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Canning is just sucking right now and Sandoval has had issues for at least the past two seasons. Before Sandoval it was Andrew Heaney that would be a mental case on the mound and he's from Oklahoma. So no I don't think it's an OC native issue.

Luckily, I had other things going on so had to miss this one. Only real positives out of this one is that Ward continues to mash and Rendon is still hitting (finally got the BA above the Mendoza line). Also, why is O'Hoppe still batting 8th? Is this some old school lineup thing where you just slot your catcher in at 8 or what?

This is where it starts. The best kids are playing travel ball year round and so by the time they get to that level they already have a ton of hard innings on their arm. Add in once you get to a high level pitching labs and coaches are instructing how to push your body to the limit at max effort every pitch and it's no wonder they break down. These things were being brought up years ago, but since so many are bought into the status quo nothing was done about it. Last time this was a discussion it was over the recent ban of sticky stuff. Now it's the pitch clock. In a year or two when this happens again they'll probably blame something else.

It's 3/39 but still, this was a pretty good deal considering the pitching market that year. I think the intention was to provide some stability in the middle, or worst case, back end of a 6 man rotation while providing some veteran leadership in an otherwise young rotation. That next tier of guys above him were going for $20M+ AAV, and the top tier guys going for over $30M AAV so $13M is quite a bargain. I would say if Anderson has an ERA around 4-4.5 and pitches 150+ innings the next two seasons I would feel that contract was a good deal with all said and done.

In his career, Trout has a 173wRC+ with runners in scoring position. So pretty dang good.

Truth be told, I don't think anyone is buying the pitch clock argument. Everything I've seen is it's usually a combination of max effort every pitch and year round travel ball while growing up. This trend has been going on for what, 7 years now (when did The Arm get published)? Seems like every year there's a stretch where a bunch of top tier pitchers get hurt and we have this same discussion then nothing changes.

Lame. That long 7th probably shortened the leash. Really like what I'm seeing from Anderson so far though.

Anderson at 88 pitches through 7. Love the efficiency. What are the odds they let him go 9 if he has a quick 8th?

Anderson dealing right now.

Phase two is when we ask "When's he going to stop."

Love it. Get a lead and the pitcher has a quick inning. Feels like there haven't been too many of those lately.

4 straight games with a hit from Rendon now.

I know it's still a small sample size but seeing the two lowest OPSs batting 1-2 is kinda funny.

If Schanuel is still struggling in the middle of May I'd be more entertained with the idea of sending him down. Until then though I'm willing to let him try to figure it out. I do agree with some other posters that Rengifo should figure into the lineup more. Maybe a platoon with Drury or just leaving Sano as a bench bat rather than the main DH.

Personally, I like Rengifo at leadoff with Schanuel batting 2nd. Historically, Regnifo has hit well at leadoff (134 wRC+) and I like the lefty in the two spot if Washington is going to commit to guys stealing often. If Schanuel starts to hit again, that gives more opportunities for Trout to bat with guys on base than if they slot him in the two hole.

I'm quite a fan of quirky stadium dimensions and when they put that line in I was pretty bummed. I used to love watch Calhoun play the ball off that wall. He always seemed to know just the right angle and location to be in when the ball came off of it.

Rengifo has been squaring the ball up pretty well despite the limited playing time. Wouldn't mind giving him some more ABs at leadoff.

Wasn't Seattle like this in 2021? Won a lot of close games but had a ton of blowouts so their run diff at the end of the year was -50 something but still managed to win 90 games.

Lock this shit down Sano

Lol... beat me to it.

Hopefully no one told the MLB scorers.

I think originally, the idea was to platoon Moniak and Adell based on pitcher handedness. With Hicks and Sano making the roster, this takes away the ABs Adell would have gotten against lefties and clogs up the DH even more since Sano isn't great in the field. I agree that it feels like a waste letting him sit on the bench as much as he had to start the season.

Good win. Great performances from the pitching staff.

Really need a couple runs here. It would be a travesty for this start to end up being a L or ND.

Rendon hit and Moniak walk is the same game?!