I took in the Louisville Bats game tonight and afterwards I talked to manage Delino DeShields. He had comments on several relevant topics.
Rookie Davis started for the first time since returning from his injury today. He struggled somewhat (3 homers and 5 runs in 5 innings). DeShields didn’t think it was rust, though. He said he’s seen Rookie pitch a lot and “I think, ultimately, he’s going to have to come up with an out pitch to put guys away.” The lack of which, he says, “costs [Davis] a lot of extra pitches.”
I asked him what he’s seen from Mahle since his AAA call-up.