Now THAT is a rotation. Wow.
Aquino brought up from the Bats and will play RF tonight. Looks like he has been raking this season at Louisville. Have you seen him play?
For anyone wondering Brandon Finnegan has finally returned from the wilderness and is pitching for the Lookouts from the pen. Supposedly he looks good and his early numbers back it up:
5 IP - 2 hits - no runs - 6 Ks vs 1 BB
It would be something if he can get back to the Reds and be that 2nd lefty option out of the pen.
Its never over till its over, we're just 5.5 games back in the wildcard hunt. Big 4 games series against the Cubs coming up after the Angels.
Brought O'Grady up from the Bats and put Dietrich on the IL.
DJ likes Gausman, says he can work on him. His fastball and approach need a tune-up.
I'm intrigued by Gausman honestly especially now having DJ. Bell said he'll be pitching out of the pen this year but next year (under control for another year) he could maybe be added to the back end of the rotation. You can't go wrong by adding a pitcher that averages 20 starts and pitches over 100+ innings every year as depth.
100% agree. DJ saying he's got something to work with is all I needed to know. Gausman's had some good seasons and like you say he can go pen or SP.
Did we dodge a bullet or what by not signing Matt Harvey to another year? 7+ ERA and released by LAA earlier after 12 starts. That would have been $11 mill down the drain. lol