First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. Arizona time
Hey, broseph, welcome to the twilight zone.Problem is our bullpen is full of scrubs with 5+ ERA’s. That’s just not going to get it done. If we want to make the playoffs we need to revamp that bullpen.
Carson Kelly hasn’t done anything for this team in 2 months. Not sold on him as our “catcher of the future.”
Varsho’s rise as a prospect combined with Carson Kelly’s emergence as a borderline All-Star level catcher creates a bit of a good problem moving forward. Both players are controllable for the foreseeable future, so the question becomes getting Varsho ABs without taking from Kelly’s playing time. Part of that solution involves moving Varsho to the outfield, an area where the team is hurting for depth and doesn’t have impact talent arriving until at least the 2021 season. Varsho is an above average runner with good athleticism, so it’s just a matter of him reading the ball out there and figuring out where to go. That is easier said than done, as most MLB outfielders have years of experience to fall back on.