All this talk of bringing Mercado up and Zimmer coming back.....which outfielders get sent down to make room for them? Who plays CF? WE need bullpen help and utility help much more. That being said , I would like to see Mercado get a shot, speed kills.

Lou:

Greg Allen is still on active roster. I would bring Mercado up, and send Allen down.

Mercado would play every game against lefties. Split time with Martin/Naquin/Bauers in LF/CF otherwise. 4 guys, 2 positions. You can get them at bats. Go with hot hand.

Mercado is hitting .361. ... .448 OBP. ... 1.032 OPS. ... 7 steals. ... 8 doubles.

I'd bring him up while he's hot and give him a look. Why not.

Not to mention he was killing it in Arizona too! What does a guy have to do?

IF he comes up and kills it the front office can brag and say they knew it all along.

I'm still excited about Rodriguez's outing. We seemed to have a gap after our stud 5 - you always need more than that.

Yes, JRod has been surprisingly solid.

So maybe the front office made a couple good deals:

Connor Capel and the No. 2 rated prospect in the Arizona League for Mercado
Daniel Johnson who's hitting well for Akron and JRod for Gomes

On the other hand, Bauers for Yandy is not off to a great start. Someone taught Yandy how to get the ball up in the air and has 6 home runs.

Can't win them all.

Mercado was 2-4 with a double and homer again today...

At some point it has to get serious, no?

I agree.

I like Greg Allen but he's been pretty bad. Let Mercado see what he can do a while. If it doesn't work, switch places again, and it can't hurt to give him a taste of the majors

Wow, big win tonight. I didn’t get to see it cause the Blue Jackets playoff game and NFL draft already had my remote busy. But I DVR’d it just in case. I will definitely watch it when I get up in morning. Little Bauer Outage in Houston tonight!

a Bauer/Bauers win. and this time Hand was on Hand to save it for Trevor.

Lucky HB didn't see it.

Perez threw out 2 batters including a key guy in the 8th.

And Jake Bauers with the game winning homer!

HB - only kidding, it's just one game. But for one game you gave the KISS of life!

Perez has always [always?] had a strong arm and controls the running game. Other defensive issues are improved this year??

HOUSTON — Trevor Bauer has a front row seat for what happens when base stealers try to take second against Cleveland Indians catcher Roberto Perez, and he has a message for those contemplating future attempts.

“Keep running, please,” Bauer said. “I enjoy it. Keep running, please.”

Said it before as well - if Jefry Rodriguez becomes a find (Daniel Johnson?), then it also decreases the hit from losing Gomes.

Jury is still out but more data coming in.

The six-year veteran has now thrown out 36% of would-be base stealers (4-for-11) and has a catcher ERA of 3.74 in 137 innings.

“I’ve been spoiled for sure,” Bauer said. “He’s amazing back there. The balls he blocks. Framing, throwing. Understanding hitters. Adjusting game plans. There’s no one I’d rather throw to.”

HB - lol ok I was just over excited. Rooting hard for that trade to work.

That said, obviously no argument whatsoever that the guy can't hit.