All According to Plan

Grant Taylor threw twelve pitches in his major-league debut, six of them clocked at over 100 mph, his best reaching 101.5 mph. That was good for two groundouts and a flyout in a perfect inning of work. White Sox 4 Astros 2. Shane Smith picked up the win with six innings, giving up a run on seven hits and two walks. Factor in three double plays, and Smith had himself a nice outing. Edgar Quero contributed a two-run single while Luis Robert Jr. woke up to hit a double and homerun good for two RBIs. Now, if my mind-meld connection with GM Chris Getz can hold just a little longer, Brooks Baldwin and Bryan Ramos will get called up before too long. Baldwin is hitting .375 with six homers; something’s clicked since his demotion last month. As for Ramos, he’s 7-for-27 in June, with three homers, a double and six RBIs. I can think of a couple of people I’d DFA to get Baldwin and Ramos up here. Now, if I can just get Getz on the same wavelength.