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The Opener: Prospect Promotions, Steele, Martin

By Nick Deeds | May 6, 2024 at 8:38am CDT

With 20% of the 2024 regular season now in the books, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today:

1. Prospect promotions incoming:

The Guardians plan to select the contract of first baseman Kyle Manzardo prior to today’s game against the Tigers this evening. Cleveland will need to make room on both its active and 40-man rosters to accommodate the addition of Manzardo, though the former will be accomplished by the club’s expected placement of outfielder Steven Kwan on the 10-day IL. Also reportedly receiving the bump to the majors today is Giants right-hander Mason Black. He too will require corresponding moves on both the 40-man and active rosters before this afternoon’s game against the Phillies.

Acquired from the Rays at last year’s trade deadline in exchange for Aaron Civale, the 23-year-old Manzardo is a consensus top-100 talent with little left to prove in the minor leagues, slashing an incredible .303/.375/.642 in 128 trips to the plate at the Triple-A level this year. A full-time first baseman, Manzardo’s defensive limitations leave him likely to handle either first or DH alongside Josh Naylor, with Estevan Florial moving to occupy left field in Kwan’s absence. As for Black, he appears poised to step into the San Francisco rotation after the club lost left-hander Blake Snell to the injured list and received a combined 4 2/3 innings from starting pitchers Keaton Winn and Logan Webb over the weekend. Black, a 24-year-old with an excellent 1.01 ERA in six starts at the Triple-A level this season, figures to be tasked with helping to give the club’s bullpen a much-needed breather.

2. Steele to be activated:

Cubs left-hander Justin Steele has been on the injured list since suffering a hamstring strain on Opening Day. Steele made his first All-Star team in 2023, posted a 3.06 ERA (146 ERA+) with a 3.02 FIP, and finished fifth in NL Cy Young voting last year. He’d been cruising through 4 2/3 innings of one-run ball at the time of his injury.

The Cubs will need to make a corresponding move to make room for Steele on the active roster prior to the game. Shota Imanaga, Jameson Taillon, and Javier Assad have all been outstanding in Steele’s absence, and the staff ace’s return should further bolster a starting staff that ranks third in the majors with a 3.13 ERA this year. Steele’s return will also allow the club to move either Hayden Wesneski or Ben Brown to the bullpen, thereby strengthening the relief corps.

3. Could Martin be facing an IL stint?

Veteran right-hander Chris Martin was dominant in his first season with the Red Sox last year, pitching to a sterling 1.05 ERA with a 2.44 FIP in 55 appearances while acting as the primary set-up man for closer Kenley Jansen. Things haven’t gone quite as smoothly for the 37-year-old in his second year with the club, however. While he’s struck out a strong 25% of batters faced, Martin has seen his ERA balloon to 5.11 this season and has made just one appearance since the calendar flipped to May.

Per Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe, that absence has been due to Martin dealing with “lingering soreness” in his non-throwing shoulder that could ultimately require a trip to the injured list. While an injury in Martin’s left shoulder is certainly not as serious as one in his right would be, Abraham notes that the Red Sox are concerned that the soreness could impact his mechanics and negatively impact his throwing arm down the line. Should Martin require a trip to the shelf, left-hander Bailey Horn is the only relief arm available to come up from the minors currently on the 40-man roster. If the club is willing to clear a 40-man spot, veterans like Lucas Luetge and Joely Rodriguez or a prospect like Luis Guerrero would become available.

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  1. This one belongs to the Reds

    1 year ago

    I have no skin in their game, but just by an old catcher watching him, Steele is just nasty. I’m sure the Cubbies are glad he’s back.

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    • cubsmatt

      1 year ago

      Very glad and I appreciate the nice comment from a rival fan.

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  2. fenwayfrank

    1 year ago

    Joely Rodriguez should never see a MLB game again….awful!

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    • Fever Pitch Guy

      1 year ago

      fenway – Ya think Schreiber and his 1.10 ERA and 0.980 WHIP might have helped? So far that is looking like a really bad trade.

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      • okbud

        1 year ago

        I don’t know Fever, Schreiber wasn’t great in 2023 and could’ve easily been bad this year. I think they got him out at the right time.

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        • deweybelongsinthehall

          1 year ago

          You can’t measure a trade not even 45 days into the season. Sandlin was secured for the future. Let’s see measure a trade like this in a few years.

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        • Fever Pitch Guy

          1 year ago

          dewey – Of course, that’s why I wrote “so far” ;O)

          But how a pitcher starts the season is often a good indicator of health or other issues ….. such as Martin’s rough start.

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  3. Old York

    1 year ago

    Big shoutout to the Braves for getting swept out of LA in 3 games. Just showcasing for September’s early exit to the Phillies.

    Buh Bye!

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    • sad tormented neglected mariners fan

      1 year ago

      Braces on their way to win 100 just to lose to Philly in 6

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    • jdizzle ATL Braves

      1 year ago

      You’re delusional sir. It is May 6th. I would rather them struggle now then Aug/Sept.

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    • holycow16

      1 year ago

      Dodgers are regular season champs…

      Early season sweep will be irrelevant come September.

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    • holycow16

      1 year ago

      Even Ohtani isn’t betting on the Dodgers.

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  4. TheMan 3

    1 year ago

    Every sports commentator in Pittsburgh believes that Paul Skenes will be making his major league debut this upcoming Friday and when asked about that to GM Ben Cherington over the weekend, he didn’t deny it

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    • Dice 66

      1 year ago

      Hope so with Skenes. Need to cut ties with Tellez and bring up Gonzales! Bae and Lamb also! Can’t afford to get down 10 12 games this early.

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    • Old York

      1 year ago

      @TheMan 3

      Just so the team can win 74 games.

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      • TheMan 3

        1 year ago

        Maybe because he deserves a spot on the major league roster and has pitched well enough at Indy to get a promotion

        Unless you prefer he stays in the minors until he’s 30 years old?

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        • Old York

          1 year ago

          @TheMan 3

          How do you know he’s ready? The guy on the O’s team was supposedly ready and couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn. Both guys just aren’t ready…

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        • TheMan 3

          1 year ago

          How do you know he’s not ready? Because two prospects on another team weren’t when they were promoted?

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        • User 3048809731

          1 year ago

          Holiday is 20 years old and has no college years, Skenes is 23 and currently destroying AAA in his first season in pro ball

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        • Old York

          1 year ago

          @MysteryWhiteBoy13

          Hilarious. People complained to me about how it was a short sample size for Holliday but you’re arguing that a short sample size means he’s ready. Hilarious. I guess it works both ways. Short sample size for both guys in the minors must mean success in the Bigs. Amazing!

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        • User 3048809731

          1 year ago

          Where else is Skenes supposed to pitch? Send him to double A. You really aren’t a very smart person

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        • Old York

          1 year ago

          Give him a full year in AAA.

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        • TheMan 3

          1 year ago

          He doesn’t need a full year at AAA and he’s not a position player either
          I admit that hitting well at triple A doesn’t guarantee hitting well at the majors but pitching well at triple A more often than not means a pitcher is ready for the majors

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        • Old York

          1 year ago

          @TheMan 3

          Good luck. Probably gets lit up like a Christmas tree.

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  5. Trojan Toss

    1 year ago

    Turns out that some message boarders were right- Trout should have been traded years ago when he was still in the tail end of his prime (after the 2020 season at the latest- there were already major red flags in 2020 and he turned 29 that season). Less than zero trade value at this point- Anaheim would have to cover $100+ million just to get a team to take on the rest of the contract for no players in return. Just to get rid of the contract (sort of). Albatross contract.

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    • aragon

      1 year ago

      Why tade away hugely popular Trout who gives his all when healthy especially knowing that Arte will spend that on another hitter past his prime?
      Besides, he has a full no trade.

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      • Trojan Toss

        1 year ago

        Because there were serious red flags in 2020 and he was less than 1 year away from being 30 at that point. He was just young enough and the red flags were still new enough that Anaheim could have duped a dumb GM into thinking that he was still in his prime and still had years left of it. Could have largely reloaded the farm system still at that point. No chance after 2021.

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      • JoeBrady

        1 year ago

        It all depends on whether you prefer watching your favorite player, or prefer winning. As it is, the LAA attendance is slowly cratering. So keeping Trout isn’t drawing more fans to the stadium.

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        • Unclemike1525

          1 year ago

          Username- Even if you dealt Trout then you’d have 4 more prospects that the Angels wouldn’t have developed or processed through the organization. The Angels Front Office is not only inept at the MLB level, Their scouting stinks, their Minor League development stinks and it permeates all through the whole system. The first thing you have to do is hire a team president with a vision and then prepare for years of sadness and building. Trading Trout gets you none of that any time soon. All it gets you is 4 more prospects who will get lost in the shuffle and or traded away again. The first thing you need are talent evaluators who even know who to ask for. The Angels have none of that. Condolences.

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        • Trojan Toss

          1 year ago

          Anaheim could have duped a stupid GM (a Brian Cashman type) as late as March of 2021. The development system would still be flawed as you mentioned, but they would at least have had a chance.

          But at least now that is is out of baseball yet again because of his extremely fragile body, trout can spend more time at his war-on-nature, ultra expensive, ultra re$tricted membership, unnecessary stupid golf course that he had built. And he can still donate petty, laughable amounts (occasional $1,000 donations while he is paid around $100,000 for every single day of the year- not even factoring endorsement income). All while pretending to not want publicity for his petty donations, but in reality actually in fact seeking and getting publicity for it.

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        • Unclemike1525

          1 year ago

          So…….. It sounds more like you want to trade him because you hate him personally than what you think he’ll bring you back. Again, Condolences.

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        • Trojan Toss

          1 year ago

          The “loyalty” is because Anaheim is paying him half a billion dollars and also gave him the full no trade clause he demanded in his contract, and now he’s broken down and extremely fragile and a shadow of the player he used to be, all while seeking and getting publicity and praise for his absolutely petty donations while also pretending to not want any recognition for it. Also, he publicly sided with Pujols against the team, which was shameful. Yes, pretty much over him.

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        • Trojan Toss

          1 year ago

          It’s also easy to pretend to want to stay with the team out of loyalty, when he knows that he is untradeable because of the enormous costs that Anaheim would have to cover.

          Imagine being paid around $100,000 for every day of the year, not even factoring endorsements, and then seeking and receiving publicity for donating 8 boxes of pizza and a few 2 Liter bottles of soda to some nurses. Or seeking and getting publicity for *raising* (from others) 1,250 lousy bucks to a woman who lost her house. Just as 2 examples. Pettiness almost beyond belief.

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  6. User 3014224641

    1 year ago

    Mark said yesterday that Cleveland has an open space on the 40-man, and Nick today says they need to open a space.

    Which is it?

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    • Canuckleball

      1 year ago

      At the moment, both fangraphs and baseball reference have them at 39. So calling up 2 guys will require 1 removal.

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  7. drasco036

    1 year ago

    I’m impressed the Cubs managed to stay a float without Steele, Bellinger and Suzuki (as well as Merryfield). Steele’s injury was a blessing in the sense the Cubs got really good looks at Wicks, Assad (who’s been unreal), Brown and Wesneski.
    I expect Wesneski stays in the rotation with Brown moving to the bullpen for the time being. I think Wicks stays in AAA when he comes off the IL to keep him stretched out but will likely be moved to the bullpen at some point this season.

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    • mike127

      1 year ago

      Probably wouldn’t have thought that they injury that cripples the Cubs the most, by far, is Merryweather’s. That completed shuffled the deck and a month later they are still searching for answers.

      I guess Lovelady goes back down tonight and you go with an all righty pen? Brewer DFA? Palencia on shuttle? Little back up with Steele and Lovelady and Brewer go?

      Hendricks, Wicks, Smyly all back at some time—-they are actually playing with about a 20 man staff. Good or bad, Cuas’ name hasn’t been mentioned in month.

      Just crazy depth—lot of decisions for Jed, Carter, and CC on finding the best 13 at any given stretch.

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      • drasco036

        1 year ago

        I kind of have a feeling that Hendricks will be on the IL for a while.
        Little has to stay in Iowa for 14 days before he can be recalled, not sure how long he has been down already.
        I kind of feel like Thompson may be the one getting optioned with Brown (or Wesneski) moving to long relief.

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        • mike127

          1 year ago

          I guess you can be right about Keegan—I really try not to be a recency bias guy—he had the recent clunker and Palencia was lights out. Four days ago, it would have been the other way around–good call on Little, he still has a handful of days.

          Nice “problems” to have. The only “downfall” compared to other years is that they have a lot of guys without options (Brewer, Alzolay, Almonte included) that can’t be shuttled.

          Still about 125 games to get it all figured out. 🙂

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        • drasco036

          1 year ago

          To me, it looks like Thompson has lost confidence on the mound. I don’t know if sending him down will “help” maybe have the opposite effect but the other day, once he lost the first batter, he looked extremely nervous, like he was fearing that he would be pulled immediately.
          Keegan, to me, seems to be a bit wild when he first comes in and the settles in and cruises, the “short hook” is understandable at times but I don’t think Thompson can shake his confidence hold if CC doesn’t let him work it out.

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        • Unclemike1525

          1 year ago

          The wild swings in Keegan’s game are worrisome. I thought maybe he was back but the last 2 outings convinced me otherwise. The obvious things you’re looking for in a bullpen guy are consistency and being able to throw strikes. You can’t lose 2/3 of your 7-8-9 combo without feeling the effects. With Alzolay stinking and Merryweather out Neris has had to play a role he isn’t really suited for. The Cubs need to find a closer, Whether it comes from within or outside the Organization. The longer they wait to make a deal or try someone else, The worse it’s going to get. And the lead off walks by the pen guys has been infuriating. We saw what Palencia can be yesterday. We’ve also seen the opposite. I think they better make a decision soon, Whatever they do.

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        • mike127

          1 year ago

          We saw what Palencia can be yesterday and Keegan the day before—-the nature of middle relief and relievers in general. Lights out for a week, then can’t get a guy out.

          Two good things—-the Cubs literally, right now, have 20 guys to form a 13 man staff from.

          And, they have 125 more practice games to figure it out.

          Get back to big picture and stay out of the recency bias. Like I said yesterday—there’s a reason there is a back to every baseball card. Law of averages usually win out.

          Yesterday morning, Dras actually had Dansby moving to second base. And guess what happened….we flipped to the back of the card and he was the Gold Glove shortstop that he has been for his entire career.

          When it REALLY becomes a trend (like Alzolay) worry a little bit—but when there are short burst or slumps–let it ride out for a bit.

          And remember, it’s better to have Keegan and Palencia and guys that didn’t even make the team having these roller coaster moments than the guys you broke camp with.

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        • Unclemike1525

          1 year ago

          I agree to a point. If you had Merryweather for the 7th, Then Neris and Leiter JR. for the 8th and another high velocity closer then Neris and Leiter can be the change of pace guys they were supposed to be. Drascoo is always talking about changing the look. Well that’s it. Fireballer-Junk guys- then fireballer. Alzolay isn’t really that guy and I never really thought he was, He’s been too inconsistent and I never really believed in him totally. I thought they needed a back up plan.You need to put Leiter Jr and Neris between 2 guys who have velocity to make it work IMO. Neris as a closer doesn’t really work for me. Neris and Leiter splitting the 8th to keep each other fresh and depending on who’s up does. And I never saw the logic of Swanson and Hoerner swapping places. Swanson is here to stay and as a SS IMO.

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        • mike127

          1 year ago

          You can guarantee that come September–October that neither Neris nor Leiter will be pitching in the 9th inning of games.

          Every major league hitter can pummel velocity and every major league hitter can pummel off speed. It is 100% movement and location that matters….you can throw Neris and Leiter for 30 straight innings and if their pitches move and have location they will be fine. You can throw Brown and Palencia 30 straight innings and the same.

          Dras knows that Dansby is one of the best 2-3-4, maybe 1 defensive SS in the game—he just got a little wrapped up on a wayward throw. (and let’s not discount nor expect the difference of Busch at 1b this year and the effect that will have on Dansby and Nico—there will be additional errors there as Busch is not as skill as those the Cubs have had there in the past).

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        • drasco036

          1 year ago

          Changing looks and throwing strikes. One of the things that drives me nuts is relievers who work long counts. It’s like you have to sit each of these guys and explain baseball to them.
          Drew, I’m going to bring you in to follow Brown because the opponents bats are sped up so they will have difficulty timing your pitch so pound the zone.
          Caus, you have a low arm slot, throw up in the zone (then draw a graph showing the ball angel vs the normal mlb swing), stop throwing freaking sinkers in the strike zone!
          The worst bullpen call I saw was bringing in Little after Brown… yeah neutralize Littles best weapon, makes complete sense.
          When I mentioned Swanson and Hoerner, it was a continuation of a conversation I was having the day prior. Swanson was looking rough with some of his throws, never a guy known for his arm strength as it was, so my thought was if the issues continued (like into the playoff push) then move him to second (potentially).
          Although I do tend to write long responses, I dial them back. (Asperger’s introvert). We have all seen that it’s no guarantee when you move a shortstop to second, Trevor Story was pretty seamless but Simmons for the Cubs was a disaster at second, so was Russell and both those guys were stellar shortstops.

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        • Unclemike1525

          1 year ago

          I guess where we disagree then is your statement” We have 125 games to figure it out”. I don’t see it that way. The Cubs have only played 3 division games so far and should of swept them. Now comes the division games and they are more important. They need to have an idea before they play those games. Especially since at the end of the year they don’t play those teams. I just don’t see it that way. AS far as Busch and Morel goes I think Morel is doing just fine. Busch needs to practice hop throws to first and to stop ranging to his right and jumping in front of Nico and abandoning the bag. I feel like both are capable of it and should be just fine with more experience. They just need to play. Especially since all the faith I had in Mervis was obviously misplaced. Morel just needs to realize how much time he has at 3B. Most of his bad plays come on throws he makes too fast. With his arm he has tons of time to get the ball there. But otherwise I like where the Cubs are at right now.

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        • drasco036

          1 year ago

          This is interesting because I view relievers as a three out only position (sure you have long relief which is where having a righty and lefty long reliever is important) but for the most part, 3 outs. For those three outs, I look purely at physics vs “movement and location”
          First, change the look of pitcher, if he is a righty throwing 92, a lefty throwing 97 is nearly impossible to hit in four pitches. If it’s little, pitch low. Little is so tall that a pitch down in the zone plays a whole lot stronger just Imanaga pitching up in the zone (shorter with a lower arm slot) plays a whole lot stronger up in the zone. If little goes up, he should try to go over the zone. Caus has no business pitching down and in the zone, up and in the zone is where he will do the best.

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        • mike127

          1 year ago

          Uncle—“125 PRACTICE” games…kind of said and typed tongue in cheek–but this is clearly a playoff roster and team and Jed and crew will do whatever they have to be build the roster for October.

          Of course, no matter how it is built, it’s not going to be as strong as the Braves nor Dodgers and probably not the Phillies, but there is little doubt (in my mind) that’s it’s the best team in the division.

          Busch has been fine at first, except for receiving the ball. Morel has been fine at third. if he can keep that fielding pct near .950 and out of the 8s and he hits with power, that will suffice.

          I still think the Cubs major flaw is that they still lack power, meaning a 40 HR threat guy (heck they don’t have many that can hit 30) and that may bite them in the long run..

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        • drasco036

          1 year ago

          I think this team is just as good as any in the league. Yes, they lack “a guy” but when healthy, the line up is deep. Assad, Steele, Imanaga, Tailon is as strong as a top four as there is. Breaking news, Assad on his career has an ERA around 2.50 as a starter. The issue is the pen, which could be an in-house fix once Counsell figures out this roster and the rotation gets healthy. If Wicks and Brown are in the pen, that really strengthens it.

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  8. User 3048809731

    1 year ago

    John Schneider needs to be fired imminently. 6 – 1 lead and decided to let Manoah work out of a 4th inning jam that was obvious to any one watching, he wasn’t gonna do it. Lost the game and almost definitely just helped Manoah lose more confidence

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    • Hotdog 2

      1 year ago

      It is his fault that the two highest paid hitters on the team can’t hit or field

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      • Fever Pitch Guy

        1 year ago

        Hotdog – I wrote about this just recently, Schneider is not well liked in the clubhouse. He banned the Homerun Jacket and has been a hardass on the team trying to mold them with his conservative baseball views. He is not a good fit for that team.

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        • User 3048809731

          1 year ago

          Ironically, a different guy named John who the team fired not long ago would be a good fit

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      • User 3048809731

        1 year ago

        He is the manager. So yes, when 2 players show they are having difficulties, it is most definitely the managers job to help them make adjustments and also to not hit them at the top of the order every single game.

        So yes

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        • Hotdog 2

          1 year ago

          So, basically two decisions that he has no control over.

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        • User 3048809731

          1 year ago

          Sure pal, now you’re just being purposefully ignorant.

          Was it his decision to leave Manoah in? Was it his decision to continue hitting Springer, Vlad and Bo at the top of the order for over 30 games?

          Now go away little boy

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        • Hotdog 2

          1 year ago

          Hey dummy. Ownership 100 percent told him he had to keep Vlad and bo at the top. Are u that naive?

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        • JoeBrady

          1 year ago

          But that was Mystery’s point, was it. Mystery questioned leaving Manoah in.

          HR
          GO
          HBP
          Walk
          FO
          1B
          Pop out
          Walk
          GO
          1B
          1B
          HR

          So in a space of 12 batters, Manoah allowed 2 walks, a HBP, 3 singles and 2 HRs.

          It’s okay to admit he made a poor decision leaving Manoah in. Vlad & Bichette have nothing to do with that.

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        • User 3048809731

          1 year ago

          Ownership eh, you little brain turd. Tell us how Ed Rogers texts Johnny boy during the games. Does it hurt knowing the toilet you flush was made with more brain cells than you

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        • User 3048809731

          1 year ago

          At least, had you said management you wouldn’t look like a complete moron after calling someone else dumb. Maybe it’s time for mommy to put you down for your nap

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    • YankeesBleacherCreature

      1 year ago

      Looking at the game log, Manoah got a few called third strikes and got all of his work in. The pen giving up four earned runs was also at fault. He’s a work in progress so the Jays need to figure out if he’s part of their future. The (past) talent and health are there.

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      • User 3048809731

        1 year ago

        I yet amanoah gave up seven when he could have been pulled with only giving up 1 or even 3. Not pulling Manoah earlier cost them the game not the atrocious bulllpen

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        • Canuckleball

          1 year ago

          But it may have been the atrocious bullpen that caused the manager to leave Manoah in there and hope for the best. Bringing Swanson in is almost an automatic loss these days. So are many of the other bullpen arms. It may have been a no win scenario.

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  9. Cleon Jones

    1 year ago

    “…slashing an incredible .303/.375/.642 in 128 trips to the plate at the Triple-A”
    ________________________________

    Nice line, but incredible?

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    • mike127

      1 year ago

      Very incredible at any level. .642 slugging would rank #2 behind Shohei in the majors. OPS of 1..017 would rank #3 behind Shohei and Mookie.

      Not sure what your bar is, but it’s awfully high.

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