of 3IP, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts on 59 pitches. That said, it looks like his stuff is playing out OK against a decent lineup. His biggest enemy is himself.

[Kinsm]

So... our friend Joe Boyle got the start for Oakland against the Padres. At this writing he's through 3 with no runs and a very Boyle like line of 3IP, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts on 59 pitches. That said, it looks like his stuff is playing out OK against a decent lineup. His biggest enemy is himself.

His "stuff" is excellent, his command has always been the question.

[Bourgeois Zee]

Hopefully Abbott figures in as well

I'm dumb.

[texasdave]

Quick heads up: Chattanooga will be playing tonight in GM 1 of their playoff series with Tennessee. The action begins at 7 PM. It will be free to watch on MILB.com. That is EDT.

[mth123]

Doug says Dunn is out for the year (the two games this weekend wrap the season) due to an unspecified arm issue.

Dunn is in the line-up for the lookouts tonight as the DH in the play-off game.

[WrongVerb]

Dunn is in the line-up for the lookouts tonight as the DH in the play-off game.

Good to hear.