Thursdays starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds has actually not yet been named. With the doubleheader on Sunday– one that included Trevor Bauer starting video game 2– theres been some speculation regarding who would step in to make that start. Bauer has lobbied to begin every 4th day this year in a much shorter season.
In this particular writers viewpoint that shouldnt occur. Its not that he could not do it in a 1-off circumstance– he could. Hes done it previously, as have lots of others in more current history of the contemporary 5-man rotation– especially once the playoff start. However today has actually currently been a little bit of a weird one for Trevor Bauer, who was actually set to pitch on Saturday in Detroit and went through a few of his heat up routine before the game was delayed and ultimately delayed. And while the on-mound outcomes were exceptional– he chose up a complete video game shutout success in 7-innings– we saw indications that he wasnt 100%, too.
His fastball speed was down over 1.5 MPH. His slider velocity was down 1.8 MPH. The curveball? Yep, it was down a MPH in speed. The cutter? 1.5 MPH down.
After the game, Trevor Bauer said as much. “I was fighting myself the whole time, command smart, early, being tired basically the whole game from whatever you want to call the other day,” stated Bauer. I could not actually take a deep breath, I could not get a deep breath all day for whatever factor.
, if you look around Major League Baseball today you will see a load of pitching injuries.. Guys are getting hurt at rates that we dont see in a normal season. The much shorter ramp up time is most likely resulting in a lot of these extra injuries appearing on top of simply your normal pitching injuries.
Even with Wade Miley on the hurt list for the Cincinnati Reds and the group needing to go to Tyler Mahle to complete the rotation, the team has alternatives they might lean on for Thursday. Choice number one could be Tejay Antone, who hasnt pitched in a video game given that he made his Major League launching on July 27th. The right-handed pitcher permitted one hit– a solo homer– in 4.1 otherwise hitless innings with a walk and 5 strikeouts. And he looked actually good while doing so, too. Theres also Jose De Leon on the Prasco Park lineup who has big league experience and might be remembered to the roster to fill in.
The Reds seem primed for success in 2020. Even with the 60-game season, and more than half of the league making the playoffs– this team will need Trevor Bauer prepared and healthy to be 100% to get where they desire to be. Keep him on regular rest and go with another choice for Thursdays video game in Cleveland.
Thursdays beginning pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds has actually not yet been named. With the doubleheader on Sunday– one that included Trevor Bauer starting game two– theres been some speculation as to who would step in to make that start. Bauer has actually lobbied to start every 4th day this year in a much shorter season.
After the game, Trevor Bauer said as much. “I was battling myself the entire time, command wise, early, being tired generally the entire video game from whatever you want to call yesterday,” said Bauer.
