So, I'm going to do something a little different today. I'm just gonna throw out the reason why right off the bat: I'm selfish and lazy. That's what mid-August baseball talk is all about!
As part of my rebuilding efforts in the REL - well, I should say, my main anchor in my rebuilding efforts - I got Alex Reyes to hopefully be my staff stopper. I mean, have you SEEN the Brewers rotation?! Yikes. With some control issues and a pretty bad ERA in AAA, I wasn't too surprised to see a fantastic arm like Reyes get the call-up anyway as a bullpener. This had been speculated upon all season - the Cards did this with their major prospects in Adam Wainwright and Carlos Martinez - so we're not getting a big shock. And with Reyes called up at the same time as Luke Weaver, it appears they might piggyback each other for the foreseeable future. But Reyes clearly, CLEARLY looks like a dominant starter that's about ready. After seeing his debut inning last Thursday night where he hit 101 twice, I've been eagerly awaiting an encore. Here's how Reyes looked in his 2nd-4th career MLB innings Saturday afternoon at Wrigley:
↧