Timmy U

I think I know JR's plan now:

The way Maldonado has looked, your starting catcher in July may be Chuckie Robinson.

I do not envy Getz. He inherited the worst situation I can remember for any team I follow. The whole org including 97% of the players needs to be scraped off the Earth and something new built in its place. I love Popeye's athleticism and energy, but I watched him play a lot last year. If you think Sosa and Colas don't control the zone, they're Frank Thomas compared to Rodriguez. I get that they just didn't believe in him. Rightly of wrongly. They also didn't believe in Mena. Possibly wrongly. There is such little talent, majors or minors, that the F.O. is going to have to do a lot of crazy things just to field a Washington Generals team for the rest of the league to beat up on. Fact is, we're not even in year zero yet. This is year -1 where we lose 110 games and pick 11th while some team that lost 92 games picks Ethan Holliday. All these vets are for Grifol. I think they're hoping to save his job. Good luck with that. Hopefully, they fire him, then hire someone who will play and develop some of their younger guys, and get competitive around 2028? Until then, we just have to enjoy the absolute suckitude.

He was throwing it up, down, right down the middle... the deception on his change isn't really its movement, it's the change of speeds.

5 shut out innings from Thorpe and 3-5 from Zavala last night. Might not be the day to make this point.

Dalquist pitching from the pen for the Barons.

Sammy Zavala 3-4. Good night for the Cease trade. Iriarte goes tomorrow.

Veras just missed a second one. He really looks hitterish, but he did last year too.

Drew Thorpe is done 5IP 2H (1 infield gift) 0R 1bb 8K.

I would say Brad Radke, but I get your drift.

Knights tie it at 10-10 after giving up a 10 run first. Never out of it in that ballpark.

Barons up 6-0. I do love me some Brooks Baldwin.

HR Veras!

Thorpe just K'd his 6th guy of the night. Topping out at 91.

Keener walked the first 2 guys, after that he's dominated lo-A hitters. 5IP 1H 0R 2bb 7K. I bet he will not be there long. The Kanny line up suuuuuuuucks. 0-0

Why would he want to leave this baseball paradise?

2 scoreless so far for Thorpe with 3K. Barons lead 1-0. Other than Birmingham, the lack of talent on their opening night rosters is shocking.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Good God. I did not think the Sox front office could get worse. I stand corrected.

Keener walked the first 2 batters he faced. MiLB season not starting out much better than the MLB.

10-0 on only 5 hits for Norfolk. The Knights might lose 110 games too. Carela got bombed for W-S. Kanny's line up does not have a lot of actual prospects in it, but it is interesting to note that Arxy Hernandez is playing ss.

Jacob Gonzalez K's but Gladney picks him up with a 2-out knock.

I realize it is one game, but Grossman starting vs. a righty not a great sign for Fletcher. Pedro does not like playing rookies. This may be the beginning of his opportunities dwindling.

Why not DFA all of them?

FWIW, the record for grounding into double plays in a 9 inning game is 7.