The sequel no one asked for
Brewers 8, Giants 3
The main characters of the Buster Posey Cinematic Universe came together on Tuesday night. Kyle Harrison, Rafael Devers, Tony Vitello, all sharing a diamond in Milwaukee.
You knew the script writers had something in store, right?
It was a tragic comedy before the game even began. Vitello sat his current top prospect against the Giants former top prospect so that (pitcher?) Buddy Kennedy could start at DH.
Then Harrison started pitching. He put together a performance unlike any of his 35 with the Giants. He tied a career high in strikeouts with 12, three of those coming against the man he was traded for in Devers.
I’m not here to tell you the Giants lost the trade, or that the Red Sox should feel worse than the Giants. Let’s just acknowledge the moment. In a season that has a lot of meaningless games to go, Tuesday night was not one of them.
The Giants former top prospect is an NL Cy Young contender for a first-place team. He shoved against his old team, sending them into last place and 25 games under .500 since the day they traded him. How’s that script read?
Up next: The Giants try to avoid the sweep as Logan Webb makes his return from the IL. First pitch at 4:40 p.m. I’ll be at Wrigley this weekend. Should be … something.
Welcome back and well said friend. Have a blast at Wrigley. I grew up there. Re the trade, some folks want to say that 99.9% would have endorsed the trade at the time. Thing is, that's not how we evaluate moves -- not at what seemed right at the time, but instead on what the tangible real results turn out to be. And right now, the pace that Devers is on vs. the one that Harrison is on for 2036 doesn't bode well.