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12-20-2022, 03:40 PM | #6901 |
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I don't care what position Mondesi plays as long as it's for another team. There has been enough time and speculation wasted on the guy.
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12-20-2022, 03:59 PM | #6902 |
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12-20-2022, 09:51 PM | #6903 |
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So today the Royals signed a pitcher at 2 for 17 that the nicest thing anyone can say is he eats innings...other than just throwing innings he's crap
While Brandon Drury also signed at 2 for 17...while the Royals have a black hole at 3rd.. Well played Royals, well played. |
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12-20-2022, 10:56 PM | #6904 | |
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https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savan...-r-hitting-mlb If I am reading these stats right on baseball savant apparently Bobby has terrible range. We all know he's great at running in a straight line but perhaps it has to do with his reflexes, agility and well - concentration. He is the worst possible grade for an infielder on "Outs Above Average". 1 (poorest) to 99 (greatest), and he is a 1. Outs Above Avg which states: Outs Above Average (OAA) is a range-based metric of skill that shows how many outs a player has saved. Prior to 2020, OAA was an outfield-only metric. But it has been expanded to include infielders. OAA is calculated differently for outfielders and infielders (details below). Outs Above Average for infielders takes the following factors into account. • How far the fielder has to go to reach the ball ("the intercept point"). • How much time he has to get there. • How far he then is from the base the runner is heading to. • On force plays, how fast the batter is, on average. (A runner's average Sprint Speed is used in the calculation, rather than his Sprint Speed on that particular play. For new players with no data, a league-average -- 27 ft/sec -- score is used; once the player qualifies for the leaderboard, all of his previous plays are re-run.) I am rooting for the kid but all the metrics seem to indicate he is completely out of his element at SS. Scouts think he COULD be good. I don't place alot of emphasis in scouts once a guy has shown some results at the major league level. I'm not saying he can't be a league avg or slightly above average SS - but it seems it is highly unlikely. Due to his straight line amazing speed and arm and the cavernous Kaufmann Stadium I'll admit I'm very intrigued on how he could perform as an outfielder.
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12-20-2022, 11:01 PM | #6905 | |
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They have so little payroll committed that signing them both was easily do-able and Should have happened |
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12-20-2022, 11:04 PM | #6906 |
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No need to worry. We have Vinny Pasquantino. He will lead us to the promise land. We should be working on resigning him right now as he should be relatively cheap - at least right now.
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12-21-2022, 02:37 AM | #6907 | |
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12-21-2022, 07:46 AM | #6908 | |
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Positioning absolutely can and does influence OAA. Or cement-shoed Jonathan Schoop wouldn’t be at the top of that leaderboard. I appreciate you diving in on the defensive stats. It’s definitely possible Witt’s IF defense doesn’t translate the way the raw tools and observations suggested it would. We should have a full understanding by the end of this season. KC also rushed him back after he hurt his hamstring. It affected his bat. I wonder if it impacted his defensive range as well.
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12-21-2022, 09:05 AM | #6909 | |
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12-21-2022, 09:11 AM | #6910 | |
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That being said, my frustration with the Royals is they fall into your way of thinking, only infinitely multiplied. The Royals have valued projections more than performance to the detriment of the team. This leads to things like the belief Mondesi has MVP talent despite 7 years on (and off) the field that says otherwise, and Ryan O'Hearn still taking up a roster spot, and worse yet playing out of position to get more at bats to show that potential. Then guys that do perform, like Merrifield for several years, they screw around with, not letting him just settle in at a position and be comfortable. It has to be frustrating for a player who is outperforming others to get constantly moved because others players project to be more valuable yet never delivering on those projections. I hope the new GM changes that attitude, but as of now O'Hearn is still taking up a roster spot so only time will tell. |
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12-21-2022, 09:42 AM | #6911 |
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The Royals may have gotten a steal when they acquired Jacob Wallace from the Red Sox last week in exchange for Wyatt Mills. The “may have” comes with a sizable caveat, as the 24-year-old right-hander has big-time stuff, but also command issues. Pitching for the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs this year, he walked 49 batters in 56.2 innings.
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/jacob-wa...o-kansas-city/ |
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12-21-2022, 09:53 AM | #6912 |
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Does Greinke command more or less on a 1 year deal than he did last year? Obviously not likely to get 30 starts out of him but I think he's about the only "big" signing that we would possibly still make. Drury would've filled a nice spot and that number should've been easy to swallow. He's not a long term solution but as was said above....we're a black hole at 3rd base now and in the upper minors.
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12-21-2022, 09:55 AM | #6913 |
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The Mets making a mockery of the sport…hilarious.
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12-21-2022, 10:11 AM | #6914 | |
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Really, they're making a mockey of teams like the Red Sox and Nationals, which are owned by ridiculously wealthy people and like to pretend that they don't make money hand over fist from baseball.
Cohen also has the deepest pockets in the game. I believe he's worth what the top 3-4 other owners in the game are worth, combined. Quote:
Particularly with Matheny and his crew at the helm. That was the absolute wrong person and group of people to bring in for a team that needed to rebuild and see what the young guys had, and focus on development over grinding out 3-5 more wins (by burning bullpen guys' arms, or by signing marginal shitbags like Michael A. Taylor, etc.). I'm applying some hindsight/prospectus on that era. But Moore and Mamoron clearly thought the team was close/closer than it really was following 2020. I don't understand what the org sees/believes in with O'Hearn. I can kind of buy the idea that MAYBE he'll be better with the shift banned. But the guy just hasn't been good. If it's the same old, same old a month into the season, they should eject him ASAP (should already have done that, IMO). I disagree with the idea they are benching productive guys for projections or prospects. The only real mistreatment of Merrifield that I would agree with is not having him be the call-up in 2015 for the playoff roster. They were very loyal to his PT once he "spent the offseason getting stronger by eating lots of eggs."
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12-21-2022, 10:11 AM | #6915 |
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Love to see knowledgeable guys debate sports stuff. Well done, gentlemen!
Not to screw up the knowledge level in this group, but as per Bobby W playing SS or not, from what I've seen at the Major League level, the kid just doesn't consistently show me SS attributes. First of all, it seems as if he does not have those "soft" hands, he consistently crosses 2nd base (on DP efforts) with the wrong foot, and to me at least, he doesn't seem to position himself well prior to the pitch (though this no doubt will improve with experience). He's nowhere near as good at SS as Lopez (fielding only, though Lopez did bat near .300 when they gave him that position a couple of years ago). All that being said, Matheny did Witt no favors by moving him all over the place. I can certainly understand Duncan's view about once putting him at SS for a full year to see if he improves. Seems reasonable. However, the sooner he can find his spot, the better he's gonna get at it. Personally, it bothers me that I simply don't see those soft hands, good transitions at 2nd, etc. Seems to me that his best attributes are better suited for the OF (or even 3B). So, why not get started with it? Anyway, I do thoroughly enjoy hearing all of your thoughts on these issues. Thanks so much for sharing!!! |
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