With pitchers not being able to use pelican grip, pitching stats should fall off a cliff.
I’d like to see MLB just juice the balls. Let them try and spin heavy, grapefruit sized baseballs.
If the Cubs had Darvish they’d be what, about 2 games better? This isn’t basketball, 1 non Mike Trout player doesn’t make that big of a difference over 162.
If the Cubs lose the division but end up less than five games behind and Darvish maintained his current performance (all plausible scenarios), it will have made a difference.
Right, let’s assume Hendricks, Alzolay, and Trever Williams are in both rotations. The difference could be Darvish + 5th starter (choose some allocation between Mills/Stewart/Abbott) + Caratini (count just half the WAR since he would backup Contreras) – Arrieta (probably isn’t signed if they kept Yu) – Davies – Cubs backup catchers. It’s already in the 2-3 win range.
Tbh, I don’t see the Pirates moving Stallings for anything less than an absolute haul. He’s one of, if not the best defensive catcher in baseball, and isn’t a bad hitter either. We need a backstop like him with so many young arms coming up. Plus he has three years of control remaining after 2021. Unless some team offers up a really high ranking prospect, or multiple above average prospects for him, I can’t see the Bucs trading him.
I’m so sick of hearing that pitchers throwing harder makes it harder to hit or go the other way…BS. Everyone is homer and pull happy. Analytics has lead to everyone having a hard on for launch angle and the 3 true outcome offensive approach. Players are simply not focused on the craft of hitting like they used to be.
Every bit of data and common sense tells us that throwing harder does make it harder to hit. Do you think you will have an easier time hitting an 85 mph pitch or a 100 mph pitch?
You act like players aren’t used to hitting pitches at this speed. It’s what they’re used to facing now. The big change is the approach. Very few hitters actually try to hit the ball where it’s pitched and that’s why strikeouts have skyrocketed.
I think the Nats should trade Max Scherzer. He’s already not a Nats lifer, having previously pitched for the Diamondbacks and Tigers. And the Nats can’t even QO him this offseason.
Mets about to be 32-23 with most of their lineup consisting of AAA players. God this team is so talented!
“Mets about to be 32-23”. That didn’t age well.
of course a Braves castoff (Bruce Zimmerman) treats the Mets like the AAA they are.
With pitchers not being able to use pelican grip, pitching stats should fall off a cliff.
I’d like to see MLB just juice the balls. Let them try and spin heavy, grapefruit sized baseballs.
If the Cubs had Darvish they’d be what, about 2 games better? This isn’t basketball, 1 non Mike Trout player doesn’t make that big of a difference over 162.
Evidently, neither does Mike Trout
Truth teller! Ouch!
If the Cubs lose the division but end up less than five games behind and Darvish maintained his current performance (all plausible scenarios), it will have made a difference.
That is literally what WAR tries to answer.
Right, let’s assume Hendricks, Alzolay, and Trever Williams are in both rotations. The difference could be Darvish + 5th starter (choose some allocation between Mills/Stewart/Abbott) + Caratini (count just half the WAR since he would backup Contreras) – Arrieta (probably isn’t signed if they kept Yu) – Davies – Cubs backup catchers. It’s already in the 2-3 win range.
Pujols might keep up his HR rate because as the team gets healthier he is only going to get ABs in situations that are more in his favor.
OPS over 1.000 vs lefties (2021)
He’s a great platoon bat off the bench.
Everyone laughed when Friedman signed Pujols for the minimum too.
You be you Run…..
Tbh, I don’t see the Pirates moving Stallings for anything less than an absolute haul. He’s one of, if not the best defensive catcher in baseball, and isn’t a bad hitter either. We need a backstop like him with so many young arms coming up. Plus he has three years of control remaining after 2021. Unless some team offers up a really high ranking prospect, or multiple above average prospects for him, I can’t see the Bucs trading him.
I’m so sick of hearing that pitchers throwing harder makes it harder to hit or go the other way…BS. Everyone is homer and pull happy. Analytics has lead to everyone having a hard on for launch angle and the 3 true outcome offensive approach. Players are simply not focused on the craft of hitting like they used to be.
Aren’t there some kids on your lawn you should be yelling at?
Every bit of data and common sense tells us that throwing harder does make it harder to hit. Do you think you will have an easier time hitting an 85 mph pitch or a 100 mph pitch?
You act like players aren’t used to hitting pitches at this speed. It’s what they’re used to facing now. The big change is the approach. Very few hitters actually try to hit the ball where it’s pitched and that’s why strikeouts have skyrocketed.
I think the Nats should trade Max Scherzer. He’s already not a Nats lifer, having previously pitched for the Diamondbacks and Tigers. And the Nats can’t even QO him this offseason.