Dj Herz

We have a huge rotation.

Josiah Gray, Jake Irvin, Cade Cavalli, Jackson Kent, DJ Herz, Andrew Alvarez, Connelly Early.

That's seven starters.

Plus a bullpen with Clayton Vita, Riley Cornelio, and nearly 10 relievers.

After that, it's a toss-up between Kent, Herz, Alvarez, and Early.

Jackson Kent has the highest ceiling.

DJ Herz has experience.

Andrew Alvarez and Connolly Early are filling roles.

It's consistency.

Our starters like Kate Cavalli and DJ Herz showed flashes, but we needed more outings like Gray's save.

Offensively, Andres Chaparro's two-homer game in the finale was a taste of what's possible.

He's emerging as a force.

We have six starters listed.

Jake Irvin, Josiah Gray, Connolly Early, Jackson Kent, DJ Herz, and Clayton Beater.

Plus Andrew Alvarez and Cade Cavalli in the mix.

That's a crowded rotation.

If he can control the zone, he's a top of the rotation guy.

If not, he's a reliever.

DJ Herz has been lights out lately.

His velocity is up.

But, yeah, I mean, you think that you have those spots in the rotation sorted out and potentially we'll be talking about some of them coming up here, but you think about potentially going with Cavalli, Early, Alvarez, and then it's TBD behind that, right? You would hope they sign a starter for agency.

And then between a number of guys, whether it's DJ Herz, Riley Cornelio, Harleen Susana, Travis Sikora, if he's healthy and just blows you out of the water in spring training, although maybe that one would take a bit longer.

Um, there are, you know, Jake Irvin, um, if the team decides to bring him back, there are a number of options where we're an off season away from knowing for sure.

Um, but I just kind of like Riley and that sort of, um, Brad Lord with, you know, more strikeouts and more walks.

And the 6-4 win over the Mets on Sunday afternoon.

DJ Herz allowed four runs in three innings.

He gave up six hits, which were two home runs, a double, and three singles.

Issued a walk and a wild pitch.

65 pitches, 45 strikes, just 20 balls.

Put a second consecutive rough outing.

for DJ Herz and his return from Tommy John surgery on his left elbow.

He underwent that on April 16th, 2025.

8.5 is the total, under is minus 120, and the over is even, and I'm going to be in on that over.

I did some of my total at an 8.9. For DJ Herz, when he was getting consistent starts in 2024, if I'm not mistaken, and he was relatively solid, missed the entirety of the 2025 season, made his first start at the minor league level a few nights ago against the Tigers, gave up four runs in four innings, was actually solid at the minor league level, was getting over 10 strikeouts per nine innings, so I think that start number two to close out the season will be a little bit better.

When he was starting at the major league level in 2024, he was a 10.8 strikeout per nine inning guy, but also had his command issues with about 3.7 walks per nine innings.

And Sean Manea is not in very good form.

And like we said, Andrew Alvarez and Jake Irving, they're going to be facing them.

And then I think, and again, like I said, DJ Herz would be the third guy.

Maybe it does change.

I have absolutely no idea.