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Slater.  I think he may be sent down with Vosler being called up.  Kapler has shown that he has no confidence in him. The Monday night Dodgers game was a brobdingnagian tip-off. He had two chances to use Slater. First was in 7th. Left hander on mound. Trienen warming up. Two on. One out.  Down a run. Now had he gone to Slater, Roberts would have countered withTrienen.  But at least that means Crawford will face a right hander. And it also may mean Roberts has to go deeper in his pen.  Or bring Jansen in earlier. 

Then the 8th. Second and third one out down a run.  Casali pinch hits.  Not only is he a.170 hitter (yeah I get he’d been somewhat hot) but it’s rare for a manager to use his non starting catcher as a PH until he absolutely has to.  

Next night, again a big situation late. Leading off inning (8th I think).  Again he goes to Casali. Despite the fact that his PH the night before was one of the worst AB’s anyone has had all season, save Dubon.  He took a center cut fastball.  Checked swing for strike two, then swung at a slider about a foot out of the zone to strike out.

Last night he used Davis and Ruf.

Slater has looked bad.  He also has had very few ab’s the last two weeks.  He has an option left.  Sending him down to get 40 to 50 PAs makes sense at this point.

Vosler is eligible to come back today or tomorrow, I think. Giants face Galen tonight , right hander. TBD tomorrow, prob bullpen game. Lefty on Sun. 

The only thing that may save him, is a shortage of RH bats. But Giants can go with Estrada at third, Flores at first, Ruf in left, Yaz in center and Davis in right against lefties. (Admittedly that sounds frightening defensively) 

If Slater does get a couple starts here pre-break, he has to produce. He is, I think on very thin ice.

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Slater.  I think he may be sent down with Vosler being called up.  Kapler has shown that he has no confidence in him. The Monday night Dodgers game was a brobdingnagian tip-off. He had two chances to use Slater. First was in 7th. Left hander on mound. Trienen warming up. Two on. One out.  Down a run. Now had he gone to Slater, Roberts would have countered withTrienen.  But at least that means Crawford will face a right hander. And it also may mean Roberts has to go deeper in his pen.  Or bring Jansen in earlier. 

Then the 8th. Second and third one out down a run.  Casali pinch hits.  Not only is he a.170 hitter (yeah I get he’d been somewhat hot) but it’s rare for a manager to use his non starting catcher as a PH until he absolutely has to.  

Next night, again a big situation late. Leading off inning (8th I think).  Again he goes to Casali. Despite the fact that his PH the night before was one of the worst AB’s anyone has had all season, save Dubon.  He took a center cut fastball.  Checked swing for strike two, then swung at a slider about a foot out of the zone to strike out.

Last night he used Davis and Ruf.

Slater has looked bad.  He also has had very few ab’s the last two weeks.  He has an option left.  Sending him down to get 40 to 50 PAs makes sense at this point.

Vosler is eligible to come back today or tomorrow, I think. Giants face Galen tonight , right hander. TBD tomorrow, prob bullpen game. Lefty on Sun. 

The only thing that may save him, is a shortage of RH bats. But Giants can go with Estrada at third, Flores at first, Ruf in left, Yaz in center and Davis in right against lefties. (Admittedly that sounds frightening defensively) 

If Slater does get a couple starts here pre-break, he has to produce. He is, I think on very thin ice.