re: DAT 6/11: Off Day discussion

Apparently it would have been a legal pitch IF the pitcher had informed the plate umpire that he was pitching out of the windup instead of the stretch.

So the home plate umpire could have called it right away, but not the other guys.

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Was it a call that would have been made had Hinch not pointed it out? According to umpire crew chief Sam Holbrook, it would have -- after there was an interpretation about Kela's intentions.

"When he came and brought the pitch without stopping, we had to get together to make sure he hadn't announced to [home plate umpire Alfonzo Marquez] that he was throwing from the windup position," Holbrook said. "So when Fonzie said 'No, he did not announce that to me,' then he was throwing from the stretch position, and he did not stop, so that was what the balk was called for."

Though no one called the balk as the pitch was being thrown, Holbrook said all four umpires saw the balk.

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I wanted to ask you guys about Jose Abreu. I think a trade for him would be very unlikely, but I think he would be a great fit for us. My question is what would we even have to give up in order to get him, and if you were Lunhow, would you trade for him in the first place?

Abreu doesn't really fit. Wr need a LH power OF

Josh James goes 6IP 3H 2R 1ER 2BB 11K