Take 10 with Tim – May 19, 2023 – 8 am ET

1.JP France…Uh oh…didn’t we make a steak and liquor bet? Ready to concede???

2.Mark Vientos got the call for the struggling Mets and proceeded to hit a two-run home run. I’ve always liked Vientos and am glad he got a shot.
a.Do you see all three Vientos, Baty and Alvarez all staying up with the Mets?
b.Let’s look at the roster to see if we can sort out who will play.

3.What was Aaron Judge doing? Was he looking over at the Yankees dugout to get the pitch, or was it something else? What are people saying in Toronto since it was against them?

4.Manny Machado has a “small” fracture in his hand, and to make matters worse for fantasy managers, they are going to give him a couple of days to see how things go.
a.Thoughts?
b.Thoughts on who gets the playing time if he misses time?
c.Going up the road, Dustin May pitched one inning on Wednesday, left the game with a flexor pronator strain, and will get a PRP injection. Uh oh. Who gets his starts?

5.There was a Matthew Liberatore sighting, and he pitched pretty well. Thoughts on how much one should spend to acquire him this weekend?
a.Will you go in heavy on him?
b.Jared Shuster pitched on Tuesday and looked better but still not great. 5 IP, 3 ER, 3K/2BB. FB velo was up from his first two starts (92.2). Great change-up.
i.Any interest?

6.Rank these three young pitchers in who you want to own the rest of the way
a.Taj Bradley (TB)
b.Bryce Miller (Sea)
c.Bryan Bello (Bos)


7.Over/Under game

a.Estuery Ruiz – Over/Under 75 steals (He has 20)
b.Pete Alonso – Over/Under 50 home runs (He has 16)
c.Cedric Mullins – Over/Under 20-20 (He has 6 and 12)
d.Wander Franco – Over/Under 30 Steals (He has 14)
e.Does anyone win 20 games? – Gallen, Kershaw, and Ryan and have 6
f.Mitch Keller – Ends as a Top 30 pitcher. He’s ranked 5th

8.Let’s look at the standings and try and make sense of who will take each division. WE DID NOT GET TO THIS QUESTION
a.AL East
b.AL Central
c.AL West
d.NL East
e.NL Central
f.NL West

9.What hitter are you going to target to pickup this weekend?

10.What pitcher are you going to target to pick up this weekend?