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Hoping that Sabrowski just needs an annual "rest the elbow for a couple months" vacation. The terrifying part about this is that Herrin will be used as a late-inning lefty. Vogt needs to forego matchups and just lean on his best arms - Armstrong, Holderman, Gaddis and Smith.

A bullpen upgrade will be needed

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@wachteldean54LV Dean... are you complaining that the Guardians won?

@CovertheCorner We agreed those were 3 excellent pitchers. What happened today then. 1 to 3 runs is not going to keep winning games. How many times can our starters keep putting up zeros? Now Logan Allen is up and Pallette is DFA.

All right, let's find a way to win tomorrow. That'll happen when you face Zack Wheeler

@thinkkaz All right. Blocking now. You've shown you are a troll

@CovertheCorner If you can't figure out why those metrics aren't being used in the minors, I can't help you. It's about as logical as it gets.

Now, now, it's still a small sample size. @thinkkaz will be right on Bazzana if you just give him enough time

Relatable

@thinkkaz And I said to you before, show me what data to use. And show me the proof that teams are not looking at numbers very similar to wRC+ and wOBA to evaluate players

@CovertheCorner As I said, you have no idea how, or when to use the data. Most teams no longer use that data for the minor leagues.

@thinkkaz He had a 137 wRC+ with a .384 wOBA in his time in the minors.

@CovertheCorner Again, the skills he has displayed for the past 2 years haven't been good, and that is an actual sample size.

@bbritt237 Holderman got the last out of the 6th, so he was not batter restricted

@CovertheCorner Have to pitch to 3 batters.

Sabrowski has to be down rn, but yes, Holderman for 2 and then Herrin for Schwarber (gulp) would have been the play imho.

@thinkkaz *goggle Bazzana has been up for a month. Everything is SSS. But, the good things he is doing reflect the skills he has displayed as a professional for the past 2 years.

@CovertheCorner That's the point. That's the small sample size. You're literally proving my point. I need for you to take a deep breath & try to take the goggles off. I promise, you'll sound smarter for it, at least to the people who aren't goglle wearers.

@thinkkaz Condescension isn't a cogent argument

@CovertheCorner This is the problem with the people who write / talk about the Guardians - they know all the definitions of the data, but have no idea how to apply it.

@thinkkaz Taking the previous three games where he and the team faced Mize, Sanchez and Wheeler to try to prove some point is pretty wild.

@thinkkaz Ironically, from a survey of your timeline, data/critical analysis makes both of us aligned on a LOT of things, despite me being a stuck-in-Ohio-dullard. Can't figure out why you are unable to actually look at Bazzana's data and see why he is good & likely to stay good

@mmaguru3214 100%

@CovertheCorner His pitch to Harper was a mistake lol. Lucky it wasn’t gone

Look, I know that Herrin had to have pitched because they wanted another day off for Sabrowski but Vogt said he pitched the ball well and made "one mistake"

@GuardianLion_ @thinkkaz Bazzana = $1 million Witt = $100 million

@CovertheCorner @thinkkaz I would disagree here. Bobby Witt Jr has proven what he is. Bazzana has not yet. Sure he’s doing well and I like him as a ballplayer and think he will be great… but he’s still technically an unknown

@GuardianLion_ @thinkkaz This is like saying "I have a million dollars but I'd gladly trade it for $100 million." Of course. KC isn't trading Witt. Don't fall for internet trolls

@CovertheCorner @thinkkaz He had a great game and could be an awesome player for us for his career I would still include him as a headliner in a deal for Bobby Witt Jr

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