2K20 Cristian Javier

[madducks]

Cristian Javier is scheduled to start Wednesday against the Dodgers. The 23-year-old RHP had a 1.74 ERA with a 170/59 K/BB ratio in 113 2/3 innings last season across three levels of the minor leagues. His first big league start will be against one of the best lineups in baseball. It will be interesting to see if the rookie can handle the pressure.

[Sour Masher]

Pretty well, it turns out.

[madducks]

Pretty well, it turns out.

Yeah, Javier struck out the side (Muncy, Betts, Bellinger) on 13 pitches in the first inning. Can't start a major league career much better than that.

[Ken]

Yeah, Javier struck out the side (Muncy, Betts, Bellinger) on 13 pitches in the first inning. Can't start a major league career much better than that.

4 too many pitches.

[DMT]

Is he worth adding in 12-team mixed? He'd be replacing one of Richards, Musgrove, or Houser.

[Sour Masher]

Is he worth adding in 12-team mixed? He'd be replacing one of Richards, Musgrove, or Houser.

I'd need to see more before I bumped Richards and Houser. Maybe Musgrove.

[madducks]

I'd need to see more before I bumped Richards and Houser. Maybe Musgrove.

Agree. I would take Javier over Musgrove.

[cavebird]

Any reason to think that Javier won't pitch Tuesday? Everywhere is either listing Valdez (won't happened; pitched six innings yesterday in relief) or TBD.

[chancellor]

Any reason to think that Javier won't pitch Tuesday? Everywhere is either listing Valdez (won't happened; pitched six innings yesterday in relief) or TBD.

I think he's the guy. Latest I saw for Framber is he's been moved back to Saturday against the A's.

[madducks]

Any reason to think that Javier won't pitch Tuesday? Everywhere is either listing Valdez (won't happened; pitched six innings yesterday in relief) or TBD.

Dusty Baker says it's "probably" Javier on Tuesday. I think he's earned it after his first start.

[cavebird]

I think he's the guy. Latest I saw for Framber is he's been moved back to Saturday against the A's.

He'd have to be moved back. He threw 86 pitches yesterday.

[chancellor]

He'd have to be moved back. He threw 86 pitches yesterday.

Agree - I just wasn't sure if it'd be Friday or Saturday. Those 86 pitches were pretty good overall.

[madducks]

Javier gets his first major league win tonight with a line of 6ip-4h-1er-1bb-2k. The fact that a 23-year-old can pitch well even when he doesn't have his swing-and-miss-stuff says a lot about his maturity level IMO.