Jake is not in the opening day starting lineup. The outfielders that are starting are batting first, third and fifth. The guy that bats third is also a switch hitter. So looking pretty crowded.
Looks like the trade screwed Jake
- Thread starter Bulldog Bruce
- Start date
He dealt with some of that at Tampa Bay as well. Have to battle into the lineup and does much better against right handed pitchers. Guessing we will see that now as well
All three had around 20 home runs last year, but I don’t know anything about them. One is listed as 1B. The guy leading off had horrible average last year, and they had Jake lead off some in spring training, so will be interesting to see if they put him in that slot
I noticed that he had the second most ABs during spring training so I thought he was getting a good shot to be a starter but he is listed 2nd or 3rd in each OF position in the depth chart.
The other two starters are lefties and one of those is Oneil Cruz. It just depends on how much the manager wants to use 4 outfielders to rest folks since Jake can play any position in the outfield.
Unfortunately Jake will not start over any of those three most days. They just got o'hern from the Orioles
Cruz just got burned on ball to CF. And drop. Jake may be in there soon. ha.
Announcers just said Cruz was having a nightmarish start.
Pulling Skenes in the first.
Yup, Cruz just looked like a Little Leaguer on two balls Jake catches in his sleep. Cost the Pirates at least 3 runs. Skenes just got pulled in the 1st Inning.
He'll get his chances.
Not a single announcer on the broadcast is blaming the Centerfielder for Skenes short stint. Did they watch the inning?
How they continue to put Cruz in Center is beyond me.
Is his bat worth this?
Is his bat worth this?
yeah but the issue was Skenes was not sharp. And people, correction a person, complained about Charlie.
He's on his 2nd year out there and has numerous clownery moments and not hustling on gap balls
Btw, Cruz batted .200 in 544 plate appearances last season, but he hit 20 HRs so who cares if he can hit for average or defend.
Had those ball been fielded, the inning would have been over.
Well, they sent Konnor Griffin down to Triple A instead of the opening day roster.
Yeah he missed an easy pop fly in the first that he should've caught but didn't want to play with sunglasses on and he completely missed it.
Makes perfect sense that neither of those plays resulted in an error and Skenes got 5 earned runs pinned on him.
Bring back Jake! Make the outfield great again!
That's just to get an extra year on the free agency count. If they bring him up in a few weeks they have him for 5 years instead of 4. Happens to all the top rookies.
I watched 2 games of Rays vs Pirates last year in Tampa… back when Cruz had dreads so he was so easy to spot…
Dude exudes DGAF in everything he does. One of those guys you watch and think… my God if I had his talent I’d be HoF.
But instead no one will remember his name.
Dude exudes DGAF in everything he does. One of those guys you watch and think… my God if I had his talent I’d be HoF.
But instead no one will remember his name.
Pittsburghs outfielders went 4-13 combined on the day; you would have to think Jake could have had 1-2 hits alone.
In this live ball era, there's no way those numbers should dictate his bat be in the lineup no matter what.
Two things are true at once: Skenes was not sharp AND Cruz cost him a handful of earned runs.
Yeah. He’ll start 120 games for them minimum this year. They’re just sacrificing the first month of the season a bit to get an extra year down the road. He’s going to be a special player. On the level of Skenes.
She would be much more naturally appealing if she didn't need more attention than the Kardashian clan
Exactly. Every time her little media team concocts another appearance, it just makes her less and less appealing. It's sophomoric
Yeah, he walked two guys in that inning and the triple over Cruz's head was a hard hit ball (103 off the bat) that could easily be misjudged. The dropped pop up was inexcusable however.
Skenes walked the guy before the play that burned Cruz after being ahead in the count. And THAT's what opened the door to the big inning.