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Damage said:
Central Arizona pitcher first made mark in Little League World Series | Sports | gjsentinel.com


OMFG he's perfect. Tomato face does it for me
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You can even see the weight transfer happening in his delivery.
 
KluberSociety said:
He has been starting. Fangraphs does this thing sometimes where they label players as where they think they'll end up, not sure if that's what has been going on here. 3 starts for 14.2 innings in A ball.
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Maybe Fangraphs thinks there's no way a guy carrying that much ballast could go six innings.
 
Wham with the Right Hand said:
Being the devil's advocate...

Gavin Williams and Sam Hentges pitching no innings this year isn't sustainable.

Jose hitting .263/.655 isn't sustainable.

Bo hitting .185, Laureano .178, Brennan .222, and Freeman .217 isn't sustainable.

The Guardians having an on-base percentage of .284 with no runners on isn't sustainable (it was .307 last year).

How do you know they're on a hot streak? They've only played 7 of 22 games against teams over .500. Maybe they're an above average team beating bad teams.
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I understand what you are saying, and some of it is IMO sound reasoning, but...

Williams and Hentges are likely to be back soon, but how far into the season do you really think TMac and Cookie will last? How many innings do you expect a starter to last with an elbow problem? We have two.

Brennans wRC+ is 87. His career number is 88. I expect him to be better, but its hardly like his present lack of production is unsustainable. Even more so with Freeman. His present wRC+ is 105, well above his career 87. While I'm high on both..esp Freeman...its not like they are underperformed what they've shown so far.

I think we are an above average team, but that comes with several major caveats, including having an upper level rotation that remains healthy and an elite pen over the course of 162 games...both of which I think are...uh...questionable.

We talk mostly about our offense. Is it really improved? Are the results, individually and as a team, sustainable?

None of it matters if the pitching blows out.

Just a historical footnote...

We haven't had a successful season without either a healthy Kluber or Bieber fronting the rotation since 2013. One of them was a leading CY candidate in every successful season weve had since then. What do you think the odds are that either Bibee or Williams are gonna be a leading CY candidate this year?

Can it happen? Yes.

Is it likely? Hmmmm
 
If you question the SP depth and sustainability that is understandable. McKenzie's balky elbow has us all gasping. We will be getting Williams back soon and Cantillo will be in Columbus before too long as well. Hopefully he can continue to look like a ML option.

Questioning the offense is questionable IMO. Jose isn't going to continue to perform well below his career norms and the rest of the lineup is young and on the upswing. Not only is the potential for overall improvement a possibility, it is very likely to occur. That's what happens when the youngest team in the league begins to mature and realize its ability. Posting Brennan's poor statistics from last season is nothing short of cherrypicking. Same goes for Freeman. These guys have always been hitters and they will continue to be.

What should give everyone confidence in the offense is the depth. Say what you want, but Manzardo, Rodriguez and Brito are ready should they be needed. DeLauter is a rare bird and he could have easily started in Columbus, but the more talented pitching is usually in AA so I don't think it makes much of a difference. There's just no rush right now.

Keep an eye on Pries. He might be the first one called up.
 
CDAV45 said:
If you question the SP depth and sustainability that is understandable. McKenzie's balky elbow has us all gasping. We will be getting Williams back soon and Cantillo will be in Columbus before too long as well. Hopefully he can continue to look like a ML option.

Questioning the offense is questionable IMO. Jose isn't going to continue to perform well below his career norms and the rest of the lineup is young and on the upswing. Not only is the potential for overall improvement a possibility, it is very likely to occur. That's what happens when the youngest team in the league begins to mature and realize its ability. Posting Brennan's poor statistics from last season is nothing short of cherrypicking. Same goes for Freeman. These guys have always been hitters and they will continue to be.

What should give everyone confidence in the offense is the depth. Say what you want, but Manzardo, Rodriguez and Brito are ready should they be needed. DeLauter is a rare bird and he could have easily started in Columbus, but the more talented pitching is usually in AA so I don't think it makes much of a difference. There's just no rush right now.

Keep an eye on Pries. He might be the first one called up.
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I dont understand why Fry doesnt get more at bats. He is lights out vs lefties, but his OPS this year vs righties is still 750, last year 720 vs both. I know he is 28, old for a guy in his 2nd year, but waiting on others to develop while he is pretty damn good hitter right now seems a bit crazy.

But this is why baseball confuses me, its the only sport it seems 2 in the bush is worth more than a bird in the hand.
 
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