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Did you give her a high five? She deserves one.Austin Hedges railed my sister!
Did you give her a high five? She deserves one.Austin Hedges railed my sister!
Austin Hedges railed my sister!
Things that stuck out to me:Interesting and relatively optimistic article on Bobby Bradley on Fangraphs today.
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/bobby-bradley-a-three-true-outcomes-case-study/
He cruised into the break hitting .240/.336/.577 with a wRC+ of 143, tied for second with Jake Fraley among all rookies with at least 100 plate appearances.
Bradley’s struggles with breaking pitches (specifically sliders) caused enough concern that his cup of coffee only lasted three weeks. According to Statcast, Bradley saw 52 sliders in 2019 and hit for a .046 wOBA on such pitches. His swinging strike rate on sliders was 27%; he didn’t get a single hit off of a slider that season. After a wait of almost two years, he’s demonstrated throughout his second stint in the majors that he can now hit a big league slider. Four of Bradley’s 10 homers on the season have come against the pitch. His swinging strike rate is down a bit at around 20%, but he’s clearly seeing the pitch better. This proves out in how he’s reacting to sliders out of the zone. Bradley chased sliders out of the zone at a rate of 45% in 2019, with a SwStr% of 32.5%. He’s nearly cut that SwStr% in half this season, bringing it down to 17.7%.
It’s not just sliders though. His ability to see the ball has generally improved. His O-Swing% has dropped from 35.3% to 26.5%. This has resulted in a significant improvement in his walk rate (8.2% to 10.9%) and strikeout rate (40.8% to 30.3%). Sustaining those improvements is absolutely vital to Bradley’s survival at the big league level.
I saw a tweet that drafted players will be in Arizona at the Goodyear complex later this week for physicals so I would guess signings will be announced then (or right before)..Any news on signing the draft picks yet?
I see some teams have begun to sign theirs.
My guess is any locals that can walk and chew gum will become catchers!I saw a tweet that drafted players will be in Arizona at the Goodyear complex later this week for physicals so I would guess signings will be announced then (or right before)..
My guess is any locals that can walk and chew gum will become catchers!
@Lee what ya think of this idea? Lol you are out there!
Not sure, i have had a had time walking and chewing gum at the same time for years.
On a side note, i am fat and slow, so if i was going to play baseball, i am perfect for catcher.
How is Luplow going to be used upon his return?
Probably as a player, it seems unlikely he will suddonly start pitching.