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  1. Sammy Sofa
    I thought the same reading it (and have thought that when others have brought it up)...but on the other hand, Rizzo did make mechanical adjustments that helped him get better against MLB pitching and maybe that does make me feel a little better about Javy, now that I think about it. Rizzo didn't struggle with contact in the minors but he obviously struck out a ton in a short stretch in SD. My concern is that Rizzo's adjustments were made based off of the good approach he already had. It seems like Baez would have to do a lot more than simply changing his mechanics (not that that can't happen). I would just prefer comparisons to players with a similar approach/career numbers.
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    That's the kind of lazy oversimplification that makes the article so bad. Snyder could have spent a bit of extra time actually comparing Baez to good, similar hitters who struggled along the lines that he has. Just throwing out the net for "any good hitters that struggled at all at the start of their career" is just self-fulfilling space-filler. He's not doing anything but making the very obvious point (that seemingly still needs to be made) that he's really [expletive] young and in the big leagues already and that doing that is really rare and really good. The examples brought up aren't supposed to be some sort of eye opening statistical comps. They're just there to add perspective. Nobody is saying this was some greatly insightful piece to make you feel good about Javy. It's just a throwaway blog entry. Doesn't mean the point it makes isn't correct or doesn't need to be made. Who here besides Kyle (kind of) has been saying that Baez is already a bust? Why did this "needs" to be told to us? People not minding if the Cubs sell relatively high on him because they fear he could ultimately be a bust is not the same thing. That was a lousy throwaway blog entry. Literally you simply posting "Javier Baez is not a bust" would have been more effective.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    Just to bring it close to home, that Rizzo struggled mightily in his first cup of coffee doesn't make me feel better about Baez outside of the basic similarities in that they were very young players who initially stunk.
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    That's the kind of lazy oversimplification that makes the article so bad. Snyder could have spent a bit of extra time actually comparing Baez to good, similar hitters who struggled along the lines that he has. Just throwing out the net for "any good hitters that struggled at all at the start of their career" is just self-fulfilling space-filler.
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    No, beyond the fact that the incredibly obvious point that it makes needs to be made, it's really not. It's so bad. "Here's a bunch of different names with wildly different sample sizes, approaches, flaws and minor league careers, very few of which are similar to Baez! CALM DOWN!" Saying that Baez isn't a bust yet is just common sense; that piece just went about "proving it" in a really hamfisted, poorly done way.
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    You posted that for us to mock, right? It's terrible.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    Crawford yuck, he's never really been a great OBP guy think it was .329 last year and I doubt his speed is as much of a factor as it used to be. That contract is terrible to boot. The MLB OBP average was .314 last year. Crawford's was .339. He's averaged a .332 OBP over his career.
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    Eh. Sore is one thing. ALL sore? Nobody wants that. Btw- it's still a bit weird to see anything other than imb! Mojo changing his name is no big deal because he never stops talking long enough for anyone to notice any difference. http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv55/paruwi6172/spamCrazy/aaa1_colin_farrel.gif
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    Bryant will be awesome, but Soler will be godlike.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    Holy [expletive].
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    i think mojo got it but i'm not sure I just wanted an excuse to go on a gif rampage.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    http://replygif.net/i/1156.gif THIS OFFENDS ME GREATLY. Craig Goldstein ‏@cdgoldstein 12m12 minutes ago The Cubs don't have a ton of impact arms in the system but Dillon Maples exists #CubsTop10 Craig Goldstein ‏@cdgoldstein 15m15 minutes ago Gioskar Amaya is the best middle infield talent in the Cubs system and his ranking reflects as much #CubsTop10 Craig Goldstein ‏@cdgoldstein 19m19 minutes ago Jay Jackson figures prominently in the #CubsTop10 #hints http://replygif.net/i/1084.gif
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    http://replygif.net/i/1156.gif THIS OFFENDS ME GREATLY.
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    20 points in 29 minutes? We knew he was going to need time to get all the way back, particularly mentally. It's just constant fear of when he is going to break next. He terrifies me.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    What is the point of Rose.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    Oh good. Marshall offered $25k to a Lions fan heckling him on Twitter to come and fight him: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24804638/brandon-marshall-offers-lions-fan-heckler-on-twitter-25k-to-fight-him
  23. Sammy Sofa
    Great, the Cubs drafted [expletive] Turtle.
  24. Sammy Sofa
    Hey, this one became timely again! http://www.theonion.com/articles/bears-unveil-newlooklikeshit-offense,6243/
  25. Sammy Sofa
    Hey, thanks for the sadness.
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