javi baez deep concern and probably giving hope up thread

[Thrilho]

Ok, since I posted about it I might as well have my facts straight.

 

-While he was brutal on pitches low and outside (87% whiff) only swung at 33% of those pitches.

 

- He swung in the 50-60% range on pitches over the plate but low, whiffing 58-65%.

 

- Up and out of the zone was bad, at 60%ish whiff rate, but in the zone and up was better, with a couple zones in the high 20s whiff rate. His most detrimental zone might have been up, in the middle of the plate, in the strike zone. He swung 84% there with a 44% whiff rate.

 

- The inside, off the plate, but within the vertical strike zone his whiff rate was only in the teens.

 

Maybe I'm seeing what I want, but the most promising to me is the 33% swing rate on low, outside balls. He swung and missed a lot of balls over the plate and low, but at least those look like they'll be over the plate at some point as the ball is traveling to the plate, unlike low outside balls that good hitters can generally recognize early.

 

He also showed no power up in the zone. I don't see why he wouldn't be able to increase his contact rate and his power up there with some tweaks.

 

Here are links to the zone profiles. I'll post the pictures later when I'm not on my phone.

 

Swing rate

http://www.brooksbaseball.net/h_profile.php?player=595879&gFilt=&pFilt=FA|SI|FC|CU|SL|CS|KN|CH|FS|SB&time=month&minmax=ci&var=swing&s_type=2&startDate=03/30/2007&endDate=01/20/2015&balls=-1&strikes=-1&b_hand=-1

 

Whiffs per swing

http://www.brooksbaseball.net/h_profile.php?player=595879&gFilt=&pFilt=FA|SI|FC|CU|SL|CS|KN|CH|FS|SB&time=month&minmax=ci&var=whiffswing&s_type=2&startDate=03/30/2007&endDate=01/20/2015&balls=-1&strikes=-1&b_hand=-1

 

ISO

http://www.brooksbaseball.net/h_profile.php?player=595879&gFilt=&pFilt=FA|SI|FC|CU|SL|CS|KN|CH|FS|SB&time=month&minmax=ci&var=iso&s_type=2&startDate=03/30/2007&endDate=01/20/2015&balls=-1&strikes=-1&b_hand=-1

[Hairyducked Idiot]

FWIW Jed specifically mentioned Rizzo as a comparison when talking about Javy's struggles at the convention.

 

Jed once called Darwin Barney part of the core. Sometimes he just says stuff because it's his job to say stuff and he doesn't care what he says.

[Guest]

FWIW Jed specifically mentioned Rizzo as a comparison when talking about Javy's struggles at the convention.

 

Jed once called Darwin Barney part of the core. Sometimes he just says stuff because it's his job to say stuff and he doesn't care what he says.

 

I agree, although, to be fair, when Darwin Barney was able to to barely hit enough that his defense made him a 2-3 win player, that guy wouldn't be a bad guy to have on next year's team.

[George Hayduke]

For anyone who cares, the updated PWL line on Javy through 95 PA's is .218 / .274 / .333 with a 7.4 BB% and 34.7 K%. 0 for 4 last night with 3 K's.

[ctcf]

you shut up

[Sammy Sofa]

For anyone who cares, the updated PWL line on Javy through 95 PA's is .218 / .274 / .333 with a 7.4 BB% and 34.7 K%. 0 for 4 last night with 3 K's.

 

Yikes. This basically needs to be him trying to make adjustments.

[UMFan83]

For anyone who cares, the updated PWL line on Javy through 95 PA's is .218 / .274 / .333 with a 7.4 BB% and 34.7 K%. 0 for 4 last night with 3 K's.

 

Maybe he's tired after a long weekend in front of meatballs and then flying back from Chicago?

[Some Guy]

The slash line is weak, but you can plausibly excuse that as him "working on things." But I'd hate to see what his K rate would be if he *wasn't* specifically working on not striking out.

[gscool89]

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/baseball-joe/blog/cubs-have-reason-to-be-concerned-about-baez-012215

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

javy is bad, and we should feel bad

[Guest]

When Javy crushes it in the second half this year, I'll have fun coming back to this thread.

[Sammy Sofa]

Yeah, because people want him to fail, amirite, broslice?

[Guest]

Yeah, because people want him to fail, amirite, broslice?

I never said that they did, mr strawman.

[imb]

why u so sensitive bro

[Sammy Sofa]

Everyone wants him to figure out the god mode cheat. I think everyone naysaying/worried about him WANTS to be wrong about him. It would make my shriveled heart grow three sizes that day.

[Guest]

Everyone wants him to figure out the god mode cheat. I think everyone naysaying/worried about him WANTS to be wrong about him. It would make my shriveled heart grow three sizes that day.

ok

 

I'll hope it happens to save your grinchy heart in addition to simply being awesome.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

When Javy crushes it in the second half this year, I'll have fun coming back to this thread.

 

 

My capacity for fun will be too overloaded by the god mode to care what happened in this thread.

[Sammy Sofa]

Yeah, thinking about Baez figuring it out would make being wrong about him amazing. [expletive], it would change the face of everything.

[treebird]

if he succeeds it will be due to this thread inspiring him and also taking notes from anyone here who made mechanical recommendations

[Sammy Sofa]

If he's inspired by this thread then let me just say, Javier, I think your tattoo is stupid and if you turn it around you can punch me right in my fat, stupid face.

[Guest]

If he's inspired by this thread then let me just say, Javier, I think your tattoo is stupid and if you turn it around you can punch me right in my fat, stupid face.

I think you should agree to get the same tattoo the first time he hits an ops of .900+ for a season.

[Sammy Sofa]

If the NSBB community agrees to fund it, I...will have to seriously consider this.

 

Being on the back of the neck is brutal. BRUTAL.

[Tyrant]

If the NSBB community agrees to fund it, I...will have to seriously consider this.

 

Being on the back of the neck is brutal. BRUTAL.

 

needs a minimum at bats obviously. i say if he does it for at least 450 at bats you have to do it.

[ctcf]

For anyone who cares, the updated PWL line on Javy through 95 PA's is .218 / .274 / .333 with a 7.4 BB% and 34.7 K%. 0 for 4 last night with 3 K's.

 

Wait, is this slash line even remotely correct?

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=SS&sid=l132&t=p_pbp&pid=595879

[Hairyducked Idiot]

For anyone who cares, the updated PWL line on Javy through 95 PA's is .218 / .274 / .333 with a 7.4 BB% and 34.7 K%. 0 for 4 last night with 3 K's.

 

Wait, is this slash line even remotely correct?

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=SS&sid=l132&t=p_pbp&pid=595879

 

I think he's combining regular season and playoffs, where that link is not.