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By Steve Adams | June 8, 2021 at 2:05pm CDT

Click here to read a transcript of Tuesday’s chat with MLBTR’s Steve Adams.

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  1. MetsFan22

    4 years ago

    Mets about to be 32-23 with most of their lineup consisting of AAA players. God this team is so talented!

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    • Cat Mando

      4 years ago

      “Mets about to be 32-23”. That didn’t age well.

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      • rundmc1981

        4 years ago

        of course a Braves castoff (Bruce Zimmerman) treats the Mets like the AAA they are.

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  2. User 2269512157

    4 years ago

    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.

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  3. 1984wasntamanual

    4 years ago

    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.

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    • Deleted Userrr

      4 years ago

      Evidently, neither does Mike Trout

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      • jorge78

        4 years ago

        Truth teller! Ouch!

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    • ABCD

      4 years ago

      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.

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    • oldmansteve

      4 years ago

      That is literally what WAR tries to answer.

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      • ABCD

        4 years ago

        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.

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  4. Dodger Dog

    4 years ago

    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.

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    • User 2269512157

      4 years ago

      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.

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  5. jorge78

    4 years ago

    You be you Run…..

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  6. mlb1225

    4 years ago

    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.

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  7. TomahawkChop

    4 years ago

    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.

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    • Ezpkns34

      4 years ago

      Aren’t there some kids on your lawn you should be yelling at?

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    • oldmansteve

      4 years ago

      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?

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      • TomahawkChop

        4 years ago

        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.

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  8. Deleted Userrr

    4 years ago

    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.

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