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@Castellani2014 Jack has some serious mental weakness… gets way in his own head out there

Yeah smart to get him out of there. Command just wasn’t good today.

@StevenRapelje @CodyStavenhagen Just did the math for you. The rest of the team is batting .138 when you remove Dingler/Kev/Colt. That’s so bad…

@CodyStavenhagen What's the team batting average if you remove Keith/McGonigle/Dingler? I'd be surprised if it's over .150

Ballgame. Diamondbacks 1, Tigers 0. Good day for Tarik Skubal. Bad day for the bats. Record: 2-4

@Castellani2014 3 insanely well hit balls that inning and nothin to show for 😂

Nothing going right, even when things go right.

@Castellani2014 It’s crazy he’s not even a true third baseman and he already looks like a well above average defender when that was his knock the whole time

How about the Mac? Pulling an Arenado on Arenado.

@Castellani2014 Are we concerned about the power numbers to start the year? Seems like they might’ve tried to neuter Tork, Riley and Greene a little to get more contact yet they still are struggling to do that…

Day off for Tork

@nnnotclever @Miggysbat There’s literally a framing runs metric that tells us that’s false. It’s a big deal and the ones that are good add a ton of value to a team

@MillerTrev @Miggysbat Framing even before ABS, made a difference maybe 1% of the time.

Hindsight is definitely 20-20, but Jake Rogers really should’ve challenged this 3-2 pitch. It’s worth the gamble in that situation even if you’re wrong, and would’ve changed the entire inning.

@Miggysbat @nnnotclever Until ABS is used for every pitch and umps are out of the game, framing will still always be a key part of the game.

@nnnotclever @MillerTrev .

@BayAreaTrev Padres might be ass because we just won the series off them and now we look terrible against the Dbacks…

Are the Giants back or are the Padres just ass

@Miggysbat Exactly and then you think maybe he didn’t frame it because he thought it was a strike and didn’t need to but in that case he would’ve challenged it… so he legitimately thought that ball wasn’t even close to strike zone

@MillerTrev Yeah, that’s the part that makes scratch my head. 3-2 pitch, 8th inning; you should try to frame ANY pitch that’s even remotely close, right?

@nickmalley421 @Castellani2014 There’s no depth at all… and unfortunately the guys who are the back end people all seem to be fading talents. Vest has lost about 4 mph since 2024 when he was pumping 98-99 and now he’s sitting 95 as a power pitcher.

@Castellani2014 bullpen might be very bad this year

Ugh. This is gonna be a brutal loss.

@Castellani2014 Casey pitches a gem and bullpen allows 6 runs… you can’t make this stuff up.

@RJanovicek @zackorizzi @Castellani2014 His role is supposed to be giving us more length out of the pen… if he cant do that then he’s kind of useless. So I’m not impressed if he can’t hold it together for a couple frames

@zackorizzi @Castellani2014 Really good left in for too long

Second outing for Kenley as a Tiger. No room for error.

@Castellani2014 Dbacks bullpen is atrocious… I feel so bad for their offense this is what they have to deal with after scoring 8 runs

I’ve always struggled with the balk rule, because it looks like Thompson isn’t coming to a full stop on every single pitch. They’ve called it twice but it feels like that leg is twitching every time.

@Tbrow76 @Castellani2014 And hopefully it’s an opposite thing maybe they get better by end of year… but man it just looks like a lot of the same old at bats we were watching at end of season. I thought something would change

@MillerTrev @Castellani2014 Great point, looks like fork and Greene regressed. Meadows still not very good.

This one is fugly

@ASU_Baseball Generational run right now

Buzz his tower, he'll be happy to buzz yours. Lando. Again. 💻ESPN+

@onepridesparty @Castellani2014 The problem is they are not clutch at all

@Castellani2014 Our clutch guys aren’t clutching

That’s a great 3-2, but Riley has to make contact there. I don’t care if he fouls it off. These are the situations where he has to be productive. I’m really tired of the empty calories. Do it when it matters.

@Castellani2014 Greene and Tork are complete liabilities in big situations

@deeptocenter I think you bat him 2nd or 3rd to be honest. Think Gleyber should lead off as he always gives you reliable at bats. Colt and Kevin should be in your 2 or 3 spot as of now. Then you can mess around with Riley, Tork and Kerry in that 4,5,6 slot.

Where Kevin McGonigle should bat in the lineup is kind of a tough decision. On one hand, he’s your best option for a prototypical leadoff hitter. On the other, he’s also probably your best option for driving in runners as well.