Diamondbacks (Gallen) vs Mets (Peralta): 4/7/26, 4:10pm

[Centerfield]

6 hours ago, Frayed Knot said:

That Arizona had ZERO LHPs in their pen was an argument in favor of both those moves.

And the (questionable) Mauricio call-up in place of Soto is at least working out well so far.

That’s important. Also Mendoza said afterwards that Loaisiga is a ground ball pitcher, and obviously Vientos is double play candidate. 
 

Ballsy calls on both.  

[Centerfield]

Also, Sewald’s pitch selection was interesting. 
 

shook off the catcher twice, went with the fastball, then missed the target (high and out of the zone) and went middle middle. 

[Gwreck]

3 hours ago, Edgy MD said:

The Mauricio callup made all sorts of sense to me.  The only other options on the roster were Hayden Senger, MJ Melendez, and Nick Morabito.

Senger is a catcher.  Melendez is 0-for-4 at Syracuse.  Morabito is hitting, but he's only got seven games above AA.
 

A couple thoughts:

1. My understanding is that the 40-man roster is doesn’t have 40 men on it right now - only 38.  So adding, say, Tommy Pham to that roster isn’t a big problem.

2. I understood that Melendez was playing regularly at Syracuse.  I did see he had a .613 OPS in 30 PAs, so not exactly good in not exactly a meaningful sample size.

3. I would have called up Morabito if Pham isn’t ready to go yet.  I’d also have considered Clifford (who isn’t hitting much in Syracuse).

[Edgy MD]

Well, I misread his line.

Still, I celebrate the callup, for it is good.