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Another factor in who mans the PB rotation may be clinching a playoff berth. I know player development has a higher priority than team wins but PB is the only club in the hunt for a first-half playoff berth and we’re not that far off from the end of the FSL’s first half.
They may keep Fagalde at PB until then.
I don’t consider Game Scores either.
What if one starter is facing that league’s top offense while another is facing their league’s worst?
What about weather or playing field conditions? That can certainly impact a GS.
Best performance at highest level and it’s subjective. Re last night’s games, if DellaValle produced those results at Double-A vs High-A, I’d give him the nod over Cabrera.
But given the relative talent gap between Triple-A and High-A plus the FSL’s reputation as a pitcher’s league, I agree with Brian’s choice. A choice he graciously allowed me to foist on him.
Re Leone – while the results weren’t good I’ll point out that he also wasn’t lucky.
If Goldy snares that liner, game over. He didn’t (would have been a ‘Wow’ play so not saying he should have gotten it).
OTOH, Goldy did snare the hard hit liner off Gant. Game over.
Mets = Metropolitans (still not much of a name)
Buffalo Bills = Buffalo Bill Cody (who was born in Iowa territory but did live in the Toronto territory for a bit)Since the alternative to a missed defensive opportunity remains subjective, it’s difficult to project what might have happened.
That said Ozuna’s defense this season has been brutal. Just brutal – catchable balls not caught and forget about either diving for a ball or robbing someone at the wall.
He defends as if he’s afraid of getting hurt.
I get the same sensation watching him in the field that I used to get watching Lonnie Smith. Whenever a ball went to left, I just held my breath and hoped for the best. At least Smith had the excuse of being pigeon-toed.
B/7th –
Dietrich HR to right
Waino now the losing pitcher (zero faith in our offense the way they’ve performed tonight)
Brebbia coming in
Tucker B flies out to Fowler in shallow right
Kemp flies out to Ozuna in left
Pereza copies Tucker B
Brebbia: 4 pitches = 3 outs
T/7th –
Marp grounds out, 4-3
Pitching change
Hughes inGoldy K’s on a check swing
DeJong sends one out to Puig who snares it mustang of the wall
B/6th –
Waino at 64 pitches
Peraza K’s looking
Winker HR to left. Dang!
Votto doubles just inside the first base line
Puig hits a high popper to right that Wong corrals
Suarez HBP
Schebler grounds out, 4-3
Lefty Amir Garrett in
Fowler (Ozuna tries to take third and is called out but the first base ump calls a ball so Ozuna at third) strikes out looking after the ump calls ball 4 as strike 2 instead
Wong (Can Dan spout any more cliches?) Gets brushed on one up and in
Bader is looking downtown instead of just thinking contact – Wong takes 2nd – but is really making Garrett work and finally gets the IBB to load the bases for Waino
Waino K’s swinging
Took Garrett 24 or so pitches to finish the inning
T/6th –
Ozuna swings on a 3-0 pitch and fouls it back, then fouls another one and another one and another one then lines a ground-rule double to left (ball bounces into the bullpen)
Molina lines out to the miserable so-and-so at first!
Pitching change with Roark near 100 pitches to switch Fowler around