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Ben Shulman

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709 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

He can mostly stick to his guns right now.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

And it has helped as well that when he's missed, the misses have been more off the plate than they have been on the plate.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

I felt like a lot of his misses over the last year or so were over the heart of the plate.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

And that's great because you're not going to walk people as much.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

But when all of those are turned into home runs.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

He'd rather some walks than some home runs, frankly.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

So, happy for him.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

I know it's been a trying time at times for him over the last year, and it does seem like, in a good way, things are kind of starting to roll downhill for him, and he's really picking up momentum.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

Yeah, I haven't seen a move to this point.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

They said they're going to announce it, but they needed to tell the person first.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

So I'm guessing they need to make sure.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

Yeah, they need to make sure that they themselves know that they're coming to Toronto.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

And I would all but assume that that person, given I didn't see a new locker and didn't see a new face, is not going to be available tonight or would get here in the middle of the game.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

I mean, I guess there was Paxton Schultz last year, and he showed up and set a rookie record with, you know, four scoreless innings or something like that.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

But it's probably a stopgap reliever, and then they need someone with length.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

They can't afford to do two bullpen days a week.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

I know Miles has stepped in for them well, but you can't be doing two bullpen games a week.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

Your bullpen could never withstand that workload.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

I think he looks a little healthier to me.

Blair & Barker
Pressure at the Plate with Ben Shulman and David Samson

I mean, obviously, I'm speculating on that, but we saw a couple times when he's needed it.