that I assume is built around an expectation that he doesn't get bumped up to Rochester until sometime after the ASB, then starts next year there, remains down a good chunk of the year, then has an adjustment period after his call up.

I'm hoping he can be in the majors by late August. If he keeps up the early May pace until mid-June, that's the time to bump him to AAA. If he does well there for 2 months, then give him an MLB trial 2nd half of August.

If he's performing well enough to get bumped to Triple A after the ASB, theres no reason not to bring him to MLB in September, of not sooner.  Triple A is worthless for development right now. Theres no velo to prepare hitters for MLB.

1:05 start today. I will not have access to a computer after 11 or so this AM, so it would be good for someone else to start the GDT.

Agree, but he might not be an 800 OPS+ MLB player until '26 at this pace. 

that I assume is built around an expectation that he doesn't get bumped up to Rochester until sometime after the ASB, then starts next year there, remains down a good chunk of the year, then has an adjustment period after his call up.

I'm hoping he can be in the majors by late August. If he keeps up the early May pace until mid-June, that's the time to bump him to AAA. If he does well there for 2 months, then give him an MLB trial 2nd half of August.

the basic 2:1 water to rolled oats left more liquid than I expected. Added the berries, honey, and walnuts this AM with it. May switch to milk as part of the liquid, or yogurt. I'll keep in mind chia seeds. Where the heck did I put the old Werth Chia pet?

Churchill Downs?

Patrick REddington at Federal Baseball has Davey's comments on Rainey's Sunday appearance, where he had 2 walks and gave up a homer, but was hitting 95:
https://www.federalbaseball.com/2024/5/21/24160693/washington-nationals-news-notes-nats-snap-5-game-skid-with-12-3-win-over-twins-tanner-rainey-project

“He doesn’t have that 97-98 like he used to,” the skipper said earlier in the series with the Phillies, “... so the slider’s a big part of his arsenal right now, and he’s got to use it. He can throw it for strikes, it’s that good.”
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“I’m still hoping that utilizing his lower half a little better, [the velo will] come up,” Martinez said. “At times we’ll see that 94-95, but we’ve got to get him to understand that, hey, right now it’s not there. It’s more about your pitch selection. It’s more about location. Throwing fastballs right down the middle is not going to work, especially to good hitters.”

“We’re tinkering around a with a little bit of his mechanics,” he explained.

“Trying to get him to stay in his legs a little bit more, the thing is being able to throw strikes consistently. When he’s around the strike zone he does fairly well. When his slider is in the zone, it’s a good pitch for him, so we got to get him ahead, we got to get him to understand that strike one is still his best pitch, you know, and he’s got to attack the strike zone. We’re going to keep working with him and see where we’re at. I’m not going to give up on him. We’re trying to ease his way in, try to put him in situations where hopefully he can start feeling a little better. But he’s a big part of that bullpen, and we’re going to need him.”