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Bottom 4 in cards order: 2 for 5, 3 runs, 1 RBI, 5 walks, 1 HBP.

What do the Cards pay their BP pitchers? (Nutting wants to know.)

Clearly, this is a motley crew of ballplayers.



That said, the starting 8 would look a lot better if Moran, Hayes and Stallings were playing their normal positions. That would at least relegate the haphazard collection of Tom, Gamel, et al to the #8 slot in the order.



While all teams suffer injuries, the Pirates have less depth than most to withstand the loss of 3 decent players at the same time.



On the pitching end, Kuhl or Brault could be better than Cahill (emphasize could), and Crick, if healthy, could make the pen deeper by 1 arm.



I am not making any excuses for the play on the field, as I recognize that the current roster has several position players who were designated for assignment (Tom, Gamel and Craig), and has several others who no one tried to sign (Diffo and Perez). When you only carry 12 position players, that is a lot of chaffe.



Pitchers are in the same category. Cahill and Anderson were basically unsigned veterans as spring training was ready to get underway, Oviedo is Rule 5, Underwood, Shreve, and Holmes were all designated, and many of the carry-overs from last year were no great shakes.



What does it add up to? Basically, what most expected, a team that will be really challenged to win more than 1 of every 3 games. Nonetheless, I still will be following the Bucs.

This game feels like its been going 4 hours

4B6D6A7F767A6D7B73180 wrote: This game feels like its been going 4 hours
It felt that way by the 2nd inning. :'(

Perez now 0-25

745954454253440407360 wrote: How could this many bad ball players be corralled into one roster?
Easy answer.......<$40M payroll

We again have at least 3 players vying for the mark of when will I get another hit?



Perez - .089. Gamel - .097 Craig - .136.



Mario Mendoza or one of the former posters favorite, Abe Nunez, are almost sluggers in looking at the above.

64424550595542545C370 wrote: Jack Flaherty is doing better at the plate then most of our guts.



Oviedo he's a rule 5 guy right? Might be time to offer him back


offer him back?



I'm ready to put him in the rotation.

Indians are hitless thru 8 vs Kluber and Yankees.