Getting Ender back, sending Camargo down, and platooning Ender and Riley for a bit would be a good idea. Riley could also give Donaldson a day off, and you could throw Joyce in the platoon from time to time.
Getting Ender back, sending Camargo down, and platooning Ender and Riley for a bit would be a good idea. Riley could also give Donaldson a day off, and you could throw Joyce in the platoon from time to time.
Amazing start, DK. Let’s hope the bullpen keeps rolling.
Ouch. This one just got way to close.
Unreal. Wow.
****ing chads
We need to shut this down and get a run or two next inning. This is way too close against a horrible ass team
Why Sobotka in a relatively close game?
The Nats have won so we absolutely cannot lose this and drop two of three to the Marlins.
This is a very good topic for intelligent discussion. It’s too early to peg Riley as a platoon player, but...
OPS vs LHP (43 PAs): 1.311
OPS vs RHP (154 PAs): .783
Does it make sense to use Riley on the short side of a 3-headed platoon with Markakis and Inciarte at the age of 22 and give up that development time he could be getting at AAA?
With Duvall and Camargo (whose strong platoon side is against LHP) I don’t think it’s a reasonable course of action to relegate Riley to a role as the short side of a platoon.
Camargo put up an 800+ ops last season, Joyce/Culberson platoon (both have hit well in SSS), duvall has a .930+ ops with better defense, and even Travis demeritte has a 1 ops. There are options, and AA feels Riley tops them all at the moment. Riley will have to make better contact soon though with ender on the way