MLB "Opener" Alerts

[LT Profits]

Less than two hours until gametime and Angels name Ramirez opener for Pena.

[funnyb25]

Thank you

[LT Profits]

Sunday, 6/23
Tampa Bay: Stanek-Yarbrough

[KVB]

Sunday, 6/23
Tampa Bay: Stanek-Yarbrough

[jjgold]

always keep an eye on this thread

[LT Profits]

Tuesday, 6/25
Dodgers: Stripling-Urias (pending Monday usage)
Baltimore: Opener-Rogers (sounds like Yacabonis is probable opener)

Yankees and White Sox leaning toward true Bullpen Days with no bulk guys.

[LT Profits]

Tuesday, 6/25
Dodgers: Stripling-Urias (pending Monday usage)
Baltimore: Opener-Rogers (sounds like Yacabonis is probable opener)

Yankees and White Sox leaning toward true Bullpen Days with no bulk guys.

Baltimore confirmed: Yacabonis-Rogers

[LT Profits]

Tuesday, 6/25
Dodgers: Stripling-Urias (pending Monday usage)
Baltimore: Opener-Rogers (sounds like Yacabonis is probable opener)

Yankees and White Sox leaning toward true Bullpen Days with no bulk guys.

Dodgers officially name Stripling opener, if Urias not used tonight, he will follow. If Urias is used tonight, then second guy probably Ferguson.

EDIT: Stripling more of a quasi-opener, could go 3 innings.

[KVB]

[funnyb25]

Rangers expecting Chavez to actually be the true starter?

Guy was in there for holds and saves a few games ago.

I knew he used to be a starter, but just curious his expected role tomorrow.

[LT Profits]

Rangers expecting Chavez to actually be the true starter?

Guy was in there for holds and saves a few games ago.

I knew he used to be a starter, but just curious his expected role tomorrow.

Regular start, Rangers are testing the waters after he actually went 5 innings his last appearance.

[funnyb25]

Regular start, Rangers are testing the waters after he actually went 5 innings his last appearance.

Thank you sir

[LT Profits]

Urias was not used Monday so he should go second.

[jjgold]

[theflyingbuffalo]

Dodgers officially name Stripling opener, if Urias not used tonight, he will follow. If Urias is used tonight, then second guy probably Ferguson.

EDIT: Stripling more of a quasi-opener, could go 3 innings.

Is it confirmed anywhere Stripling is only going a few innings? Or is that just a best guess because he hasn't started in ~2 months?

[LT Profits]

Is it confirmed anywhere Stripling is only going a few innings? Or is that just a best guess because he hasn't started in ~2 months?

4 innings seems like a stretch, could be replay of when Urias went 3 innings as a "starter" last week.

Manager Dave Roberts said that Urias will be available to "back up" Ross Stripling in the latter's start Tuesday against the Diamondbacks, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.
Urias entered the rotation last week to afford the team's other five starters an additional day of rest amid a busy period in the Dodgers' schedule. Though he dazzled with three shutout frames in the spot start, Urias will transition back to a relief role this week, even with the loss of Rich Hill (forearm) having since opened up a fifth spot in the rotation. In part due to the organization's desire to limit Urias' workload this season, Stripling will instead be summoned to replace Hill, though Stripling will face some restrictions himself after pitching no more than two innings in any of his relief outings over the past two months. Both Stripling and Urias could thus be deployed in a de facto piggyback arrangement Tuesday.

[LT Profits]

Sounds like Dodgers want to stretch Stripling out to become regular starter again, but given his limited innings past two months, his natural progression (pending pitch count) could be 3 innings tonight, 4-5 inning next time and then back to normal.

[theflyingbuffalo]

Sounds like Dodgers want to stretch Stripling out to become regular starter again, but given his limited innings past two months, his natural progression (pending pitch count) could be 3 innings tonight, 4-5 inning next time and then back to normal.

Thanks! Great thread

[LT Profits]

Wednesday, 6/26
Seattle: Opener-LeBlanc (Opener could be Austin Adams, but not confirmed)
Angels COULD use opener but no idea what they are doing as of yet.

[funnyb25]

Who da faq is Tony Gonsolin??

Guy looks 40

[LT Profits]

Who da faq is Tony Gonsolin??

Guy looks 40

Dodgers are high in him but his progress was slowed by an oblique injury. He is a normal starter although he will probably be on pitch count his first start back. Still, doubt pitch count is low enough to consider him an opener and there are no definitive plans to back him up with a bulk guy.

[LT Profits]

Mariners are listing "Undecided", so could be another care of waiting until couple of hours before gametime to announce opener for LeBlanc. FYI, Adams pitched 1.1 innings last night so it probably will not be him.

Angels are calling up Barria, so normal starter that is irrelevant to this thread.

[LT Profits]

Seattle using something called Matt Carasiti as opener for LeBlanc.

[LT Profits]

Thursday, 6/27
Tampa Bay: Stanek-Beeks

[funnyb25]

[LT Profits]

Friday, 6/28
Angels: Opener-Pena
Seattle: Opener-Milone (still a chance Milone starts, M's listing "Undecided" for now)

[LT Profits]

Friday, 6/28
Angels: Opener-Pena
Seattle: Opener-Milone (still a chance Milone starts, M's listing "Undecided" for now)

Angels: Noe Ramirez opening for Pena

[funnyb25]

Any chance Chirinos pitches all 9 innings today after yesterday? They got anyone else left?

[LT Profits]

Any chance Chirinos pitches all 9 innings today after yesterday? They got anyone else left?

Good thing he is a now regular starter and today was not a planned opener day. Also the Rays are calling up another starter Brendan McKay to start tomorrow and then Snell starts on Sunday. So they should be fine, the only thing that changes after last night is that Yarbrough will not be bulk guy tomorrow after working 3 innings.

[funnyb25]

Good thing he is a now regular starter and today was not a planned opener day. Also the Rays are calling up another starter Brendan McKay to start tomorrow and then Snell starts on Sunday. So they should be fine, the only thing that changes after last night is that Yarbrough will not be bulk guy tomorrow after working 3 innings.

[LT Profits]

Friday, 6/28
Angels: Opener-Pena
Seattle: Opener-Milone (still a chance Milone starts, M's listing "Undecided" for now)

Seattle: Carasiti-Milone

[LT Profits]

Sunday, 6/30
Yankees were planning true bullpen day for Sunday before Saturday became one, not sure what they are doing now.
Minnesota is Undecided, no other opener alerts.

[LT Profits]

Monday, 7/1
Tampa Bay: Stanek-Yarbrough

[LT Profits]

Tuesday, 7/2
Seattle: Carasiti-LeBlanc

[LT Profits]

Wednesday, 7/3
Tampa Bay is doing a true Bullpen Day, Stanek is opening but there is no planned bulk guy.