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lol at the top comment...

lol on top of those walks, he had 10 HBP and 10 WP meh, jason neighborgall was way better than that: 3 seasons: 42.1 IP, 40 H, 93 R, 81 ER, 2 HR, 128 BB, 48 K, 13 HBP, 59 WP, 17.22 ERA, 3.97 WHIP

lol. lots of people loved that pick too. poor pirates can't catch a break; dump $2.5m on a high school kid hitting 100mph and immediately he forgets how to throw the ball over the plate.

Make a decent pass then. Or back the smaller defender down in the post. Or don't dribble directly into the help defense. There were about 20 better things he could have done with that play. that's fine, but to rip on him purely because "he didn't have the balls" to take the final shot is meatballin' stupid.

yeah it's pretty funny, everyone bashes him if he doesn't take the final shot, but everyone would bash him if he tried to beat three defenders and inevitably chucks up a brick.

well they may want to hurry up and decide, because the draft is tomorrow.

Have you seen a Padres game this year? That is something shot for :roll: ¿Habla inglés?

THIS IS THE WORST OFFENSE I'VE EVER SEEN, EXCEPT FOR ALL THE ONES THAT WERE WORSE

6 bb/40 k is not the kind of development i was hoping to see from castro.

think this may be overworking the kid, having him pitch for both DSL teams.

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Ryan Harvey had 70 power too. It's fun to see Baez hitting balls far, but I think everyone knew he could do that. I'll be more interested in how he hits breaking pitches and whether he can develop some patience at the plate.

Imagine being a White Sox fan... brb headed to methadone clinic

i [expletive] love when the devils lose. one of the best things in sports.

He has had nice peripherals on the season (66 K/23 BB in 65 IP with a 3.62 FIP going into today's start) and his stuff matches the strikeout rate. He had 2 great starts before his horrible May 23rd start which killed his ERA. never heard of him.

i can't imagine that he'd be up with the big club before september, so it will actually be nice to have him stay at one level, so we can see if this is just a hot streak or the result of real adjustments. seems like every other year he gets hot for like 3 weeks, the cubs spaz out and move him up a level. And even if this turns into an extended streak, there will be worries that it is PCL-fueled. i wouldn't worry too much about that. yeah, the PCL is a hitter's league, but iowa isn't a hitter's park and the average ops in the league is probably around .775. people really overstate how much the PCL inflates numbers, except for teams like albuquerque and las vegas. It's still a huge difference from all the other leagues. Iowa is 11th right now in OPS out of 16 with a .765. They'd be leading the Southern League by 45 points, the FSL by 3 points, and the Midwest League by 14 points. To look at it another way, the median OPS in the PCL is .777. The median in the majors is .720, in the Southern League it's .700, in the FSL it's .685, and in the Midwest League it's .686. And it's not just a Triple A effect either as the International League median is .696. The numbers from the PCL shouldn't be ignored, but it's really hard to adjust PCL stats because the league is so different than all the others. maybe among the cub-affiliated leagues. The southern league and FSL are pitchers leagues and the MWL sure plays like one early in the year. The texas league and California league are much more favorable for hitters. The PCL is not unique.

i can't imagine that he'd be up with the big club before september, so it will actually be nice to have him stay at one level, so we can see if this is just a hot streak or the result of real adjustments. seems like every other year he gets hot for like 3 weeks, the cubs spaz out and move him up a level. And even if this turns into an extended streak, there will be worries that it is PCL-fueled. i wouldn't worry too much about that. yeah, the PCL is a hitter's league, but iowa isn't a hitter's park and the average ops in the league is probably around .775. people really overstate how much the PCL inflates numbers, except for teams like albuquerque and las vegas.

i can't imagine that he'd be up with the big club before september, so it will actually be nice to have him stay at one level, so we can see if this is just a hot streak or the result of real adjustments. seems like every other year he gets hot for like 3 weeks, the cubs spaz out and move him up a level.

that honey badger can go [expletive] itself

i thought you were watching basketball or hockey

People associated with pro baseball are dumb as [expletive] with their unwritten rules. it's a pain in the ass, but pretty much everyone knows not to do it. baez has a choice - swing at that pitch and get hit (or get the next hitter beaned, if he gets on base or homers), or don't swing.

lol, from an exchange between nate baliva and kevin goldstein, it sounds like the opposing manager went right out to the mound after baez swung 3-0, and after a quick meeting, the pitcher immediately hit baez. just a BIT obvious there. i'd expect the manager to get a suspension for that.

when it's an 11 run lead. like it or not, swinging for the fences on a 3-0 pitch when you're leading in a blowout is frowned upon, and if you're going to do that, you'd better be willing to get drilled.