Giants’ Strategic Mastery Leaves Sultanes Scrambling for Answers
Those lineup card observations are more than we learned during the actual game, but there were some takeaways from the action, as well. Tony Vitello opted for a bullpen game rather than getting a final start for Adrian Houser or Landen Roupp, which might signal that he plans to shorten the rotation in the first week of the season, and use one of those players as a ninth bullpen arm who needs to be available sooner rather than later. Or, more likely, it signals a desires to get some extra work for as many arms as possible.
Lefty Ryan Borucki, signed on Saturday to my deepest confusion, made his organizational debut in the second inning, and set down the side in order on a trio of ground balls, with some slick-handed help from his infield defense … which included himself.
If there’s a competition for left-handed spots in the bullpen, Borucki was in a three-way tie on Monday, as the other candidates (Erik Miller and Matt Gage), both pitched perfect innings as well. All three pounded the strike zone, with Borucki throwing 10 of 14 pitches for strikes, Miller throwing eight of 11, and Gage tossing nine of 13. But there may not be a competition, other than a healthy one. Earlier in the day, during the Giants Talk podcast, reporter Alex Pavlovic stated that the team has been trending towards three southpaw relievers, and the Borucki signing would seem to confirm that — neither he nor Gage have options, and there’s no way that Miller gets left off of the Opening Day roster. So it would seem that trio will all be standing on the chalk on Wednesday.
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