Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-13-14

[imb]

What pitches is he striking out on? Is that data available for AAA?

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

What pitches is he striking out on? Is that data available for AAA?

only if you have access to theo's sentient computer.

[CubsWin]

I just don't get Baez

 

Pretty much. There's no superficial reason that explains a .500ish OPS with 37% Ks completely.

 

Simple narratives are appealing more often than they are right, but it seems to me that this is just the first time in his life he's faced pitching that is both interested in and capable of executing repeated breaking balls in the dirt.

 

At lower levels, guys are working on pitches and don't really care much about scouting reports. Plus they hang stuff a lot more. At AAA, you are starting to see more of the guys with experience and consistency, even if the actual stuff isn't good enough to come into the zone with against MLB hitting (which doesn't matter against Baez because they don't have to come into the zone).

This sounds like a very cogent analysis mostly because its exactly what I was thinking. The problem is I'm not a scout nor have I been watching any of his games...

[Guest]

It can't excuse a slump this bad butI understand his back is still bothering him. Apparently it's not bad enough to DL him.

 

Just curious...source?

 

Couple of people who go to Iowa games and know the coaching staff moderately well. Nothing in the news.

[Guest]

It can't excuse a slump this bad butI understand his back is still bothering him. Apparently it's not bad enough to DL him.

 

Just curious...source?

 

Couple of people who go to Iowa games and know the coaching staff moderately well. Nothing in the news.

 

Ah. Anything else of substance on his struggles from them?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Out of Szczur, Vitters, Baez, Villanueva and Alcantara, how many of our Iowa hitting prospects have an OBP over .300 this season after today?

 

 

None! :banghead:

 

[Sammy Sofa]

Out of Szczur, Vitters, Baez, Villanueva and Alcantara, how many of our Iowa hitting prospects have an OBP over .300 this season after today?

 

 

None! :banghead:

 

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[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Out of Szczur, Vitters, Baez, Villanueva and Alcantara, how many of our Iowa hitting prospects have an OBP over .300 this season after today?

 

 

None! :banghead:

http://i.imgur.com/2OpstZB.gif

[bjam12]

Here's a Baez K from yesterday. I haven't seen enough Baez at-bats to know, but does he always have that much pre-swing movement with the bat?

 

http://www.milb.com/multimedia/vpp.jsp?content_id=32833921&sid=milb

[A New Era]

Out of Szczur, Vitters, Baez, Villanueva and Alcantara, how many of our Iowa hitting prospects have an OBP over .300 this season after today?

 

 

None! :banghead:

 

http://i.imgur.com/FxLs816.gif

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Here's a Baez K from yesterday. I haven't seen enough Baez at-bats to know, but does he always have that much pre-swing movement with the bat?

 

http://www.milb.com/multimedia/vpp.jsp?content_id=32833921&sid=milb

 

Oh lord Javy that was worse than I imagined. That was Patterson-esque at his worst.

 

But yeah, he's always had all that waggle.

[ScrubMD]

Almora 2-2 with 2 2B. Please be turning things around, that would make the untimely death of Javier Baez a bit more palatable.

[imb]

Here's a Baez K from yesterday. I haven't seen enough Baez at-bats to know, but does he always have that much pre-swing movement with the bat?

 

http://www.milb.com/multimedia/vpp.jsp?content_id=32833921&sid=milb

 

Oh lord Javy that was worse than I imagined. That was Patterson-esque at his worst.

 

But yeah, he's always had all that waggle.

 

a high outside curveball

 

i dont even

[imb]

[expletive] you parks, you killed him

[SouthSideRyan]

Almora 2-2 with 2 2B. Please be turning things around, that would make the untimely death of Javier Baez a bit more palatable.

 

I keep forgetting how miserable he's been outside of his walk-free month

[Sammy Sofa]

Here's a Baez K from yesterday. I haven't seen enough Baez at-bats to know, but does he always have that much pre-swing movement with the bat?

 

http://www.milb.com/multimedia/vpp.jsp?content_id=32833921&sid=milb

 

Oh lord Javy that was worse than I imagined. That was Patterson-esque at his worst.

 

But yeah, he's always had all that waggle.

 

a high outside curveball

 

i dont even

 

That was exactly how about 90% of my PA's go in The Show.

[ScrubMD]

Soler damn doubles again.

[ScrubMD]

Almora 2-2 with 2 2B. Please be turning things around, that would make the untimely death of Javier Baez a bit more palatable.

 

I keep forgetting how miserable he's been outside of his walk-free month

 

I'm much less worried about Almora, but much less excited about what he could become.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

1. Bryant

2. Soler

3. 19th Round Catcher

4. Zing!

5. Almora

6. Hendricks

7. Bruno

8. Logan Watkins

9. Baez

10. Vitters

[gscool89]

3 doubles for Almora

[KingCubsFan]

Almora with three doubles tonight.

[davell]

Almora 3 doubles

[Epsteenie]

Guys Almora has 3 doubles

[gscool89]

Kris Bryant HR

[Guest]

Can we back up a truck and get Gerald Perry to be our Iowa hitting coach?