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I think Silseth gets another shot in there somewhere, probably the day game. If they have to, I wouldn't rule out starting Barria either. I like him better as a starter then a high leverage reliever, unless it is just in a mop up role where we are getting blasted. It's going to be another brutal road trip I'm afraid. A winning record on that trip would be wonderful.

Not only is he struggling with RISP, but the home runs have dried up as well lately. He is a very good defender though.

So far .667 is being achieved.

That was a great one in retrospect. Moniak has been an impact player, and we probably would not be at .500 without him at this point.

Should have sent Rengifo down, and kept Fletcher up.

What??? Oh yeah, much rather have Neto than Trout.

Why? Because you want to see him play injured, and not have a chance to contribute? When a player is injured I've seen far too many times where they hide the injury and hurt the team far more trying to play. The latest example would be Bachman, he pitched with an undisclosed injury just before the break, and was not effective, now he is on the IL.

And that would be a very unfair assessment. Arte has owned the team for 20 years, and he had some success early in terms of team performance. Yes things haven't always gone well, but his intentions were good, he's done a lot to try to develop and support the various teams he has had here, support the community, and the fans. In many ways, Autry also made plenty of mistakes as well along with the good. So many things have to go exactly right to push an organization to the top and keep it there. Spending gobs of money, and not interfering with operations doesn't always do it either. If it did, ownership would be an easier job, basically just get as wealthy as you can and spend it all on your team. Right now the disappointment of the current season and situation with Ohtani hurts. But I often think that's the most pessimistic way to look at it, kind of buried in all of that is the good things that have happened and are happening as well. It's easy to dwell on the bad stuff, harder to cherish the good things that have happened, or are occurring now. So anyway, I think it's kind of silly to torch Arte for all the bad, and none of the good. In the weekly podcast Victor Rojas touched on the this subject near the end, and I thought what he had to say was on point about Arte.

I think our managers have been rather mediocre at best since Scioscia left. When you think you have a contending team, you hire some like Texas did this year getting Bruce Bochy. Nevin is a little too inexperienced for me, same for Ausmus even more so. Experienced managers can clash with the current trend which is the front office intervening with day to day player management however. Perry and Joe Madden didn't mix well, but Madden wasn't Perry's choice from the get go. My question is Nevin learning from his mistakes, and will he improve as time goes on.

I'm with you, .667 would be heavenly!

I don't think he will end up in Seattle. DiPoto was interested when the Angels signed him. I think he saw it as a chance to get controlled years from him cheaply, then true to his form he could absolutely flip him for a big haul if he performed early on. I don't think he wants to pay half a billion plus for him now, it takes away his flexibility for constantly moving players in and out of his organization. I would be far more concerned about the Dodgers getting him.

This may not be exactly what you were looking for, but here if one run games were flipped....... https://fansided.com/2023/06/19/mlb-standings-result-every-1-run-game-flipped/ Note: This was as of two weeks ago.

Texas is going to have to significantly improve their bullpen to go to the World Series.

I really like Neto, much more than Correa.

You really think it's smart to play through injuries, make them worse, and be lost for the season. Injuries are a big part of this sport, I'd rather he be upfront about what is hindering his performance than become totally useless. Hiding injuries serves no real purpose.

There is no other place to go. It's like being stuck in quicksand, it feels warm and cozy, but in the end you sink. I actually feel sorry for the players, they don't give up, but the talent sometimes is rather elusive.

Consistency is certainly not a hallmark of this team so far. Just when you think they might make a move there is a letdown. I've seen most of the games so far, and for me the most intriguing thing is some of the young talent, like Neto, O'Hoppe, Silseth, and Moniak. Generally the pitching has been a letdown with not much signs of a turnaround with most all of the starters. Even Ohtani's last three starts are somewhat marred by mistakes. I expected more from Ohtani and Trout offensively, maybe they will get hot yet, maybe not. They are just hanging around the fringes of a playoff spot for the moment. I would love to hear what Minasian really thinks right now about their performance, and what his longer range plans really are. Being at .500 for most of April and May isn't always a bad thing if you are making the most of learning about what you have, and how best to utilize it, or dumping what consistently does not work. However, the more the team has to dip into a thin farm system, the more likely the team moves away from potentially contending. Trades and waiver pickups can help a little, but they can also be a big negative too.

I agree, the bullpen has been good after a short sluggish start. The defense is perplexing, they make some really great plays, and have had quite a few really disappointing ones. They have to find a way to have the starters go deeper into games without falling apart.

Rip out the page and throw it away.

Catching aside, it could be something medically very serious to him or a close family member. I hope not, Stassi is a good person and I wish him the best.

The pen is slowly changing into something that could be very effective, after Devenski and Silseth joined.

Anyone have an update on Stassi at this point?

Or maybe another Trout.

And if he never screws up and does well here, we can have a coronation and crown him the "King."

Gary Disarcina is the 3rd base coach for the Washington Nationals, and he was in Anaheim for the series before this current road trip began.