SEAL BOY OUT

[squally1313]

I’m just saying in terms of people thinking LaStella is this great pinch hitter, Heyward has done what he does as a PH. It’s not like we lost anything for the people who put weight in to LaStella’s pinch hitting being a skill if freaking Heyward can do what he does/did.*

 

 

*I’m pretty certain PH really isn’t a skill. We’re talking small samples and in the end good hitters will hit regardless of situation and bad hitters won’t over the long haul.

 

Twitter, I know, is freaking out how valuable LaStella is for being a PH and how it’s a loss. I saw that Heyward nugget and thought it was a little interesting that LaStella has this great tool that bum ass Heyward also has.

 

To be fair, I just wanted the "who are you talking to" part of the gif, but couldn't find it. I know what you're saying, but I think everyone here is pretty much in agreement that he is incredibly replaceable.

[Rob]

Tommy's overall numbers as a Cub.

 

597 PA, 62 R, 9 HR, 63 RBI, 2 SB, .273/.356/.397

 

He was basically a league-average hitter despite the pinch-hitting penalty. So he might do just a bit better in Anaheim while playing slightly below-average defense.

 

He could string together a few nice seasons and put up 2-3 fWAR pretty easily. Or he could be out of baseball in two years. Given his history with the Cubs, I'm hoping its the former.

[jersey cubs fan]

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[Sammy Sofa]

Who is that dude? Is he an outsider? DID I START A MEME?!?

[Brian]

petition for sniffing eels to be the new heroin to the forehead

[jersey cubs fan]

Who is that dude? Is he an outsider? DID I START A MEME?!?

randall is around. bcvm something or other

[Sammy Sofa]

Aw, nuts.

[Banedon]

Who is that dude? Is he an outsider? DID I START A MEME?!?

randall is around. bcvm something or other

 

Yeah...he does the radio highlights at the end of the game threads.

[PackLandVA]

Aw, nuts.

 

And gum.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

[Cubswin11]

He’s 26, but had some good K numbers in AA/AAA last year (first time in AAA). Seems to be a little wild though. Throw him in the Iowa shuttle bin I guess.

 

 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Worth noting, Lillis-White spent his AAA time at Salt Lake, which has Coors-ian park factors. Even when you include his time in Mobile/AA:

 

Home: 35.1 IP, 5.09 ERA, .753 OPS against, 35 H, 50/20 K/BB, 4 HR

Away: 36.2 IP, 1.96 ERA, .539 OPS against, 27 H, 48/12 K/BB, 2 HR

 

His whole-season numbers are also impacted by a single outing where they left him to mop up a game and he gave up 6 runs in 1.2 IP. After that April outing: 66 IP, 3.00 ERA, .613 OPS against, 51 H, 92/28 K/BB, 6 HR

[Tim]

He’s 26, but had some good K numbers in AA/AAA last year (first time in AAA). Seems to be a little wild though. Throw him in the Iowa shuttle bin I guess.

 

 

I assume he was Rule 5 eligible and they had to wait until after the draft to make sure he made it through.