Clem Fandango
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Rizzo did that last year a couple of times... And I forget who was involved before, but someone did that and the pitcher got mad and called it a bush league move. Also, BP had an ongoing article series called "This Week in Bunting to Beat the Shift" http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=23816
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That's so cool. More quirky number facts. Someone on Reddit pointed out the last time the Cubs won the pennant, Ernie Banks was 14 years old.
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Too bad players don't wear long socks anymore. Hunter Pence keeps it real.
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Maybe it was PTR, just off the rails after a coast to coast trip I'm going with this answer. -
You are paranoid of a homeless person stealing your hoodie again? I'm paranoid of someone being able to break into my car and do something else like, oh I don't know, steal it. (I know it was a joke, and I laughed, but still)
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I don't think so. He's probably starting the year in AA with a chance to move up to AAA if they deem his defense to be good enough I'd guess. Even if he's slightly below average at catcher, if his bat transitions well to the majors he's a huge asset there. To be perfectly honest I get the vibe he'd be as good at LF as he would catcher, but LF is less important obviously. I assume they'll preach pitch framing to him during his development. If he can be a good framer with mediocre game calling and throwing skills, I hope our team will have a pitching staff that's good enough to overcome those limitations and his bat will make him one of the more valuable players at the position.
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Bahahahahaha. Since when did the Braves become awful and dumb? Yikes. I think they are trying to look suburban for their big move. Ha! I have a friend who lives in the neighborhood next to Turner field. It's a pretty sketchy neighborhood. When I talked to her about the Braves moving she pretty much said she's moving with them otherwise that neighborhood would be a disaster. I once parked my car there for a few days because I needed to fly out of Atlanta and when I came back I had found a hobo had rummaged through my car and taken my hoodie that was in my back seat but for whatever reason left the change in my cup holder. It was winter so I guess he was cold... could've been worse, I optimistically look at it as helping someone in need out, but theft is still theft and now I'm paranoid when I visit. http://i.imgur.com/OVrSfjW.gif
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Hell they've got Vogelbach and Mckinney with more PA's than Soler. It is rather odd. I like the 30 from Baez more. They also have Baez with a lower K% than Bryant (edit: MSG T beat me to it). If Baez ends up a 2.2 win player while hitting 30 dongs playing solid 2B defense I'll gladly take it given how many red flags he has. But honestly I don't think he will, and I don't think anyone else here does either, but it'd be nice and I'll remain hopeful.
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So do people actually think Russell is getting called up early this year? I've always been under the impression he'll be, at most, a September callup.
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javi baez deep concern and probably giving hope up thread
Clem Fandango replied to treebird's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Players can strike out a lot and still have high OBP's as long as they also walk a lot. Bryant will draw walks so I think you don't need to worry about him. If Baez cuts down on his K's, I imagine a byproduct of that will be him walking more. Alcantara showed decent patience in the minors over the last couple of seasons. If he can turn his game around I assume he'll be alright. Castro... well, he's probably just gonna be himself. If Bryant really is the wunderkind we all hope and think he'll be, but he strikes out at a large clip, he should still be fine. Trout struck out 184 times last season and still had a .377 OBP because he was capable of drawing 83 walks. Stanton struck out 170 times... .395 OBP with 95 walks. I think Bryant's offensive profile could be considered similar to them in that particular regard. -
http://www.northsidebaseball.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=54498&p=2201849#p2201849 Ha! Harold Reynolds was right about Trout and Meph wasn't. The next page involves a bunch more posters making fun of Trout. Even more delicious. Hindsight is fun.
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http://www.northsidebaseball.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=54498&p=2201849#p2201849 Ha! Harold Reynolds was right about Trout and Meph wasn't.
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I think it's very unreasonable to think he'll be worth only 2 wins, because he's he's actually going to be worth infinity WAR and then Marvel will make him his own superhero in the movie as a result and he'll stop Thanos with his incredible ability to mash dongs.
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If Kenney was recorded without his knowledge, isn't it illegal to use that as evidence in a court of law?
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I would've given him that, but I like Fowler more. If Rasmus puts up production that falls somewhere between his 2013 and 2014 he's well worth that contract. If he's 2013 level he's a steal.
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Wrong musings thread methinks
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Fun Fact: Strasburg has put up more fWAR in the last 3 seasons than Castro has his entire career.
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Why not Castro?
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Don't know if this was posted when it was released, but Vice did a short expose on Julio Franco. Just now saw it. Also there's a nice feature on Mark Duplass throwing out the first pitch at Wrigley: Hell, watch this one on CJ Wilson and his passion for racing, too. He's really candid about the baseball life. Pretty much said he plays baseball because it's lucrative.
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That may be one of the best rotations in recent history if he signs with the Nats. Even if they move one of their current guys it will still be the best in baseball.
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Sure, why not.
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This list is terrible, and who the [expletive] is Andrelton Simmons? Wait, is this a serious post? I'm wondering that myself. http://i.imgur.com/uBODpmy.gif
