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Harrison was off in his last start and still struck out 7 in 6 innings.

There are three or four guys in the system that have great strikeout to walk ratios. There are plenty of arms so perhaps five or six among the sixty or so arms in the system have what it takes.

Don’t know about Matos but Poimares has raised his average about 60 points over the last six weeks.  He, Matos, Toribio, McCray, Roby all have high strikeout rates. Kapler has been raving about Isan Diaz at Sacramento. Has a lower K rate than most of the other legitimate prospects. He has spent time on the taxi squad but hasn’t been promoted yet.

After reading about the new rule I can’t find anything about roster status of the two additions. Not clear if they have to be on the 40 man. So that could leave only Sacto players since Rodriquez is now there. If the Giants think they still have a chance (which is akin to Bobbbbbbb having a chance with Sophia Loren) they probably bring up Gonzalez and a pitcher.

Diaz pulled an oblique.  I think he’d have been called up otherwise.  I think the Sept call up rule stinks.  I get that teams were abusing the old system by calling up way too many.  But something like 5 sounds right to me.  And all teams should be allowed to call up one guy from AAA with 8 or more years of minor league experience.   Call it the Bull Durham rule.  I always liked it when a minor league lifer got that Sept call up so he’d have at least a moment in the bigs.  

John Feinstein wrote a terrific book on life in AAA - “Where No One Knows Your Name.”  I seldom read sports books. But that’s a good read.

[lex24]

Harrison was off in his last start and still struck out 7 in 6 innings.

There are three or four guys in the system that have great strikeout to walk ratios. There are plenty of arms so perhaps five or six among the sixty or so arms in the system have what it takes.

Don’t know about Matos but Poimares has raised his average about 60 points over the last six weeks.  He, Matos, Toribio, McCray, Roby all have high strikeout rates. Kapler has been raving about Isan Diaz at Sacramento. Has a lower K rate than most of the other legitimate prospects. He has spent time on the taxi squad but hasn’t been promoted yet.

After reading about the new rule I can’t find anything about roster status of the two additions. Not clear if they have to be on the 40 man. So that could leave only Sacto players since Rodriquez is now there. If the Giants think they still have a chance (which is akin to Bobbbbbbb having a chance with Sophia Loren) they probably bring up Gonzalez and a pitcher.

Diaz pulled an oblique.  I think he’d have been called up otherwise.  I think the Sept call up rule stinks.  I get that teams were abusing the old system by calling up way too many.  But something like 5 sounds right to me.  And all teams should be allowed to call up one guy from AAA with 8 or more years of minor league experience.   Call it the Bull Durham rule.  I always liked it when a minor league lifer got that Sept call up so he’d have at least a moment in the bigs.  

John Feinstein wrote a terrific book on life in AAA - “Where No One Knows Your Name.”  I seldom read sports books. But that’s a good read.