NL Core Notes: Burnes, Wood, Pirates

A fourth bad start to the opening season put Corbin Burnes'Spot in the brewers"Rotation is compromised," writes Tom Haurdricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. "I think we're going to have a longer conversation this time and try to find the best way to put it on the right track," said manager Craig Counsell after today's loss. Counsell would not guarantee another start for Burnes and explained how he thought Burnes had thrown the ball, but some mistakes were punished in his early days; However, on Wednesday's loss, Counsell suggested that Burnes did not throw as well and left too many shots in the center of the plate – an assessment that Burnes himself agreed with. With Freddy Peralta hitting the injured list, bouncing Burnes back into the rotation would create even more uncertainty for a novice staff who already has many questions.

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• the The Reds do not expect Alex Wood He will make his team debut until May, according to Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Acquired to help complete an improved rotation, Wood has not played in a gaming environment since the end of February due to spasms on the back. A setback at the end of the camp pushed his schedule for a return even further, but he is now about to pass for a memory session on Thursday. The left-hander will need several rehab treatments before he can be considered a great league option. However, for the moment, Wood tells Nightengale that he only wanted to get out of his next Bullpen session. Given the time he has spent since the beginning of the match, the second half of May seems more plausible than the first part of return.
• the The Pirates"The lack of a solution to really address the short stops during the off-season has raised many questions for the post," said Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper in his last column of mail. Acquisition of commerce Erik Gonzalez only hits .217 / .308 / .304 at 54 appearances on the plate, while the prospect Kevin Newman He made a pair of mistakes in 17 innings each year, after being misclassified in a small sample of 182 innings. Brink notes that Cole Tucker It could be considered at some point, but it will probably not be promoted until it has exceeded the potential maturity date of Super Two in mid-June. Brink also notes that moving Jung Ho Kang make a short stop and play Colin Moran at the third base, the full time does not seem to be in the cards now. He then turns to the free agent market as well as Tyler GlasnowTampa Bay's success in a column packed with interesting information for Buccos fans.