Yeah, that's a good call on Bart. He deserves mentioning as well as a recent bright spot, even if the looks we've seen from Davis this season are maybe the most disappointing thing of anything.
I'm not fully sold out on him, but I basically don't see how he's not the 1A catcher until he shows otherwise. Davis needs a reset in AAA, and when Grandal comes up, I think we need to see something from him before any reigns are fully turned over.
I agree with 4-2 on the road trip. It's hard to say that we should for sure sweep a team because that's just not how it works, but we should have that possibility in our back pocket against a pretty weak Oakland team. That said, they have some nasty bullpen arms, so if it's tied or close late, it's easy to see how a loss happens.
I also wonder if we'll turn to some kind of 6-man rotation. I'm not sure how we'd make it work but that would be one way to conserve innings for both Jones and Skenes. I don't think we quite have the depth for it, but with guys like Fleming, Priester, Ortiz and a few up/down relievers, it could be feasible. LA has basically done this for years.
