[duncan_idaho]

Re: Odorizzi and Myers...

I worry that Jake's debut will be a lot like Danny Duffy's, with high pitch counts getting him in trouble and shortening his outings. They're still limiting him pretty tightly in AAA, though that could be part of a plan to keep him from vastly exceeding his innings (140) from last year. He's at 85 IP currently, which gives them about 100 innings of wiggle room for the second half of the year, if they're keeping him on a typical schedule.

Side note: Love that the nickname I stuck him with (Odo) seems to be picking up some steam.

I think we'll see Myers right away, and I hope they take advantage of his defensive versatility. The scouting reports I've been able to gleam from Twitter (off the Kevin Goldsteins and etc. of the word) seems to be that the D in CF will be acceptable short-term, but he isn't a great long-term fit there.

That could work out very nicely. If Myers hits right away (and I think he will) and forces his bat into the lineup, I think it gives really nice flexibility in the lineup. His ability to play 3B allows them to give Moose an occasional day off, especially against tough lefties, or slide Moose to first or DH to give Hosmer a day off. Say he gets one start/week like that. Then you can give him 2-3 days in CF and 2-3 days in RF (totaling 5), even if Frenchy is still around. That still lets them work Frenchy into the lineup 5 days a week, at least, and Cain at least 3-4.