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The Farm / Re: Follow the Prospects: Cole Henry, RHP
« Last post by welch on Today at 09:02:59 PM »
Quote from: RD on Today at 07:50:55 PM

I'm kind of in the camp, let him finish out the year in the minors, no matter what. However many innings they deem legit, go there, take the confidence, and a couple more months of health into 2024. The Nats will have to get creative with an innings limit no matter what, but if he wins a job early, he wins a job early.

No real need to drive him above Harrisburg. Maybe Rochester toward the end of the season. He his recovering from an unusual surgery, so go easy.
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The Farm / Re: Follow the Prospects: Cole Henry, RHP
« Last post by JCA-CrystalCity on Today at 08:12:56 PM »
It'll be much easier to manage his innings in the minors. They can afford to be conservative in bringing him along. Give Rutledge a shot after Irvin. If Saenz or somebody looks good give them a shot too. We can hope he gets a chance in 2024.
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The Farm / Re: Follow the Prospects: Cole Henry, RHP
« Last post by imref on Today at 07:56:33 PM »
folks on twitter saying the home plate umpire was horrible
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The Farm / Re: Follow the Prospects: Cole Henry, RHP
« Last post by RD on Today at 07:50:55 PM »
Was lights out through 3 tonight. 3ip, 0h, 0r, 2bb, 3 k.

Fell apart a little in the 4th. Leadoff single, but then 2 outs. An infield single that's a routine ground ball out in the bigs wouldve ended the inning. Instead it kept it alive followed by a triple and a single, and Henry is done.

Final line: 3.2ip, 4 h, 4r, 2bb, 3 k.

They did hit the ball hard a couple times in the 4th but the inning should've been over. Bottom line doesn't look good, but looked better than the line indicates.

I'm kind of in the camp, let him finish out the year in the minors, no matter what. However many innings they deem legit, go there, take the confidence, and a couple more months of health into 2024. The Nats will have to get creative with an innings limit no matter what, but if he wins a job early, he wins a job early.
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The Farm / Re: Follow the Prospects: Darren Baker, 2B
« Last post by welch on Today at 05:17:44 PM »
Quote from: Slateman on Today at 02:11:05 PM
I think you will see that more with a universal DH. No more bench bats that only pinch hit. Teama can use the DH to rest guys and rotate out different defenders

That is how the Yankees organized themselves to win the 2009 World Series. Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui were both good hitters, but both were 35. Matsui's legs began to go. Whoever was tired or limping got shifted to DH. Poor old Cruz is a counter-example, a reason not to sign a big, slow guy who cannot play the field.
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The Farm / Re: Follow the Prospects: Dustin Saenz, LHP
« Last post by Section214 on Today at 05:14:35 PM »
My guy! Promoted to AA. Really excited to see how he does against AA competition.
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The Farm / Re: Follow the Prospects: Darren Baker, 2B
« Last post by welch on Today at 05:05:47 PM »
Quote from: Natsinpwc on Today at 01:15:25 PM
Apparently he is not that good defensively and cannot okay SS/3B at all.  And does not hot for power. Hard to see a long term spot for him on an MLB roster. After trying OF is a good move.

I think you are reading the Fangraphs bit:

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He is already a mixed bag at second base, with below-average hands, arm strength, and slow-twitch athleticism, relying on his elegant body control and predictably great on-field awareness to succeed. Baker will make some highlight reel plays because of his effort and acrobatic flare, but he’s an average overall defender.

I though it was a bit woodly, which is what I translated as "mumbo-jumbo". We've all seen his dazzling plays, like that behind-the-back snare, so the "expert" had to find a way smudge over Baker's "elegant body control", "great on-field awareness", "effort", and "acrobatic flare".
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The Clubhouse / Re: Roster moves: 2023
« Last post by welch on Today at 04:53:59 PM »
La Sorsa looks OK. Why did the Rays drop him? Out of options? This was his 5th year in pro baseball, unless 2020 counts.
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The Farm / Re: Follow the Prospects: Darren Baker, 2B
« Last post by UMDNats on Today at 04:07:27 PM »
Quote from: imref on Today at 03:10:39 PM
well, for one thing, Lombardozzi is 35 now.



:lmao:
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The Red Loft / Re: Tennis 2023
« Last post by Natsinpwc on Today at 03:28:52 PM »
Swiatek to the women’s final. She is quite the player. Alcaraz and Djokovic should be quite a match tomorrow.

Been watching the German telecasts while in Rome.  Boris Becker is on the studio team. I guess bankruptcy fraud in the UK is not a big deal after Brexit. Would be fun to have him and Boris Johnson together.
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