Lefty61

I'm lining up rotation for White Sox series, starting with Ryan in Opener, then Gray, Mahle, Kenta, Lopez (vs. former team), back around, Gray gets Home Opener, and White Sox series set up for Lopez, Ryan and Gray. White Sox being the div favorite, set the tone early with a series win at home!

Let's put runner on first in extras, see if the team can manufacture run, and put running game more in play. I would add a few more rules, here are three: 1. No throws to first with 3 ball count, probably gonna walk batter anyway! 2. After batter sees 4 strikes, he has to put next strike in play, or its treated like a bunt foul with 2 strikes. 3. Allow one player to return to game, could create so many new options, defensive replacement, but poor field slugger could pinch hit late, and leave opposing manager guessing on late game matchups. That could create some creative game management. All in all, looking forward to no shifts, thought it totally devalued the athletic middle infielder!

I also like Pirate's Bednar, would offer Gordon or Celestino, Duffy and Moran, not sure this gets Pirates attention. Challenge is Bednar is having terrific year and is under team control until 2027. Might require Kiriloff or Larnach as the position player in the deal.