![]() ![]() Home plate umpire Vic Carapazza didn't see it that way. With Lance Berkman batting and the count at 2-2, Howell threw what looked to be an inning ending strike three. Howell recorded outs against the first two batters he faced, and then the fun started. But that all went out the window in the top of the 8th inning.Īfter J.P. I’m really excited to get going.I had planned to write up a nice little review on the night Wade Davis had, and I'll still touch on it briefly. ![]() I had an awesome opportunity to work with a great staff in Philly, and this is right up there with it if not better. It’s going to be fun to work with a staff like that. “You look at all the guys that we have, and everybody can post numbers, everybody get us into a position to win games. “There was a reason I wanted to come here,” said Eflin. “I feel like we have six, seven, eight guys that could easily be in anyone’s rotation, easily be anyone’s No. ![]() “It’s a really exciting year for us,” McClanahan said. Plus they have what they consider alternatives when/if needed, with Luis Patino, Josh Fleming, Yonny Chirinos and top prospect Taj Bradley. (There still may be a few this year to provide an occasional extra day of rest and planned shorter starts, especially early in the season). Īnother difference this year is having the five established starters, a departure from recent years when the Rays had three or four legit starters and filled the rotation using openers/bulk innings pitchers and bullpen days. The Rays expect Zach Eflin, center, to add yet another boost to their strong rotation. And then, just our opinion of Zach and what his potential is. Springs, Rasmussen they did it very quietly but their numbers weren’t far behind, if they were behind. Shane started an All-Star Game last year. “(Glasnow) was a Cy Young contender until he got hurt in 2021. “I think when you look at this team as it is, the pitching side of things, we ended (last season) healthy, we showed how good that can be,” baseball operations president Erik Neander said. Similarly, that their success - albeit it with limited experience, as Springs and Rasmussen have a combined 65 big-league starts, and some were opener-type assignments - is a foundation indicative of what is to come. The Rays want to believe the combination of high-end talent and (relative) youth will propel McClanahan and Glasnow into the conversation. Several other teams have more proven leading men, such as the Yankees with Gerrit Cole and new addition Carlos Rodón. I don’t think you have a better three, I don’t think you have a better four, and I don’t think you have a better five.”Īmong talented tandems, no one can match the accomplishments of the Mets’ Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, whose six combined Cy Young awards are six more than any Ray. “I don’t think you have a better one-two punch. “I think they’re just as good as anybody if not better,” reliever Pete Fairbanks said. Quality, in that McClanahan and Glasnow will be as dynamic as any duo leading a rotation in the majors.Īnd quantity, in that all five pitchers have shown the ability to be legit big-league starters, and successful at it. The Rays’ faith is based on two premises: ![]()
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