On an underwhelming deadline, the impact of Bo's injury, Paul DeJong, Vlad, Bisons IFs, RISP, DFA'd "sluggers," turning the corner, Jordan Hicks, Génesis Cabrera, Chad Green, Hyun Jin Ryu, and more!
Much as the RISP woes seem like they MUST be luck, they are as you say incredibly durable. And it's not a small underperformance, either. Super weird. Does make me wonder if the coaches have implemented a "RISP approach", or if the issue has gotten into the players' heads and they've subconsciously changed their approach... I think that has a lot to do with why this season has been such a bummer for so many people (myself included). Just feels like the only way we get runs is solo shots or doubles with men on first, and that any kind of rally just fizzles every time.
Hopefully a change of scenery will be good for deJong and he can be a nice surprise, but dang if it isn't disappointing that we weren't able to make any upgrade to an offence that, despite the overall results, has been consistently scuffling where it counts.
I wouldn't be so fast to listen to Arden about Bo's injury.The patella is a bone and what Bo has is a soft tissue injury, like a ligament or a cartilage which has nothing to do with bone, that is why it is inflamed.A bone cannot be inflamed and if he broke his patella , he wouldn't be able to walk.
Much as the RISP woes seem like they MUST be luck, they are as you say incredibly durable. And it's not a small underperformance, either. Super weird. Does make me wonder if the coaches have implemented a "RISP approach", or if the issue has gotten into the players' heads and they've subconsciously changed their approach... I think that has a lot to do with why this season has been such a bummer for so many people (myself included). Just feels like the only way we get runs is solo shots or doubles with men on first, and that any kind of rally just fizzles every time.
Hopefully a change of scenery will be good for deJong and he can be a nice surprise, but dang if it isn't disappointing that we weren't able to make any upgrade to an offence that, despite the overall results, has been consistently scuffling where it counts.
I wouldn't be so fast to listen to Arden about Bo's injury.The patella is a bone and what Bo has is a soft tissue injury, like a ligament or a cartilage which has nothing to do with bone, that is why it is inflamed.A bone cannot be inflamed and if he broke his patella , he wouldn't be able to walk.
Atkins reported "inflammation in the patellar tendon."