It's still early, but they're definitely going to have to get creative in October, and that's on Thomson & the pitching coach.Captain Obvious wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 10:52 amAt this rate they may want to consider putting him in the pen.FolesMVP09 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:00 amThey'll activate RangerChristopher wrote: ↑Wed Aug 30, 2023 10:04 pm They get to bring up 2 guys on Sept. 1, and only 1 of them can be a pitcher (max 14 pitchers).
So I'm guessing Yunior Marte returns.
Obviously, the most important thing is still that Nola & Wheeler do their jobs and that the team keeps hitting.
But beyond that, a creative infusion of Suarez or even Sanchez into the seventh-inning role might be what this bullpen needs to navigate the playoffs. Beyond that, they need at least 2 of Kimbrel/Dominguez/Alvarado to be above-average. Strahm and/or Lorenzen need to be like Eflin last year. And for Hoffman's Cinderella slipper not to fall off. ... Improbable, but not impossible.