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Today’s Lineups
DIAMONDBACKS | CARDINALS |
|---|---|
| Ketel Marte – DH | JJ Wetherholt – SS |
| Geraldo Perdomo – SS | Ivan Herrera – DH |
| Corbin Carroll – RF | Jordan Walker – RF |
| Gabriel Moreno – C | Nelson Velazquez – LF |
| Nolan Arenado – 3B | Lars Nootbaar – CF |
| Tommy Troy – CF | Jose Fermin – 3B |
| Lourdes Gurriel – LF | Blaze Jordan – 1B |
| Ildemaro Vargas – 2B | Bryan Torres – 2B |
| LuJames Groover – 1B | Pedro Pages – C |
| Mitch Bratt – LHP | M. Liberatore – LHP |
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Roster moves
The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves. The D-backs’ 40-man roster is at 40.
- Recalled from Triple-A Reno: LHP Mitch Bratt (No. 60)
- Optioned to Triple-A Reno following last night’s game: LHP Kohl Drake
- Reinstated from the 60-day injured list and designated for assignment: INF Carlos Santana (strained right adductor)
If we do not get a “Bratt Summer” headline for the recap tonight, I will want to know why. Mitch will be making his major-league debut, having come over from Texas in the Merrill Kelly deal at the deadline last year. His numbers in Reno have been pretty impressive: a 2.84 ERA over 11 starts and 44.1 innings is close to the PCL best. However, you’ll see he has only averaged four frames per start, which is why he has only one W. Bratt also came back off the IL recently, and has only one outing under his belt there. He allowed two runs over four innings, and threw 48 pitches, so I’d not expect much more than about sixty from him tonight.
Drake goes back to the minors, having not thrown a pitch during his brief stay. Probably inevitable, given the tight nature of last night’s contest, which didn’t really offer an opportunity for the B-bullpen. Though I note it did get Paul Sewald’s ERA (4.03) almost exactly in line with his FIP (4.00), so we got all that pesky regression out of the way without it costing a win. It’s the first time since May 13th his ERA has been higher than his FIP, the gap being as high as 0.80 as recently as June 15th. Last night’s wobbly outing also jacked Sewald’s BABIP for the season by 52 points, though at .185, it feels there may be some more regression to come there.
Finally, Carlos Santana never made it back off the injured list, the team opting to DFA him rather than require a 40-man roster move to make room for him. After seventeen years in the majors, it’s quite possible that may be the end for Santana. He is currently third for games played by an active player, with 2,212. That trails just Freddie Freeman (2,256) and Andrew McCutchen (2,299), so it has certainly been quite the career for Carlos. He’s only three degrees of separation from Bob Feller, whose career started ninety years ago. Santana > Jim Thome > Harold Baines > Minnie Monoso > Bob Feller. If this is it, may your retirement be enjoyable, Carlos.
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