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| strange days for Yimi |
A bullpen day is inherently intriguing to the Baseball Mogulist (and indeed the Out of the Parkist, or really any baseball simulationist given not just to baseball simulation but—and this is crucial—to baseball simulationism), and although it would obviously be better were Alek Manoah still around and putting up Cy Young-finalist numbers every fifth day, I really cannot say that I entirely mind that we are having so many of these (bullpen days, I mean). They're kind of neat! And honestly, this one went fine: four runs allowed is not at all a bad performance out of the pen, though it is unfortunate that three of those four came off of Trevor Richards fairly early. But at a certain point you've just gotta put some runs up on the board! Right fellas! Right . . . fellas? Vladdy's struggles continue to be a drag, but I did take some measure of comfort from his fourteen-pitch at-bat that ended in a well-earned walk. Maybe he'll figure it out? Remember how mystifying first-half Bo was last year, but then he straightened out whatever had been hindering him and ever since he has been the best? Maybe something like that!
KS
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