re: DAT 9/22: Angels (Barria) @ Astros (Verlander)| 6:10 PM CST

There’s what we all think and know should happen and then there’s what the organization isn’t going to do because it would look bad.

As obvious as it was to keep giles off of the World Series roster last year the organization decided to leave him on and hinch never really used him, thankfully. Wasted position. So too would it be if keuchel and rondon make this roster. Keuchel can’t help but put us in a hole early and we can’t afford to get in a hole against good teams with good hitting and pitching. But he’ll make the roster because he’s a mainstay guy.

Same with rondon. Yet another blowup today and was looking at another loss if not for the late rally. The guy has completely lost confidence and looks like a mirror image of Giles before we booted him. Straight fastball and a curve that always catches too much of the plate. There’s no way you can trust him anymore in a close game but he’ll make the roster I’m betting.

And if he does and hinch decides to use him it better be one batter at a time. And he better have another guy ready to come in immediately.