plan of Joe Musgrove’s A return to the rotation in Atlanta is on the cards.
The most important step was a strong rebound from the bullpen on Monday. The 31-year-old will take the mound again on Wednesday and Friday and is likely to start Sunday against the Braves.
The Padres aren’t ready to make that declaration, but Musgrove, who is working his way back from triceps tendonitis after a near-minimum stay on the 15-day disabled list, is hopeful.
15th That day is technically Friday, but we’ll be back on Sunday. Randy Vasquez Then start — keep the rotation for the rest of the turn.
“I feel really good today,” Musgrove said. “Yesterday I had a really good finish. I didn’t turn it around a lot, but I’ll try to turn it tomorrow. I was turning the ball when I played catch, but I didn’t throw it off the mound. Yes, it went very well.”
Musgrove pitched 41 innings in the season opener, posting a 6.37 ERA. His 10 home runs allowed are still tied for the MLB lead, but in a quality start on May 1, he struck out a season-high nine batters and six strikeouts before going on the disabled list.
Not scary
The Padres were never going to be replaced. Juan Soto Directly (dylan stop and michael king new headlines).
But they could improve certain aspects of their offense, and while there are many ways to measure how an offense is working, scoring is the final statistic, and the Padres ranked 11th on Tuesday. I got the rankth He averaged 4.73 points per game in the majors, a slight increase from last year’s 4.64 points per game (13 points).th).
How are they doing this after losing Soto?
If the 2024 Padres keep this up, there’s no doubt that there will be a lot of theories floating around all year long (Jurickson Proffers While hot starts are certainly effective, one obvious difference is that the Padres are a team that puts the ball in play.
Their batting average of .254 was sixth in the majors, and last year’s .244 (20th). His strikeout rate also improved slightly from last year’s 21.2 percent (7 percent).th) to 19.7 percent (3rd) But it’s that two-strike number that’s really jarring for a team that has several players in the top 30 in strikeout rate.
With two strikes, the Padres had the third-best batting average in the majors (.188), up from last year’s .169 (20 RBIs).th).
As you can imagine, Luis Arraez Leads the majors in strikeout rate of 7% and profar (14.2); jackson merrill (15.6) and Jake Cronenworth (15.8) Follows Araez as team leader. Also, Luis Campusno (12.5%) will be ranked 11thth In the majors, if the qualifying cutoff was 130 at-bats. Four of those five have two strikeouts and a batting average in the top 50 among major league players: Arraez (.235, 23;rd), profile (.218, 40th), Merrill (.213, 45th) and Cronenworth (.213, 46th).
It all stems from the philosophy of achieving results early in the season.
“We don’t talk about strikeouts” first-year hitting coach Victor Rodriguez Said. “You feel better when you’re not afraid of striking out. If you’re afraid of striking out, you force yourself, put pressure on yourself, get nervous. Your natural swing isn’t there.”
He added, “We’re preaching that we’re in a good position to hit.”
