{"id":45669,"date":"2021-04-06T23:12:06","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T03:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=45669"},"modified":"2021-04-06T23:12:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T03:12:46","slug":"san-diego-padres-2021-off-to-a-roller-coaster-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2021\/04\/06\/san-diego-padres-2021-off-to-a-roller-coaster-start\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego Padres 2021 Off to a Roller Coaster Start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The start of this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2021\/03\/31\/2021-san-diego-padres-preview\/\" target=\"_self\">San Diego Padres<\/a> season was quite a ride. Even though the first five games were full of ups and downs, the Padres are off to a solid start.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Padres snagged three of four games from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/mlb-teams\/arizona-diamondbacks\/\" target=\"_self\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> and dropped the first game of the second series to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/mlb-teams\/san-francisco-giants\/\" target=\"_self\">San Francisco Giants<\/a>. Their record so far sits at 3-2. Yes, there are still 157 games left, but here are five takeaways from the first five games of the season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every Padre Has a Role to Play<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest storyline from San Diego\u2019s spring training was the versatility of their lineup. Nearly every position player can play multiple positions, fill any spot in the lineup and step up to the plate (literally and figuratively) when necessary. The Padres\u2019 multi-talented roster was on full display during the opening weekend, even without much contributions from their two biggest stars.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It all started with Opening Day. Three Padres stepped up in clutch moments to lift San Diego over Arizona, 8-7 \u2014 Wil Myers, Jake Cronenworth, and Victor Caratini.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Down by one in the first, Myers faced Madison Bumgarner in a nine-pitch battle that resulted in a walk. Caratini laced a two-run single to center with the bases loaded to bring home two. He added another RBI single in the third inning, and Myers crushed a solo home run. Tied 7-7 in the seventh, Cronenworth smacked a triple off the right field wall and scored the winning run off a sac fly from Jurickson Profar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Deuces wild and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VictorCaratini?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@VictorCaratini<\/a> delivers!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HungryForMore?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#HungryForMore<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yG6JN5aHfW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/yG6JN5aHfW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 San Diego Padres (@Padres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Padres\/status\/1377728464157962241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Offense-less Stars<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. combined went 1-for-10 on Opening Day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday night\u2019s battle looked similar. The middle of the lineup produced four runs to lead the team to a 4-2 victory. Even the young speedster Jorge Mateo contributed to the offense with a pair of hits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heading into Game 3 on Saturday night, Machado and Tatis were a combined 1-for-15. Tatis had a few strikeouts, but Machado had some hard-hit balls that found Diamondbacks gloves rather than open field space. Manny\u2019s bat finally woke up; he went 3-for-4 with a home run. But again it was the 6-7-8 hitters that carried the Padres. Ha-Seong Kim had a pair of hits\u2013\u2013his first in the big leagues\u2013\u2013and Wil Myers doubled twice to drive in three runs of his own. San Diego dominated with a 7-0 shutout.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Padres couldn\u2019t quite clinch the series sweep, and their offense couldn\u2019t quite rally over the D\u2019Backs on Sunday. They lost 3-1, despite Tatis crushing his first home run in the bottom of the ninth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Ni\u00f1o knocks \u261d\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tatis_jr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tatis_jr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2xpesOUgz9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/2xpesOUgz9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 San Diego Padres (@Padres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Padres\/status\/1378852678780870663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nAll of this goes to show that the Padres have tremendous depth, and they\u2019re not afraid to use it. When the offensive stars aren\u2019t performing, other Friars will find a way to get on base, score runs, and win ball games.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, the bench might see much more action than ever intended this spring. During the third inning of Monday night\u2019s game against the Giants, Tatis took a violent hack at a pitch that dislocated his left shoulder. He dropped to the ground immediately, grimacing in pain as he walked off the field. If he is sidelined with an injury that requires surgery, Kim, Mateo, and maybe even minor leaguers Brian O\u2019Grady or CJ Abrams could fill in at shortstop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Season\u2019s Plate Approach Carried Over to \u201821<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps the story of the San Diego Padres&#8217; start is how disciplined they are at the plate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through the first three games, they worked each Diamondback starter up to an inadmissible number of pitches. Madison Bumgarner had 73, Merrill Kelly had 67 and Caleb Smith had 79 all before the fourth inning. They are second in the league in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/stats\/team\/walks\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">walks with 27<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/stats\/team\/on-base-percentage?split=fc\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">full counts with 36.<\/span><\/a> T<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">heir <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/stats\/team\/walks?split=2s\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16 walks following counts with two strikes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rank just behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These stats may seem meticulous, and it may be ridiculous to mention them just five games into the season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s important to note that the plate adjustments the Padres made last season have carried over. Out is the team who, from 2014-2019, was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/padres\/stats\/team\/mlb\/batting-average\/2014?split=2s\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">worst in the majors offensively<\/a>. In is the team that can grind down starting pitchers, lay off close pitches in the zone, and battle with two strikes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tingler\u2019s Method to Managing Madness<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the 60-game sprint that was 2020, teams are gearing up for the 162-game marathon in 2021. Players will remember fairly quickly how laborious that can be\u2013\u2013especially with the Padres start this year with 24 games in the first 25 days of the season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As much of a physical challenge this is for the players, it\u2019s a mental maze for managers. When to pull their aces, which arms to use from the bullpen, how far to stretch their closers, where to place their bench players\u2013\u2013these are all pieces to the puzzle.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout the opening weekend, San Diego\u2019s manager Jayce Tingler showed that there is in fact, a method to the madness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the first two games, he pulled aces Yu Darvish and Blake Snell before each of their fifth innings due to high pitch counts. He used several relievers for the middle innings which set up perfectly for the closer by committee opportunities for Emilio Pagan and Mark Melancon on back-to-back nights. After six scoreless innings in Game 3, he called upon Ryan Weathers to close out the game, which reset the bullpen and allowed a day\u2019s rest for the string of relievers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tingler received some backlash for many of these moves. He responded with some insight into his long-term plan.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur goal is to be the best team at the end,\u201d Tingler said. \u201cThat means using our depth. That means keeping our guys sharp, fresh, as crisp as we can \u2026 You want to stay disciplined. You\u2019re trying to think big picture.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hosmer Off to a Hot Start<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe we should start telling first baseman Eric Hosmer that every day is Opening Day. Last year\u2019s season opener saw Hosmer plate six RBI with three hits. This year, he went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hosmer\u2019s hot streak continued Friday night. He hit a two-run home run and drove in another run with a single in the seventh. Of the 12 runs the Padres had scored by the end of Game 2, six of them came from Hosmer\u2019s bat. His 13 total bases through two games were the most in franchise history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ht\">107.8 mph of Papo pop \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\ude80<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HungryForMore?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#HungryForMore<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hwzaLFQIOf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/hwzaLFQIOf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 San Diego Padres (@Padres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Padres\/status\/1378189335330103297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As one of the older players on the Padres roster, Hosmer is a leader. He knows how to stay disciplined at the plate, stay in his zone and drive base hits with runnings in scoring position. For the second time in his career, he won <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/yermin-mercedes-eric-hosmer-players-of-the-week\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NL Player of the Week<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting Rotation Anchored by Hometown Hero<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The top two Padre arms, Darvish and Snell, both pitched fairly well during the San Diego Padres&#8217; start to the season. Chris Paddack performed about as well as expected\u2013\u2013he\u2019s the Padres\u2019 weakest link in the starting rotation. On Monday, Adrian Morejon made his first start with the Padres. If the night wasn\u2019t overshadowed by Tatis\u2019 injury, we might have been able to relish his outing a bit more, but overall it was a decent start for the 22-year old southpaw. He allowed five hits, two home runs, a walk, and struck out two in four innings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet the best pitcher on the bump during the Opening weekend was the hometown hero Joe Musgrove. He shut out the Diamondbacks over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out eight in just 78 pitches. His entire family was in the stands watching him don No. 44 in the Padres\u2019 brown and gold for the first time.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We see big things ahead for Big Joe.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HungryForMore?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#HungryForMore<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fzU0RwEpTB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/fzU0RwEpTB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 San Diego Padres (@Padres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Padres\/status\/1378559136456077316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Main Image<br \/>\n<a id=\"WPJ6a6t1Qc1niPQ_Hd9grA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1232060634\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'WPJ6a6t1Qc1niPQ_Hd9grA',sig:'nkt2pOK4cMMCYO-E2ux8jNnb1Qy-YoHonQ4DksI0eNI=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1232060634',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Players Mentioned<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=,myerswi01&amp;search=Wil+Myers&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wil Myers<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/croneja01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Cronenworth<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/caratvi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Victor Caratini<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/profaju01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jurickson Profar<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bumgama01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Madison Bumgarner<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/machama01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manny Machado<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/tatisfe02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fernando Tatis Jr.<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mateojo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jorge Mateo<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kimha01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ha-Seong Kim<\/a><\/strong>, Brian O\u2019Grady, CJ Abrams, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kellyme01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Merrill Kelly<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=smithca03,smith-014cal,smith-012cal,smith-015cal&amp;search=Caleb+Smith&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caleb Smith<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/tinglja99.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jayce Tingler<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/darviyu01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yu Darvish<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/snellbl01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blake Snell<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/paganem01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emilio Pagan<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/melanma01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Melancon<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/weathry01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Weathers<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/paddach01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Paddack<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/musgrjo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Musgrove<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hosmeer01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Hosmer<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/morejad01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adrian Morejon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The start of this year\u2019s San Diego Padres season was quite a ride. Even though the first five games were full of ups and downs, the Padres are off to a solid start.\u00a0 The Padres snagged three of four games from the Arizona Diamondbacks and dropped the first game of the second series to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3622,"featured_media":45693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30,2,1071],"tags":[94,4666,93],"class_list":["post-45669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-padres","category-featured","category-mlb","tag-nl-west","tag-padres-featured","tag-san-diego-padres"],"modified_by":"Evan Thompson","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3622"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}