kdog

And now Rogers is on the IL lol...Nido called up.

Jake Rogers scratched with Left Oblique tightness.

Vierling inching closer to return...Lange with a setback.

I like this starting pitching staff much better than chaos; They have Cobb, Montero, etc as backup options if any injuries or ineffectiveness hit.

I prefer Jobe developing in the majors vs a stopgap like Cobb or Maeda; Cobb will get a shot due to innings limits and attrition….but he is a good contingency not a guy you rely on.

They've lost both games Skubal has started and he hasn't been dominant in either one...2-4 is fine but I need to hear some positive news on Vierling here soon.

Jobe, Mize, and Skubal…win 2 out of 3 and fly home.

They Maeda maybe…but they don’t have anyone to play shortstop…Baez will be here.

Don't need to worry about RISP if you hit homers.

Playing the Dodgers throws things out of whack. Need to play teams on our level lol.

I wonder if some of bullpen pitching chaos guys can repeat what they did last year…Hinch and Harris should cycle guys in and out if they can’t get high leverage out…with the caveats of small sample size. The offense showed a pulse. Hopefully we don’t get swept. I’d like to come home with. 2-4 record.

Risk and real baseball trades..player development seems to be going fine. Where are the trades if you don't want to spend on long term deals?

I want them to spend on retaining their own guys. I'm not expecting any long term spending on outside free agents.

This might be a bit harsh. But I think Harris cares more about development and process wins to much bigger degree than winning games next year. He wants to win. But he's not going to take on contractual risk to make the team better in 2025 just because of 'momentum' or the 'Skubal Window.' As a fan who cares about next year, it's a bit frustrating. But that's my way of reconciling things. We might take a step back because they have development losses and no contigency plans. But they don't want contigencies from older vets on bad contracts.

Diamond Sports Group says it has "reached deals on amended telecast rights agreements with the Atlanta Braves, the Detroit Tigers, and the Tampa Bay Rays ... and with the Los Angeles Angels, the Miami Marlins, and the St. Louis Cardinals."

https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2024/11/espn-to-exclusively-present-2025-mlb-opening-day-doubleheader-featuring-both-world-series-champion-los-angeles-dodgers-and-american-league-champion-new-york-yankees/

Until proven otherwise, I don't believe that they are interested in any kind of contractual risk. I expect a medium sized right handed bat acquired via trade and a few starting pitchers on cost controlled deals. I don't think a Skubal window exists for them. It will be 80% about internal development.

Get ready to learn Canadian, eh.