Someone still has the lights on in the Astros front office as they have recently spoken to Pittsburgh about Jameson Taillon and Chris Archer.
You just made the argument why the NL is more difficult. Essentially in the AL, as you said, the change is made based on the pitcher's current ability, health or matchup. In the NL, you have those same issues plus when is the pitcher due up...are there enough bench players available to pinch hit, especially if the game is in or headed towards extra innings. Now whether or not it is significantly more difficult is arguable but considering the NL has more decisions makes it more of an issue.
All I said in my original comment, the decision on when to pull a pitcher, more times than not, is more difficult in the AL. I never said overall managing was. I said he will have to make pitching decisions based on the pitchers ability to continue to get people out Pitching, not the whole game, pitching...pitching...pitching Also, it's kind of funny to me how many people don't like Dusty because at the beginning of his career as a manager he worked starting pitchers hard...he hasn't done that lately....and back in those days it was generally accepted as ok I'm fine with the Dusty hire by the way Go Astros
At some point there is going to be an awkward trade/signing made. Archer has been very Anti-Astro over this whole scandal BS. Don't get me wrong, i'd take him in a heartbeat, but there will be some awkward moments when one of these vocal anti-Astro guys become...an Astro
I bet he’ll fall in line and shut up quickly once he realizes the run support he’ll receive and the amount of pressure JV and Greinke takes off of him.
PITTSBURGH -- Jameson Taillon, the Pirates’ Opening Day starter, will miss all off the 2020 season -- not just the remainder of this year -- after undergoing a second Tommy John surgery on Tuesday. Taillon knew he was going to be sidelined for the rest of this season when he underwent right flexor tendon repair surgery on Tuesday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Dr. David Altchek performed that procedure, as scheduled, then determined during the operation that Taillon also required ulnar collateral ligament revision surgery. Altchek performed Taillon’s second Tommy John surgery on Tuesday. This outcome was always a possibility heading into surgery, but it was considered to be Taillon’s worst-case scenario. Rather than returning early next year, Taillon is instead projected to return to full competition as a 29-year-old in 2021. “He was shocked when he heard the news, as were we. But he’s got a good head on his shoulders, and he’s going to come out of this stronger than he was before,” starter Trevor Williams said. “We’re penciling him in for Comeback Player of the Year, 2021.”
Good. I've long thought that Archer is one of the more overrated pitchers in baseball (over the last 2-3 seasons). Would really like Taillon. EDIT: just saw that he's not expected back until 2021. Could still be an interesting guy to trade for, but the price would have to be much lower than if he were healthy going into this season.
Just passing on what I was told from someone pretty reliable (same person that said Astros were trying to trade for Greinke before last season). I don’t even know if you can trade for someone on the IR.
People love to say that because it is absolutely true. As you said, “in NL there are more other tactical issues to deal with.” This is the exact point I’m trying to make. Double switches, hit and run, base stealing, sacrifice bunts etc. are more common in NL. Did you just start watching baseball?
What in gods name are you talking about? NL pitching changes are dictated a lot by when the pitcher is up to bat and/or if a pinch hitter is needed. There are more limits on lefty/righty matchups in the NL as you don’t want to burn the double switch or if the pitcher is up to bat. I feel as if you have never watched an NL game. Were you even a fan when we were in the NL?
There were more sacrifices last year in the NL, of course, but there were more SB attempts in the AL. https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/2019-standard-batting.shtml https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2019-standard-batting.shtml
