Some Thoughts After a Quiet Deadline
by Brandon C. on Aug 1, 2011 9:00 AM EDT
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The Trade Deadline came and went yesterday, and the Yankees made zero deals. Fans and teams' upper management seemed shocked, questioning if it was the right way to go.
I won't lie, going into the deadline I hoped the Yankees would make a deal, preferably a small one. Perhaps the Jerry Hairston Jr. trade from '09 for example, but the Yankees stood pat.
After thinking it through, the Yankees did the right thing.
The rotation certainly has depth, with CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Bartolo Colon, Phil Hughes, Ivan Nova, Freddy Garcia, and even possibly Adam Warren and David Phelps looking like capable MLB pitchers, and the bullpen is good enough with the return of Rafael Soriano.
The lineup is fine, especially if Andruw Jones and/or Jorge Posada can pick up their play in the second half.
There is no reason to make a deal just for the sake of making a deal, and hopefully the lack of moves pays off.
Other thoughts after the jump
Manny Banuelos has been promoted to AAA (Travis will have more on that later) and that is fantastic. He could be in the MLB as early as this season, but I'd rather he not be until September call-ups, unless he tears up AAA.
Dellin Betances should be promoted along with Banuelos. Banuelos/Betances can take the spots of Andrew Brackman, who walked nine batters in three innings in his last start, and D.J. Mitchell, who despite having a solid season does not seem to merit major league consideration right now. If the Yankees keep a six man rotation, let Betances take the Hughes/Nova spot.
If/when Phil Hughes is taken out of the rotation for Ivan Nova, which he should be as of now, he should be demoted to AAA and kept as a starter, not sent to the pen. Hughes can't get enough important innings in the pen, and by building up his arm strength in AAA, Hughes could be more prepared for a comeback later this season, or next season. I still have tons of faith in Hughes and think he will be in the rotation next season.
I really hope the Yankees call up Jesus Montero as soon as possible. He deserves it, and Russell Martin doesn't deserve to start with his lack of hitting.
It's interesting to look at the holes of the other playoff teams right now in the AL. Texas has a fantastic bullpen, but their rotation is iffy. The Red Sox have the same problem, and the Tigers are all around good, but not great. The Indians are young and inexperienced, which could be a problem. The Yankees could have rotation issues, as it isn't a definite that Colon/Garcia both last until the postseason. Let's hope!
At this point, I hope the Yankees do very little in August waivers. I wouldn't mind a deal for a Hairston type like mentioned above, but Wandy Rodriguez will likely be talked about again, and I want no part of that. The team should be relatively set as is right now. I won't be surprised if the Yankees do get Wandy in August, though.
The Yankees have depth at every position right now. Outfield there is Dickerson and Golson, infield there is Laird, Russo, and Vazquez, and starting pitching there is Phelps, Hughes, Nova, Warren. Relief might be a problem, unless the Yankees switch a few starters to relievers, which I prefer they don't do.
Finally, thank you Brian Cashman. Cashman didn't trade my personal favorite prospects (who just happen to be the best in the system) Jesus Montero, Manny Banuelos, Dellin Betances, and Austin Romine. Nova too, if you count him as a prospect still. The Indians deal for Ubaldo Jimenez looks awful, and I love it.
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post-season rules
Is anyone on the 40-man roster on August 31 eligible for the post-season, or is there some rule about being on the 25-man roster or DL? I wonder if the Yankees would consider calling up Jesus soon and sending Cervelli down and re-calling him as soon as the rosters expand. I think he’d be eligible for the post-season roster under those circumstances, but I’m not 100% sure. Anyone know?
by long time listener on Aug 1, 2011 9:25 AM EDT reply actions
IIRC
The postseason roster is the 25 man roster + DL on August 31, but anyone of those people who is on the DL can be replaced by a like player (pitcher for a pitcher, fielder for a fielder) from the 40 man. So guys who are done for the season- Joba, Feliciano, Marte, etc., are essentially wild cards.
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That's different.
Anyone on the 60-day DL can stay on the 40-man roster without counting against the 40. Right now the Yankees’ 40-man roster has 46 people on it, including the six on the 60-day DL.
Different sites explain the rules differently, but as I understand it:
> A team sets its 25 man roster at the beginning of each playoff series
> The 25 can be selected from
(1) the 25 man active roster as of August 31
(2) people who were on the DL as of August 31 (or the bereavement, suspended, or military lists)
(3) any player on the roster of any minor league affiliateas of August 31 who plays the same position as a player on the DL, if the player on the DL cannot play at that time.
Again, it’s not clear, but, according to Wikipedia, substitutions for DL players may require the approval of the commisioner.
Some sites say that the replacement player has to be on the 40-man roster as of 8/31; most say he just has to be on the roster of a minor-league affiliate, but would have to be added to the 40-man roster to play.
If a player is injured during a series, he can be replaced, but then is ineligible for the next series.
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so if Cervelli were sent down and not recalled before August 31, he couldn't be on the post-season roster?
Unless someone got hurt? That seems like a harsh rule. I know you want to have the team’s actual roster in the post-season, but if Cervelli plays most of the year he should be an option. I think our best post-season roster would be Jesus and Martin, but I’d want to have Cervelli around for insurance – though I guess he’d be insurance anyway, because the only way he’d play would be if someone got hurt.
by long time listener on Aug 1, 2011 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
no you just have to have been on the 25 man roster before the cutoff. Cervelli could be sent down then brought up in September and still be eligible for playoffs
ok
That’s good. Or “good,” with qualifications. Like I said, I think our best team going forward is Montero and Martin, and Cervelli is best suited as the emergency option. So if we use him during the playoffs, it’s either because the Binder doesn’t know our best team, someone is seriously underperforming, or someone’s hurt. But I’m glad we’d at least have the option of using Cervelli without having to place anyone on the DL (if what you say is true).
by long time listener on Aug 1, 2011 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
The bullpen would be improved
by using Ayala and Boone less and Wade and Robertson more. Also if Girardi didn’t hate Noesi so much we’d be ok and hopefully Soriano will quietly have a better second half
Soriano would be hard-pressed to have a worse second half
Even mediocrity would be an improvement. I think he’ll be a lot close to the guy we thought we were getting, and if that results in fewer innings for Ayala and Logan, all the better for us.
by long time listener on Aug 1, 2011 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Robertson
I actually think it’s a good thing if Giradi doesn’t use Robertson too much. He’s currently on pace to finish the season with about 65 innings pitched, and I would rather have him fresh for the playoffs then overworked in the regular season.
Said it before, say it again: Get another bat on the bench. An outfield one, preferably.
That’s it. Yes, Hughes to the minors while he recovers his lost mojo. Keeping a 9-4 pitcher in AAA is certifiably insane, even for the NY Cashmans.
by designatedquitter on Aug 1, 2011 10:00 AM EDT reply actions
Hughes has pitched well in 3 of his 4 starts since coming back
No, he hasn’t been dominant and the low K-rates are concerning, but other than one disastrous start he’s been getting the job done. I wouldn’t send him down for that.
by Let's Talk About Tex Baby on Aug 1, 2011 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
The very beatable AL
seems like the best argument for making an addition, as one big acquisition could really put a team over the top. The problem is (or was) that such a player wasn’t really out there this year. There was really no one to add that I would look at and say “Championship!” A smaller deal probably couldn’t have hurt, but it sure seems like the asking prices were too high
Soriano’s back, A-Rod hopefully returns sooner rather than later, and Jesus is (apparently) coming soon. Still an open race
The July 31st deadline didn't mean much this year
Because of the lack of impact players that were available. Sure, it was disappointing that the Yankees weren’t able to acquire a front-end starter, but you can’t buy an iPad at the dollar store (if you can, please tell me where).
There was one quality pitcher available, and the Yankees made the right decision in not paying a ridiculous premium for him.
As for the lesser needs – a second lefty out of the pen, a caddy at 3rd for A-Rod once Chavez goes down again – those are things you can get through waivers. Nobody’s claiming Matt Thornton or Ty Wigginton so we have another month to add those type of players. Even someone like Wandy Rodriguez will clear waivers, though I’m not really into the idea of having him in the rotation for the next 3 1/2 years.
So basically, Cashman realized that there was no reason to rush and overpay for the mediocrity that was available.
by Let's Talk About Tex Baby on Aug 1, 2011 10:03 AM EDT reply actions
Wandy Rodriguez
Would not clear waivers.
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by Nick Petrilli on Aug 1, 2011 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I think he might
There’s a lot of money on that contract. Maybe the Yankees or Red Sox, or one or two other teams with deep pockets, might be willing to take on the whole deal if they can get him in exchange for nothing, but maybe he slips through because no one’s willing to take a chance.
by long time listener on Aug 1, 2011 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
I was thinking Phillies
ALL. THE. GOOD. PITCHERS.
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by Nick Petrilli on Aug 1, 2011 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I think he absolutely would
I can’t think of any team that would be willing to take on a $38MM committment for him right now. Even the Yankees were only interested if Houston picked up $18MM of that.
by Let's Talk About Tex Baby on Aug 1, 2011 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
At the very least
the Yankees could have traded Cervelli for a better hitting 4th outfielder which would have allowed them to bring up Montero. The Tigers have two Cs on their roster and one is a full time DH although they claim Kelly can C. Posada would still be on the bench more for PH and emergency C and could DH which would allow Montero to C and Martin to get a break.
Defending Andruw Jones for a minute
As I understood it, Andruw Jones had two jobs this year.
Play reliable defense in both corner outfield positions.
He’s done that.
Hit left handed pitching.
He’s done that, too. (.268/.348/.524)
If he ends up in a game vs. a right handed pitcher, that’s the manager’s fault. Luckily it hasn’t happened very often.
I don’t think Cervilli would bring back much of anything. If the Yankees wanted Montero in the majors he’d be here. Cervelli isn’t blocking him. The decision to not get anything out of Montero this year is just a dumbfounding organizational decision.
by Let's Talk About Tex Baby on Aug 1, 2011 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I heard the Giants were pretty desperate for a catcher
But there were also looking for outfield help. They might’ve taken Cervelli if there was a good fit (as much as we make fun of Cervelli, he’s an improvement over most back-up catchers), but I can’t see how there was a good fit.
by long time listener on Aug 1, 2011 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
i would rather trade Martin to be honest, Cervelli has been a very reliable backup this year, when he becomes the full time catcher is when the flaws start to how.
I'd rather trade Martin too
My hope is the Jesus shows he can handle the job, and the Yankees go with him from Day One next year, with Cervelli as the back-up, and that they get something of value in return for Martin in the off-season.
by long time listener on Aug 1, 2011 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I'd rather non-tender Martin in the offseason
They aren’t going to get much for him if anything. And I’ll be really ticked off if Martin is offerred arbitration and the Yankees bring him back to start again next year, leaving Montero for his third straight year in AAA.
CALL UP JESUS MONTERO!
you never know
People might look at the “All Star” tag and forget the big picture. But you’re right that if he blocks Jesus next, something has gone horribly wrong.
by long time listener on Aug 1, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I'd rather trade Martin then Cervelli
Cervelli seems to thrive when there’s RISP every time out there.
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2. New York Yankees who, with their lack of maneuvering, earn the tag of ultimate losers. It’s one thing to balk at ponying up for Ubaldo Jimenez(notes). It’s another to go into the season’s final two months, plus October, with CC Sabathia(notes) and the Misfits as a rotation. Maybe Bartolo Colon(notes) or Freddy Garcia(notes) can cobble together another half season of good luck, and perhaps Phil Hughes(notes) can find his first half of 2010, and it’s possible A.J. Burnett(notes) won’t fold. But considering GM Brian Cashman said pitching was the Yankees’ No. 1 priority immediately upon losing to Texas last year and he’s added only old arms since, New York’s weakness is just as glaring as at it was last year.
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While that paragraph is wildly exaggerating and flat out wrong in some spots (Garcia’s/Colon’s success being due to luck), the underlying point is still there. sort of. I agree with you that what that person wrote is obviously coming from some skewed view, but there still are legitimate concerns about the starting pitching. I have no faith in Burnett at all and my worries about the age and health of G&C stands.
Look, any old athlete is playing on borrowed time. For every Satchel Page or Nolan Ryan or George Blanda or Darrell Green or Gordie Howe or Randy Couture or Dan Henderson, there are a ton of players who fell off a cliff as age and accumulated injuries caught up with them over time. Look at Adam Dunn if you want an obvious example from this year. G&C are beating the odds right now, and no one likes having to constantly be the odds defier in order to succeed.
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 1, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
of course you can't
No one is saying otherwise. At least I’m not. What I am saying is that age catches up with everyone. It hasn’t caught up with the 35 and 39 year olds YET. I worry that before they can win in the playoffs, father time will yank one or both of their chains and the NYY will be stuck with a 3-man rotation of CC, Burnett and either the non-injured one of them or Nova, Hughes or whatever. That scares me when matching them up against Ogando, Harrison and Wilson from Tex. IF Bucholz gets back in time, the same goes for Bos and Bucholz, Lester and Beckett. Detroit, for example, doesn’t really worry me as much as they’re pretty shallow past Verlander, even with the upgrade to Fister.
Clearly trading the farm for Wandy would have been shoddy. Probably the same in the case of Jimenez. Maybe. That said, I still would have liked to see them upgrade past the first three and have a buffer in case of injury.
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 1, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I dunno
last year we had Andy Pettitte and he dealt right till the very end. While maybe Colon is a legitimate ? given how far he’s come back and also that he does rely on velocity a lot, Freddy Garcia seems to be for real.
I mean how many times is the guy just gonna go 6 IP strong and we take it for granted? He’s doing nothing different then Andy Pettitte did for us last year. Garcia was a great pitcher, probably as good as Pettitte in his prime too.
I mean is it luck? Sure, really with every pitcher there’s an amount of luck involved. But after a while you have to realize that maybe the guy’s creating his own luck.
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certainly
i’m not worried about the results, i’m worried that something is gonna come crashing down around our ears before october.
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 1, 2011 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
That can happen for anyone though
The Yankees could win every post season series because the other teams’ offense goes into a funk as bad as Flushing Bay.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Aug 1, 2011 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Yea, the thing is my concern is based on odds
and not just wild speculation. It’s RARE for 39 year-old pitchers to play full seasons of MLB and not get hurt. It’s not all that uncommon for it to happen to 35ers as well. Colon, in fact, already missed some time this year. Both of those guys have missed a lot of time the past few years.
This is a bit of an exaggeration, but they’ve built a house of cards that has held up pretty well this year for the most part. It may still hold up through October. The stiff breeze that will eventually hit it might not come this year at all, in which case, fantastic. If it does, however, this team might be royally screwed. I’d much rather be relying on say, a 27-year old Doug Fister to stay healthy than a 38-year old Colon. If something does happen, we’re stuck with relying on Captain Erratic himself, AJ Burnett and/or one of the young, unproven (and so far unsuccessful) guys.
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 1, 2011 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
There's always that concern, yes
But then you look at Clay Bucholz on the Sox, who is out of the season. That’s really all there is to it. The playoffs, no matter what, are a crapshoot. This is the main reason why I’m glad Cashman did not trade the farm for some random arm to “help” win this year because in the end it means so very little.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Aug 1, 2011 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
oh yea
I agree and also stated I’m glad that shipping everyone for Wandy or Jiminez didn’t happen. The Fister trade irks me a bit because I’d like to think that could have been matched (AA outfielder, semi-adequate arm, questionable arm). Also is it determined that Buch’s gone for the year or just most/all of the regular season? David Wright had something similar and he was back in 2 months.
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 1, 2011 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought I read he was out for the year
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Aug 1, 2011 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s done for the year according to NBC Sports
Unless you're a pitcher or Gustavo Molina, kindly SWING THE BAT and ignore the Binder's bunt signal.
sucks for him
good for the Yankees. That makes me feel a lot better about the Boston matchup.
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 1, 2011 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
you would be worried about that no matter what then
doesn’t matter if we traded for Felix Hernandez and Cliff Lee, something bad could happen.
All anyone knows right now is the pitching is good. Anything can happen after that. Could stay good, could get better (maybe they score some runs for AJ in the playoffs?) or it could get worse.
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you're not reading what I'm saying at all
this has nothing to do with vague what ifs. This has to do with relying on old athletes to stay healthy and productive, which the odds have shown is a poor thing to rely on. There are exceptions to the rule and I and everyone else here certainly hope that this is one of them.
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 1, 2011 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Andy Pettitte did this last year
that’s what I’m saying. Sure its cause for concern but its not like the Yankees or any other team haven’t had this situation pop up, with success before.
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That's being results oriented and not odds oriented
Previous success or failure has nothing to do with what happens this time. The odds make me nervous, the fact that Andy Pettite managed to do it last year doesn’t have anything to do with G&C maybe or maybe not doing it this year.
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 1, 2011 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
in baseball failing 6 or 7 times out of 10 is considered good
getting worked up about odds makes no sense, but that’s on you.
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for a pitcher
failing 6 or 7 times out of a HUNDRED would be similar to allowing like 10 runs to the red sox in the ALCS. just saying.
I know the point is over the peanut gallery's head
but the point is that baseball is a game where the odds are always against you, and also where the odds rarely add up. Batter’s success was just an example.
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odds are NOT always against you
at the end of the day, one team has to win the baseball game, either you or the opponent. if the odds are against one team, the odds must therefore be advantageous for the other. the odds will always add up.
win and loss, sure its 50 50 for the most part
as far as individual success, yes..odds in baseball say you’re probably not going to succeed.
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what do you define as individual success?
and from who’s perspective are you looking at it from, a batter, a pitcher, a fielder, a manager, etc…..
individual success is on the batter
the pitcher really the only thing he can come close to controlling is balls and strikes, the rest is on his fielders.
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it's really clear you aren't grasping what i'm saying at all
whatever. you don’t get it. you’re throwing batting averages at me when i’m talking about the health of aging athletes. please stop for a minute and think about what you’re trying to say before just typing out stuff that has no relevance to the discussion.
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 1, 2011 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
you're starting to act like you're odds and your fright is something tangible
its not. Aging pitchers work all the time (just about every year the Yankees win the WS, an old fart is carrying them in the rotation).
But go head. Worry, worry worry.
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It's a shame that Passan doesn't have comments set up for his "articles."
I’m sure he’d get more than a few responses. Jackass!
Just once I'd like someone to call me "Sir," without adding, "You're making a scene."
No news is good news
Can’t say I’m excited about CC/Garcia/Colon/?? But ?? (Nova, Hughes, AJ) are nearly as likely to succeed as almost every starter the Yanks talked about. And Colon and Garcia haven’t been just OK, they’ve been very good…. Aren’t you supposed to dance with the girl you brought or something like that?
+1
Garcia and Colon both know how to pitch, and nothing rattles them. They are not dominant like CC, but they keep the team in the game. They have both been in the postseason before (Garcia 3x, Colon 5x). I see no reason why they can’t continue to be successful in the playoffs
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No moves
With what pitching was available and that actually moved, we are better off without making any trades. However, I am disappointed we didn’t try for another bat. I don’t get a very warm and fuzzy feeling about anyone being very consistent right now. If we needed a hit for a winning run to win our way into the playoffs we don’t have many options for that type of a hitter right now.
by Southern Yankee boy on Aug 1, 2011 11:50 AM EDT reply actions
what "consistent" bat was out there?
There aren’t a lot of spots to fill on this roster, unless we’re talking about getting rid of Jones or Posada (or trading one of our starting 8, which would have been a huge mistake). The bats were need are coming off the DL in a few weeks (A-Rod) and languishing in AAA (Jesus). There was no other good fit out there.
by long time listener on Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
we got Chavez back, are calling up Montero soon and we'll get Alex Rodriguez back in a few weeks
that’s more bats then we need. Any deal for a bat we could’ve made, they might have gotten DFA’d in a week or two anyway.
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Why didn't we trade for another bat?
Give it a couple weeks, and I have a warm fuzzy feeling we will be trading for this.
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Stop THE DRAMA!!!
On August 1 the Yankees have the third best record in all of baseball 64-42. Two games behind Boston(best record in the AL) and have done it with no one with over 250 at bats batting at least .300. Robby C is our highest at .295 batting average. Yankees as a team are batting .263 versus Boston’s league leading .281. If the team could hit more consistently in the August and September that would take some pressure off the pitching staff. How many times this season AJ goes out throws a good game and he gets little to know run support? Right now the Yanks have the third best staff in the AL. How many times its “men on the corners and one out” ground into the 6-4-3 double play? The opportunities will be and have been there to score. The team needs to get it done when those chances arrive.
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Why would you send down DJ Mitchell? Have you seen the AAA rotation?
Greg Smith and Lance Pendleton have spots, they would be forced out WAY before Mitchell.
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I’d rather not switch Mitchell to a reliever, and I think I based it on Phelps being healthy, which was wrong. Pendleton is only a spot starter.
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