2017 Series #37 | Indians @ Royals | Aug. 18-20

[Derek]

Ugh...so who goes once Brantley and Chis come back...any chance McCallister is a casualty?

Zero chance we DFA a guy as good as McAllister

 

[Real Deal]

Zero chance we DFA a guy as good as McAllister

I can't get behind calling him good.

Maybe average, or something considered below good.

But when you need a out, he's not a guy that comes to mind to go get that out.

 

[Chris]

.... I thought he was kidding

 

[Real Deal]

.... I thought he was kidding

You really just don't know in this section

 

[sportscoach]

I can't get behind calling him good.

Maybe average, or something considered below good.

But when you need a out, he's not a guy that comes to mind to go get that out.

McAllister hasn't been as strong his last few appearances, but at the same time, he isn't a late inning guy for us, and the fact he has 39 appearances with 50.1 innings and an ERA of 2.50 (FIP is 3.79 so he has been a little lucky). His real problem is the fact he is giving up more HRs this season. 8 of his 14 Earned runs allowed were cause of the long ball. Outside of that his Hits per 9, BB per 9 and Strikeouts per 9 are better than last years numbers. I would take numbers like that as possibly my worst bullpen arm. Almost every team in baseball would take that type of numbers as there 6th inning type of guy.

 

[Derek]

I can't get behind calling him good.

Maybe average, or something considered below good.

But when you need a out, he's not a guy that comes to mind to go get that out.

2.97 ERA over 173 innings the last 3 years with 10.14 K/9

If that's not an effective reliever, I don't know what is

He'd be a set up man or even a closer on a lot of teams

 

[bigfoot5415]

2.97 ERA over 173 innings the last 3 years with 10.14 K/9

If that's not an effective reliever, I don't know what is

He'd be a set up man or even a closer on a lot of teams

I think too many people see the name Zach Mcallister and think back to his earlier years, without realizing how good he has been for us this year. It was a similar situation with Carrasco a few years back.

Time heals all wounds.

 

[bigfoot5415]

A lot has to happen, but given how the Astros have played since the ASG (16-19), I could see us catching them. Would be nice to have home field until the WS. Not that this team needs, it but it could be a nice bump in our direction.

 

[Real Deal]

2.97 ERA over 173 innings the last 3 years with 10.14 K/9

If that's not an effective reliever, I don't know what is

He'd be a set up man or even a closer on a lot of teams

This season alone, I peeped his game logs and alot of innings have come in blowouts. He's a star in garbage duty. We've saw him crumble in the crunch this August, especially when Miller went down. Stats doesn't always tell the whole story with players.

Like this one: Zach pitched 3 innings in the last postseason and gave up 4 hits followed by 3 runs. I'm not trusting that guy, I trust Shaw more than Zach.

 

[Derek]

This season alone, I peeped his game logs and alot of innings have come in blowouts. He's a star in garbage duty. We've saw him crumble in the crunch this August, especially when Miller went down. Stats doesn't always tell the whole story with players.

Like this one: Zach pitched 3 innings in the last postseason and gave up 4 hits followed by 3 runs. I'm not trusting that guy, I trust Shaw more than Zach.

As you should, Shaw is really good

 

[Kevalier]

Could possibly be already the greatest owner in sports ?

The Marlins will be a dynasty...

Gotcha. Would you do nothing for three straight days but have unprotected sex with Ramona Shelburne inside a moth-infested trailer park in Elyria if it meant you could be Jeter's personal assistant for the rest of your life?

 

[PIP]

Gotcha. Would you do nothing for three straight days but have unprotected sex with Ramona Shelburne inside a moth-infested trailer park in Elyria if it meant you could be Jeter's personal assistant for the rest of your life?

Yes

 

[Out of the Rafters at the Q]

Hate to bump an old series thread, but the Jay Bruce conversation was going on in here.

I was one of the guys saying that Bruce might not make the postseason roster. Based on his yearly regression in the second half, I expected him to be simply a replacement-level guy here. A great trade to make considering we gave up basically nothing, but once injuries healed, I thought he'd be on the bench (so did a lot of others).

So far, I've been dead fucking wrong. What a game changer he's been for us. Go Jay go!