You are GM Walt Jocketty

Danny Ray should go, Bill Bray should be here, I’ve been saying this since day one. Our little cholo needs to lean on down to AAA, and we should bring up a potentially dominant guy in Bray up in his place. Yes, Billy will probably get hurt at some point, but better to have it happen in the majors than in AAA.

And McDonald absolutely needs to go, and I don’t care what we put in his place. I’m not sure Hopper is really much of an improvement on McDonald, but Gomes or the right-handed version of Laynce Nix would be just spectacular.

Although I like Danny Ray- He just needs some confidence to throw strikes. Otherwise is numbers are solid. 8+ K rate 3.11 FIP- is periphal numbers are better than Bray last year.
But in his role you can not afford him being consistently behind the first batter he faces.
Bray just needed to show he is healthy I really cannot imagine if he continues with any type of strong performance that he wont be on the Major League roster in 2 weeks.
I would also dump McDonald- and no organization wil pick him up. But I would add Gomes as the RH bat for the LF platoon.

Herrera isn’t even the worst reliever on this team.

…and you really think Hopper would be an improvement over McDonald?

and not a great fielder. I wish he were doing better but really he hasn’t shown us much to keep him at the MLB level..
We all know NoHo…mediocre bat, great bunter, decent baserunner, average fielder, OK arm.
Unfortunately we really don’t need a guy like Norris on this specific team. We need a RH bat off the bench besides Micah who can drill the ball out of the park or at least off the wall – off the bench. Gomes can do that (he too is pretty one dimensional.and I know there are roster issues here). I see no reason to keep Donal;d McDuck on the 40 man. no one is going to pick him up and despite his limitations Gomes does have the needed power and he’s been in a pennant race too.

I think Herrera needs some seasoning but until Bray is ready Daniel will have to get his seasoning under the gun.
Right now the only guy I see who needs go anywhere is McDonald. the team is winning, they’re playing with passion and energy. Gonzo should be DFA’d until he’s for sure ready to play. don’t bring him back until he’s 101% healed. Jannish is doing OK..in fact he is a better fielder than Gonzales. EdE also doesn’t need to be rushed back. Rosy is erratic but he sure brings a fun nerdy-kid-like goofiness to the team and so far that has been good.

Good-by to Darnel and hello to Jonny.

The only other guy that really worries me is Cordero. But me thinks we are stuck with a $46M slightly better than average closer.

I mean the team is winning. For how long…don’t know…but even when they lose like today they usually find a way to stay in the game or get back in the game. That’s what winning teams do.

if you read it with Sam Kinison’s voice in your head

And when Bray is healthy, I’ll agree on that one too.

but I’d bring up Gomes long before Hopper. He’d still make the best platoon partner with Nix (or CDick if he ever wins his job back)

On a related note, I really wonder when Stubbs gets a call, and if they’d consider bringing him up to platoon or play in LF. Through 93 PAs his line is .329/.409/.451.
He keeps hitting like that, he’s going to make it very tough for them to leave him in Louisville

I am Spartacus.

Who the hell is McDonald anyway? Baker likes to keep at least one washup on the team at all times. No one will forget Pattersuckass! Hopper should have been on the roster at the beginning of the year. All Baker preaches about is small ball, speed, and defense. Hopper can do all three. The guy was great two years ago. Seems like Baker has something against him. Herrera blows as well. His 80 mph fastball isn’t the most intimedating. Bring up Bray or someone who pitches faster than a high school pitcher.

Boom! Roasted!