Going deep on both Yusei Kikuchi's Thursday performance, and José Berríos on Friday. Plus Russell Martin, flag-drawing, Blue Jays Happy Hour, and more!
And I just woke up to look at the horror double-header scores. Wow this really shows our lack of starting depth. Let's hope big time that Gausman is okay, but if one of our starters goes down for the year...big trouble! The fact that Hatch was left in there so long to soak up innings is a sad state of affairs. I also wonder in hindsight if he should've been paired up against McLanahan. Double headers are hard to sweep anyway and perhaps we just should've gone for the easier option.
Thanks so much man! And for the support. I think you're right that it very much seems like getting Kikuchi more comfortable was a big thing here. I suspect they're going to continue to tinker, but yeah... seems like that's important to him. Nice that he has at least one pitch he can reliably throw for strikes!
And I just woke up to look at the horror double-header scores. Wow this really shows our lack of starting depth. Let's hope big time that Gausman is okay, but if one of our starters goes down for the year...big trouble! The fact that Hatch was left in there so long to soak up innings is a sad state of affairs. I also wonder in hindsight if he should've been paired up against McLanahan. Double headers are hard to sweep anyway and perhaps we just should've gone for the easier option.
Great piece Andrew. Loved the deep dive. I got the sense that Pete kind of gave up and told Kikuchi to do whatever he feels comfortable with.
Thanks so much man! And for the support. I think you're right that it very much seems like getting Kikuchi more comfortable was a big thing here. I suspect they're going to continue to tinker, but yeah... seems like that's important to him. Nice that he has at least one pitch he can reliably throw for strikes!