Thoughts for a Tuesday

 1. The result was great last night but the approach in the first 3 innings was pathetic.  A guy in his first ML start and we don't even take many pitches, allowing him to get through 3 innings on 25 pitches and 9 weak contact outs.  Let's see, Kwan opens the 4th taking a walk, Rosario takes 2 pitches and then, bam, its 2-0.  Then Ramirez and Naylor proceed to make early in the count outs.  The result was great but the game plan and early game execution was pathetic.  And, please, don't tell me that it was just part of their plan to lull Priester into a false sense of security by looking so inept in the first 3 innings.  

2. It scares me that we have so many guys hitting so well in the DSL.  Can't wait to see who the next Junior Caminiero will be.  As I said earlier this year, my end-of-season prospect list will be littered with DSL guys much more than with 2022 and 2023 draftees.  

3. What a great night for Guardians pitching.  It's a shame we are forced into a bullpen game by necessity when we have the arms to do it naturally, albeit only every once in a while.  Maybe we could use that to save our rookie starters arms later this season.  Curry has just been everything we could hope for this year as his fastball-slider combination screamed reliever from the time he was drafted.

4. Watching Akron today it reminds me how young some of these guys are and how it all a learning experience.  Both Rodriguez and Martinez came up in the 9th after the relief pitcher had walked the bases full with no outs and couldn't come up with even one run between them, the best RBI guys on the team.  It was also encouraging to see Brito pull his hands in on his HR ball.  Only good hitters can react like that.

5. Can't wait to see Rocchio and Gonzalez up here again.  Does anyone think that Brito and Noel could get cups of coffee this year?  I think it is possible.  BTW, I am REALLY scared that they think the same thing about Rocchio that they thought about Jones and Benson last year...that he is not a major leaguer.  I can't wait until Rosario is traded to, hopefully, get Rocchio up here.

6. I think Karinchak needs to be back up here.  Like they were with Jones, I worry they are ready to move on from Karinchak like they did with Jones.