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43 minutes ago, chapelbull said:

Seems to be quite a bit of juggling of the lineup so far.  Looking for the perfect fit perhaps

There is versatility in the lineup. 

Another not so perfect outing for the closer, other than that, great win Bulls. 

The return of Stunkle and Genord have given us a pretty solid 2-6 spot in our order. Not saying we can dominate top level pitching like we have some of these lesser teams, but the best will have to be their best to beat us. 

8 hours ago, chapelbull said:

Looks like Yager threw well as well

He did,  I think Sunday starter is a spot we have some real options to try. 

  Epic fail of a post on my part. But @JTrue is spot on. Upvote for translating for me. 

Great start by Stuart. I mentioned this is club but h might be gettingg a look in th Sunday spot soon. 

Good win. Great start by Stuart. He might need a look at the Sunday spot soon. 

Walks are steadily decreasing as well. 

Sandi McLane Dietrich Watching from Moffitt Cancer Hospital as #38 Tyler Dietrich's 20 year old sister is getting her first chemo treatment. He is using baseball as a release. Go Bulls 🤘🏼#AlexsaStrong # cancersucks

This was posted in the comments for the game. 

thoughts and prayers to tyler and his family. 

I missed what happened to Dietrich. Chin music?

The Eagles have been pretty good in recent years, should be a good test. Mid-weekers are always up for grabs depending on the pitching. 

Awesome!! Go Bulls 

25 minutes ago, chapelbull said:

Was that Feist or Hoffman at SS yesterday?

I belive Feist 

The 3-4-5-6 spots consisting of Villar, Stunkel Jr., Genord and Chatfield combined for nine hits, six runs and four RBI.

It was against the Sunday starter, but its still good to see these guys staying hot. 

Needed a sweep this weekend, great job Bulls. We may take to what the Rays are doing, third starter by committee. 

18 minutes ago, chapelbull said:

Montes hurt?

I think I saw something from last night that suggested he did 

I'm starting to wonder Wisley would better as strictly a DH, or late inning reliever. 

12 hours ago, chapelbull said:

I don't know if there is a better option than Perez.  I thought Montes struggled when he filled in at SS last year for Merrill.   I think he looks much better as 2B.  Dutka is definitely serviceable.  I just didn't think he looked smooth there last night, but that is the only time I've seen him.

Yeah, JD, is a little limited range wise and CM would probably better severed there instead of at SS. I think we run into the same problem at SS that we do at CP and there is just not a solid backup to look at. Hopefully CM and AP find ways to put it all together soon. 

To end on a happy note, how about Dietrich??

Maybe I answered wrong, I chose Dietrich because how much I love how he has been hitting. Wisely being new and playing well is probably a bigger surprise. 

4 hours ago, chapelbull said:

Cruz only hit 80 once is his short stint.  I don't see him as a closer. 

I think if he pitches smart and keeps the ball moving and down, he can account for the lack of velocity for three outs. He has been much better in outings that are less than six outs. the problem is I'm not sure theres is another option to look at. Maybe Burns? He's a little young, at one time Perez was new. 

4 hours ago, chapelbull said:

I don't know if drills are going to take care of the defense at this point.

Motez accounts for over half of the teams error totals. SS might need to be looked at but I think the rest of the team has been ok, Villar is the only other Bull with more than one error and two of the three came in the opening series. Another three can be contributed to relief pitchers and situational players. Which only leaves two errors spread out among the remaining six positions, including a perfect backstop (huge). I just don't think defense will be a weakness, moving forward.  At least I haven't seen the evidence of that yet. 

4 hours ago, chapelbull said:

I wasn't impressed with Dutka at 2B

Out of curiosity, where do you think he struggles defensively.

I don't know that he is a plus defender but, certainly serviceable enough for his bat. 

3 minutes ago, chapelbull said:

bullpen looks mediocre at this point so he'll leave a lot up to them

There's room for improvement for sure. 

3 hours ago, chapelbull said:

Shane could help himself some.  He's averaging 6 innings a start because he is throwing too many pitches and thus he is leaving it in the hands of a fairly mediocre bullpen.  

Six innings is a quality start, you can't ask for more. 

 if Perez continues to struggle, who do we turn to in the ninth? 

Made it through Friday. Hopefully the bates wake up against the rest of the rotation, they could use a sweep here. I feel sorry for Shane. He has given everything and more thus far and deserves more support than he has been given.  

Friday night has not been our offense's friend.