Granted that's true for every team but more so of the Nats!
Quick take :
- Corbin looked ok. His stuff wasn't great but it was mostly down and mostly inside to righties. With a little luck that got him through 4 scoreless. I wouldn't expect the same results from the same pitching next time but hopefully we'd see continued improvement.
- The pen looked terrible - that's what you get having one good arm! WE WANT CLIPPARD (who is no savior but is better than these jabronies). If anyone tells you to get excited about a 22/23 year old at the end of Top 100 prospect lists - that was Voth. This is how they usually end up.
- Mets lineup doesn't have a big peak but it is long. The Mesa lineup. Cahna / McNeil / McCann is a solid 7-8-9 and doesn't really give a team a break time. Franco / Escobar / Robles on the other hand...
- Escobar is getting old and slow in the field but I will admit the man can still do a relay. Fantastic work there.
- Two hits for Ruiz! Homer and walk for Soto! Rest of the team on base 5 times that includes an error!
Tonight is the Free Apple TV game. Watch Max vs the Nats while Josiah Gray tries not to give up 3 homers.
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Which is the good bullpen arm? Cishek?
Yes. If you ignore 2020 (and you CAN do that unlike the usual off year) he's been between great and good for years. He's old and probably won't ever be great again bc he can't miss bats as well, but he still seems hard to hit and keeps the ball in the park.
Of course players get bad whenever the baseball gods say it's their time and with limited innings you can get variable results but he's a good arm and a good bet.
Game went about as expected outside of the early exit for Corbin. I guess Davey was erring on the side of caution when it comes to ensuring Corbin is fully stretched out...but I would have let him try to get out of that jam. Nats really need their pitchers to be consistently getting at least through 5 innings with how atrocious the bullpen is.
But it's gonna be a loooooong year, at least Soto's on pace for 162HR
My highlight was Ruiz. Even one of his outs was a hard hit ball, and he played pretty well behind the plate. Good blocking. Throwing out Marte. A couple of stolen strikes. The tag on Alonso. Obviously just one game, but he looked really really good.
If he's develops into a 4WAR true talent, that's a game changer for the next 5 years.
I hope Ruiz develops into a 4WAR talent, too, @Anonymous. But he'll hardly be a game changer as long as he's surrounded by 0-1WAR teammates
The lights are out and no one is home. Perfect plan. I knew Rizzo would figure something out.
I'm getting a 1991 Expos vibe from this squad. Beware falling pieces of stadium and a 40 game road trip toward the end of the season
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