I would not have guessed Yntema. I figured he was written off after giving up 5 hits in 1.1 innings on opening day.Cade Friday
Yntema Saturday
Gartman Sunday
I’ve liked Yntema so far. Would have preferred to see Gartman move forward and hopefully he will as the weeks go by.
2 or 3 of those hits were bunt singles though. but I agree that I wouldn’t have expected him to be the first one with a shot in the weekend rotation. And I’m a little surprised that it wasn’t the Sunday role, with Gartman slid up to Saturday.I would not have guessed Yntema. I figured he was written off after giving up 5 hits in 1.1 innings on opening day.
At least he hasn’t walked a bunch of guys, I guess.
Kind of looks like Lemonis is thinking win the Friday night game with your ace on the mound, try to steal one on Saturday, then have the number 2 starter on Sunday against the opponents number 3 guy. Only thing I can see with this rotation. Also looks like next Tuesday’s game in Pearl is an important one that he wants to get using Jurrangelo and Loftin to get a win against USM midweek guy.
One thing I can never fault Lemonis for is having too long of a leash when guys aren’t throwing strikes. That guy does NOT play around with pitchers that can’t find the zoneCade Friday
Yntema Saturday
Gartman Sunday
I’ve liked Yntema so far. Would have preferred to see Gartman move forward and hopefully he will as the weeks go by.
If smith goes 3-4 I think you’d take that at this point, right?Cade is good pitcher. Unless he's a lot better than last year, he'd be a really good, reliable Game 2 or Game 3 guy. Poor recruiting has made him our ace. It looks like he's gonna have to face the best guys from SEC teams with more pitching talent. Preston was that guy last year and he finished 3-4 with an unimpressive ERA. But, Lemonis kept him in an inning or so too long because the bullpen was so bad. It's still early and we have too many errors, but we'll find out soon if pitching is any better than last year.
Looks good but I want to know who's catching???Cade Friday
Yntema Saturday
Gartman Sunday
I’ve liked Yntema so far. Would have preferred to see Gartman move forward and hopefully he will as the weeks go by.
I'd like to see at least 5 innings and an overall ERA under 4. Love to see ERA under 3. I want pitchers to give the team a chance and pitchers to not have to worry about errors.If smith goes 3-4 I think you’d take that at this point, right?
There’s 13 weekends left, he’s given you a chance in 9 of them. Obviously those aren’t aspirational numbers and you expect to have a Friday guy who puts up way better. But this year we don’t have that. Hopefully Loo or Loftin grows into that by season’s end.
Friday lineupLooks good but I want to know who's catching???