Tom Brennan: Hogan Windish; Bryce Montes de Oca; and Dead Wood

Bryce Montes de Oca Ten Years Ago - He Impressed Over the Weekend 

You never heard of Hogan Windish?  Me neither.

Probably for good reason. He usually doesn't hit very well, as it turns out.

Other than one particularly noteworthy game this week, Windish has hit just 3 HRs and driven in just 21 runs in 2024 while hitting just .205.

Pretty mediocre.

Oh, but that one other game...

In it, Seattle prospect Windish hit 4 HRs and drove in all 9 runs for his team.

Baseball is interesting, wouldn't you say?

Bryce Montes de Oca? 

He has put up back to back stellar one inning relief outings for the AA Ponies.

First of the two games, 7 pitches, 6 strikes, 1-2-3.

Sunday's game, 10 pitches, 7 strikes. two strikeouts, and 1-2-3.

Maybe the healthy elbow is allowing the rehabbing Oak to throw in a more unrestricted fashion, and more accurately.  

Small sample, sure, but....

Keep this up, and he'll be back in Queens soon.   

BULLPEN - AND DEAD WOOD

Yes, the bullpen was capsized by Sticky Edwin, whose perfidy engulfed Drew Smith, too.

The bullpen flopped 2 straight games.  I put that in large part on Edwin. 

But before making the pen the sole culprit, the continual light hitting of McNeil (.217), Taylor (.229) and Stewart (.183) continued, as the trio combined to go 0 for 13.  Dump one of those three tomorrow, now that the series is over, and let's get real hitters.  We're in a real pennant race, no time for coddling. 

What’s that, you say? You’re sure, now that 81 games are in the books, that in the next 81 games, all 3 will hit .300?  Then Dr. Ronny Jackson wants to test you for mental acuity, too.