"Time makes fools of us all" - The Kyle Schwarber Thread

[mul21]

That needs to be the new “fun yeah!“ gif that used to get posted when Lackey did it.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

[Bull]

I feel like if you would loop that after he passes the door, you could make it look like he never stops walking.

[DonnieD]

He’s a DH, not even a passable fielder

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fwar

 

schwarber- 1.5

harper- 1.4

[Tim]

fwar

 

schwarber- 1.5

harper- 1.4

Good - I hope he keeps lowering his price.

[David]

fwar

 

schwarber- 1.5

harper- 1.4

 

albert almora 1.7

 

(i know it's not at all relevant to this thread but just saying that's pretty sweet)

[Sammy Sofa]

Good to see you guys coming to your senses and hopping on the Machado over Harper bandwagon.

[Banedon]

Good to see you guys coming to your senses and hopping on the Machado over Harper bandwagon.

 

[BigSlick]

He’s a DH, not even a passable fielder

He's rated as one of the best corner outfielders in the game right now

 

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[DonnieD]

He’s a DH, not even a passable fielder

He's rated as one of the best corner outfielders in the game right now

 

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That’s the joke

[d_money]

Loving the production out of Schwarber - both offensively and defensively. He's on a mission.

[Bull]

Loving the production out of Schwarber - both offensively and defensively. He's on a mission.

I feel like Schwarber’s offense is getting lost in the discussion of his defense and Javy’s offense. He’s been ridiculously productive. Bryantesque level.

[Regular Show]

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Schwarber now has seven outfield assists. Seven! He doesn't have a cannon for an arm, but he's accurate and faster to the ball this year. I wonder when dumb teams will stop running on him... I really miss Baez because the tag from Zobrist was not great.

 

Anyway, keep up the good work Schwarbs!

 

http://www.bleachernation.com/2018/06/18/keep-running-fools-kyle-schwarber-throws-out-another-one-video/

[JennieGarthAlgar]

For real, if you pause that video and go frame by frame you see just how badly Zobrist tagged there and almost blew the play.

[imb]

Is this the first time a "best shape of his life" offseason actually resulted in an entirely different player?

[17 Seconds]

Is this the first time a "best shape of his life" offseason actually resulted in an entirely different player?

 

dempster

[d_money]

Is this the first time a "best shape of his life" offseason actually resulted in an entirely different player?

 

Everyone in the 90's and early 2000's

That’s when everyone said “I worked really hard in the offseason...”.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

"I went to Tyler Colvin's strength camp"

[OleMissCub]

Just another reminder that Kyle currently has a 6.7 UZR, which is the sixth highest in the MLB for an OF

 

:shock:

[PackLandVA]

Saw this article earlier today about Schwarber's defense. Also makes reference to Harper's defense this year, or lack of.

 

Link to Cubs.com Article

 

Quickly, what do those numbers say? Well, Baseball Reference ranks Schwarber five runs above average. John Dewan, who has been studying defense forever, has him plus-one on his plus-minus scale (which estimates how many plays above or below the average player are made). Fangraphs has Schwarber five runs above average. The Statcast™ folks have him slightly below average but show him holding his own.

 

So I don't really kow what to make of his defense.

 

Thoughts??

[Bull]

Saw this article earlier today about Schwarber's defense. Also makes reference to Harper's defense this year, or lack of.

 

Link to Cubs.com Article

 

Quickly, what do those numbers say? Well, Baseball Reference ranks Schwarber five runs above average. John Dewan, who has been studying defense forever, has him plus-one on his plus-minus scale (which estimates how many plays above or below the average player are made). Fangraphs has Schwarber five runs above average. The Statcast™ folks have him slightly below average but show him holding his own.

 

So I don't really kow what to make of his defense.

 

Thoughts??

 

He is a lump who catches more balls because the cubs have three left handed starting pitchers and thus face more right handed batters, and because Almora is also a lump.

 

Also everyone is running on his not awful arm giving him lots of opportunities.

 

ETA: I’m mostly joking. Mostly.

[mul21]

He’s a decent athlete who’s getting better at the position but still occasionally misjudges a ball and has an above average arm that is pretty accurate. He’s fine out there just like most people who knew he was still learning to be an OF thought he would be.

[OleMissCub]

Schwarber is now SECOND in the NL among outfielders with a 6.3 UZR. He's sandwiched between Cain and CarGo.

[Banedon]

Schwarber is now SECOND in the NL among outfielders with a 6.3 UZR. He's sandwiched between Cain and CarGo.

 

He's only bad at outfield during national broadcasts. He's just fine every other game.