4/23 Cubs (Hendricks) @ Pirates (Locke) 11:35 CSN/MLBN

[Guest]

Jorge Soler 2015: 32.8% K rate, whiffing on 35.9% of his swings going into today, .432 BABIP

 

Just based off my unreliable memory he has hit a ton of line drives. The whiffs are scary.

 

Russell!!

 

33% LD rate according to B-R, 31% according to Fangraphs.

 

I want the velocity data

 

I saw a tweet this morning that he and Bryant are in the Top 25 of MLB thus far, ~95 mph I want to say

[Guest]

Jorge Soler 2015: 32.8% K rate, whiffing on 35.9% of his swings going into today, .432 BABIP

 

Just based off my unreliable memory he has hit a ton of line drives. The whiffs are scary.

 

Russell!!

 

33% LD rate according to B-R, 31% according to Fangraphs.

 

That's the scary part. LD rate is not a reliable source of long-term offense, and it's basically the only thing he's doing right.

 

He had much better peripherals last year, which helps a lot, otherwise this would be Lake-ian.

 

No, it wouldn't be. I'm pretty sure Lake wasn't regularly hitting 100+ mph liners.

[Guest]

Jorge Soler 2015: 32.8% K rate, whiffing on 35.9% of his swings going into today, .432 BABIP

 

Just based off my unreliable memory he has hit a ton of line drives. The whiffs are scary.

 

Russell!!

 

33% LD rate according to B-R, 31% according to Fangraphs.

 

I want the velocity data

 

I saw a tweet this morning that he and Bryant are in the Top 25 of MLB thus far, ~95 mph I want to say

 

Definitely matches up with the eye test

[Guest]

So I missed Russell's hit...was it cool?

[Guest]

So I missed Russell's hit...was it cool?

 

Lined a double to the wall in rightcenter.

[Guest]

where the [expletive] were balls 1 and 3?

[Guest]

So I missed Russell's hit...was it cool?

 

Lined a double to the wall in rightcenter.

 

8-)

[profisme]

Jesus Kerwin. That was strike three twice on Pedro.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

No, it wouldn't be. I'm pretty sure Lake wasn't regularly hitting 100+ mph liners.

 

Velocity is a shiny new toy, but do we have *any* data on what it means long-term?

 

But yes, Lake was hitting line drives all over the place for a while.

[DiamondMind]

HOW MANY HOME RUNS HAVE WE JUST MISSED THIS YEAR?!

[PrimeTime]

FINISH THEM!

[jersey cubs fan]

gimp mask alert: Soler has pulled the mask down below the mouth.

[Guest]

No, it wouldn't be. I'm pretty sure Lake wasn't regularly hitting 100+ mph liners.

 

Velocity is a shiny new toy, but do we have *any* data on what it means long-term?

 

But yes, Lake was hitting line drives all over the place for a while.

 

Hitting line drives is one thing. Hitting screaming super human ones almost every time you make contact is quite another. I don't think Lake was ever hitting the ball this hard with any consistency, hence his low batted ball distances even when he did OK.

[Clem Fandango]

gimp mask alert: Soler has pulled the mask down below the mouth.

 

Mask up: strikeouts

Mask down: dongs

 

Do it, Jorge

[Guest]

Denorfia getting a good workout today.

[Clem Fandango]

Either Locke or Stewart sucks at their job. That's a lot of blocked balls in the dirt scampering away

[PrimeTime]

Bases loaded for KB.

[jersey cubs fan]

gimp mask alert: Soler has pulled the mask down below the mouth.

 

Mask up: strikeouts

Mask down: dongs

 

Do it, Jorge

 

Mask down below the lower lip but above the chin: walks

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I feel a dong coming on.

[Clem Fandango]

Good enough

[profisme]

Jorge doesn't really like to shorten up his swing.

[Guest]

Come on, Bryant. Break this thing open.

[Guest]

I'm letting myself fall way too much in love with the idea that maybe Bryant can play an adequate CF.

[jersey cubs fan]

right through it

[jersey cubs fan]

squeezing the locke a little bit here