Gson
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they both tie for second?.. in a two man race?Franny and Harold in the Gold Glove competition
they both tie for second?.. in a two man race?Franny and Harold in the Gold Glove competition
All three strikes on Oneill.. the first out.. were sliders.. nice..Looks like Clase is getting an inning's worth of work.. let's see if he continues to throw that devastating slider.. again and again.. so far.. through three pitches.. two sliders..
2nd is pretty goodthey both tie for second?.. in a two man race?
I think if he had a July comparable to his June we might have seen him already. But his July has not been very impressive, including a stretch where he was K-ing a ton.Can anyone explain why Nolan Jones isn't on this team right now? He's 23, has five years of minor league development and Fangraphs projects him to have a 102 WRC+ this season.
I'm getting really tired of the organization's pecking order of "finding out what we have in a position player in his mid-to-late 20s who would have already gotten a real opportunity, if he was anything special." Here are the results of that joyful experiment thus far:
Jake Bauers: DFA'd
Yu Chang: 32 WRC+
Mercado: .243 xWOBA
Zimmer: 101 WRC+ (solid, but the .408 BABIP, even with his speed, isn't sustainable, and his .083 ISO and 34% K rate are very alarming).
Bobby Bradley: After a torrent start, he's at 116 WRC+ with a 34% K rate. He has certainly earned the 1B job for the rest of the season, but the recent trends aren't promising.
Daniel Johnson: Only 43 PAs, but so far his production has been underwhelming.
If this team intends on competing next season, bring NoJo up now, and let him getting exposure to MLB pitching.
Can anyone explain why Nolan Jones isn't on this team right now? He's 23, has five years of minor league development and Fangraphs projects him to have a 102 WRC+ this season.
I'm getting really tired of the organization's pecking order of "finding out what we have in a position player in his mid-to-late 20s who would have already gotten a real opportunity, if he was anything special." Here are the results of that joyful experiment thus far:
Jake Bauers: DFA'd
Yu Chang: 32 WRC+
Mercado: .243 xWOBA
Zimmer: 101 WRC+ (solid, but the .408 BABIP, even with his speed, isn't sustainable, and his .083 ISO and 34% K rate are very alarming).
Bobby Bradley: After a torrent start, he's at 116 WRC+ with a 34% K rate. He has certainly earned the 1B job for the rest of the season, but the recent trends aren't promising.
Daniel Johnson: Only 43 PAs, but so far his production has been underwhelming.
If this team intends on competing next season, bring NoJo up now, and let him getting exposure to MLB pitching.
No team has the depth to lose its top three SPs...esp ones as good as we have.
Unless, of course, it has a $200 mil payroll.
Absolutely! There is no team in MLB that could withstand simultaneously losing their top 3 SP for an extended period of time.Even then, if they are in a tough division, losing three top end starters will be hard to replace even with a good payroll.
If he were hitting well enough to justify it then maybe, but he's not and it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever to force the issue.The bolded is a false dilemma.
No sense in starting Jones service time now, vs a month from now when it doesn't count towards service time.
Nor does one month of at-bats have anything to do with being competitive next season.
Zero incentive to do it other than being bored with the middling team you're watching right now.