SD 9, MIA 4: Missed opportunities haunt Miami

[Alex Krutchik]

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[Guest OneRegend]

I need to remind you that this loss was against a broken team who is a total dumpster fire this season. To lose to them (and lose to them BADLY, while at it) is not a good look for the ballclub.

 

There's the usual hitting problems this team has that always finds a way to rear its ugly head. Simply put, they cannot get hits with runners in scoring positions to save their lives. You could give them a bat, turn yourself into a punching bag, and tell them to hit you. They would somehow find a way to whiff.

 

And don't even get me started on the pitching deployments of Skip Schumaker. 3rd time through the order has been a big problem for Sandy Alcantara all season long. What does he do? Send him back out there for the 7th inning. He also sticks with Dylan Floro for 2 batters too long when Floro has proven he had nothing left that night.

 

Is Skip Schumaker purposely trying to throw games so that he can get fired by the end of the season? With the direction this team is going, and no immediate help coming from within, it's starting to actually look believable.

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[Ely Sussman]

There is a big enough sample to say that Sandy is a different player in 2023 than he was in 2022. Need to adjust the managerial approach to him accordingly.

 

The complication there is that means other starters have to do their part to fill in the innings that he isn't providing. Otherwise the bullpen gets overwhelmed.

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