No real point in completely tanking, because of the draft lottery. I hate it. The worst team should get the best pick and

Wow, just flipped over to the game and see the Royals have a no hitter going

Booby has a big flaw: can’t hit FB, which are half of pitches thrown. Here are his runs created vs them

2022. -8.9
2023. -7.8


Vs the 4 seam he is -9 which is the second worst pitch any hitter is struggling with in MLB. The league avg vs fastballs is .240 vs only .211 for secondary pitches so others don’t struggle like he does

Baseball got mad that teams were using tanking as a strategy.

Samad Taylor is looking real good in AAA this year. He can play 2nd, LF, or CF and was acquired in the Whit Merrifield trade. OPSing .823 and can steal like a mother****er. It'd be nice if he turned into something.

How often do we see guys that can't hit a FB? Most the time a guy gets up here and fails because he can't hit breaking stuff. I don't think I've ever heard of a guy that can't hit a FB.

Different verse, same as the first.

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What a ****ing pussy

Lol, like it's any surprise that he's no where to be seen. This is his life and it involves getting hurt a ton.

Had the exact thought

Esp for young guys. Data proves aging harms eyesight and ability to hit heat. He’s too young for this. He may grow out of it soon, we will watch for it

That's interesting about Witt and the fastball. What site do you go to find the stats on how each hitter does against different pitch types?

So close to being the best lineup, just need Garcia in for Lopez
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He probably made it up

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I was going to say there is no reason why Lopez should be playing over Garcia, but actually Lopez has been decent this year. According to baseball reference he has 0.9 WAR in 30 games this season. That extrapolates out to 4.9 WAR over 162 games. He's got decent value considering he plays GG caliber D at SS and he's been more than serviceable at the plate this year with a .723 OPS, plus he can play other positions. He could be a decent trade chip over the off-season if he can keep his OPS above .700. He also is cost controlled through 2024, 2025, and maybe even 2026, but I'm not sure if he's eligible for free agency after 2025 or after 2026.