#bullpen-management

#bullpen-management

The right shortstop could play 150+ games (well I guess we're all about that club 162, though right?), hit above average and field at least average shortstop level. The Braves lineup looked much better with Ha-Seong Kim rather than the more offensively-challenged group of Nick Allen, Orlando Arcia, and Luke Williams (although Vidal Brujan was decent). The right shortstop could add two or as many as eight wins to a playoff-adjacent team.

"They've been really good with my innings and my pitch counts since the start of the year," Smith said after the 80-pitch outing. "Making sure you're doing everything behind the scenes in the weight room and training room and all that stuff. Making sure you're ready every five, six days, whatever it is."

A White Sox starting pitcher has not thrown more than five innings since Aug. 2, indicating a significant struggle for the starting rotation. The bullpen has been under increased strain due to the starters' inefficiencies.

The Braves are obsessed with covering innings. Brian Snitker talks about it... The pitchers themselves talk about it, and I have no trouble believing that guys like Elder have internalized the messaging.

Alice Carrillo, making his Citi Field debut, expressed, "I was trying to do a little too much." His nerves showed during the game as he struggled to maintain his usual velocity.