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Whats the record for most consecutive no hit innings by any pitcher... and for a starting pitcher?

I have good tix for tomorrow. Stupid off day today cost me an Arrieta start.. against the Brewers. He very well might Vandermeer them!

Thankfully the Pirates got dumb and less thankfully from a human perspective the Cardinals had something awful happen and then they got dumb and super thankfully Epstein really was just waiting a couple of years to go full 2000s Boston on all of them. yeah who could have foreseen epstein was a genius. if only there was some indication that he wasn't just out [expletive] around with PTR's money How have the Pirates been dumb? They still have most of the same young core but dont have the money to spend around it & a little more of their core based around pitching.

How did his advanced metrics look the next year when he hit 14 HR's in 100 games & had a pretty nice OBP still at .350? He'd already changed his approach by the next year. There is a pretty clear delineation between 2010-2012 and then from 2013-2015 for him. There's not much different in how he has hit balls. There's maybe a little difference. He did hit a lot more ground balls last year. But the two years before that seemed normal. He's going to the opposite field maybe a bit more, and not hitting as many hard-hit balls. But the differences there aren't hugely significant. As far as his approach, his swing%, both in and outside the zone have remained pretty steady. There is one big difference, though. And that is in how often he makes contact. In his first three years, he never had a contact% over 80%. He's been over 80% all three years since then. In 2012, when he set his career high in homers, he also had a career low 75.4% contact%. Last year, he had a career high 84.2% contact%. Those are clear and noticeable changes. And it appears he sacrificed some power in making those changes. His ISO from 2010-2012 was .186. From 2013-2015, his ISO was .141. However, his K% from 2010-2012 was 21.6%, and his K% from 2013-2015 was 15.4%. I'm not sure which Heyward I would rather have. I think, overall, he probably was a little better with the extra pop, despite the increased K-rate. But, I do like when guys make more contact. Ideally, he would be able to take the good parts from both approaches and somehow meld together Power Heyward and Contact Heyward into some amalgamation of a Super Beast. I just want him to be early 00's Bonds..

I like both versions of Heyward but wouldn't you rather have the higher K, higher power Heyward since he was still getting On Base at a pretty good cilp even with the K's? Also considering those were his 20-22 seasons some reduction in his K's may be attributed just to getting a bit closer to his prime & acclimated to the league. I think one of the big reasons the Cubs signed him was to get a good bat that doesn't K at a high rate. Obviously the fact that he's just a great all around ball player was a big factor as well, but signing both him and Zobrist to me seemed like an attempt to add more contact to the lineup without sacrificing much in the way of patience and power. I definitely understand that dynamic but Theo/Jed both seem to be interested in getting some of that power back. I've heard both of them on the radio make reference to the Cubs believing there is a lot of untapped power left in Heyward & Cubs had some ideas in how they could implement getting some of that power back (most likely some adjustment in his swing). I think his K% naturally would have improved a bit anyways through his age 23-25 seasons.. its not out of the norm for a 20-22 year old to K alot. Also, wasn't there some talk of the Cubs working on a higher leg kick with Heyward in the spring? I'd like the idea of how Rizzo changes his swing a great deal with 2 strikes, maybe get Heyward into letting it rip again early in the counts & going to his high contact approach with 2 strikes.

Is there any articles on this or info shedding light on this? His OBP hasn't changed too drastically. 22 year old Heyward looked like a monster especially when taking into count his glove. His K% went down from 23.3% in 2012 to 14.8% last year. Not coincidentally, his OBP went up from .335 in 2012 to .359 last year. And despite those 27 homers, his wRC+ was 121 in both 2012 and last year. He traded pop for contact, and, as a result, he still provides about the same all-around value offensively. How did his advanced metrics look the next year when he hit 14 HR's in 100 games & had a pretty nice OBP still at .350?

note the drastic reduction in K rate. I never said it was a good or necessary adjustment, but he's clearly a different type of hitter. Correct again. In his first three seasons he struck out like 373 times. In the next three his power went down and he combined to strike out more than 100 fewer times. I like both versions of Heyward but wouldn't you rather have the higher K, higher power Heyward since he was still getting On Base at a pretty good cilp even with the K's? Also considering those were his 20-22 seasons some reduction in his K's may be attributed just to getting a bit closer to his prime & acclimated to the league.

Is there any articles on this or info shedding light on this? His OBP hasn't changed too drastically. 22 year old Heyward looked like a monster especially when taking into count his glove. He accumulated 9.1 offensive wins in the 3 seasons up to and including the 27 HR season. He's accumulated 8.4 offensive wins in the 3 full seasons since then. But his 3.8 wins last year is the 2nd best of his career after his rookie season. I realize that's just one metric to compare. Do offensive wins take into account baserunning as well? Looks like his age 22 season was a little bit better than last year with the bat but his 8 caught stealing for 21 steals might hurt his baserunning runs compared to 23/26 on SB's last year.

he changed his swing/approach Correct. Dude struck out a lot to get to those 27 homers and his OBP was nowhere near where it has been since he changed. He hit 14 homers the next year in 100 games with a .349 OBP. The next two years his OBP was .351 and .359. Even in the 27 HR season his OBP was .335 & his OPS was a decent amount higher than his less powerful/higher obp seasons of the last 2 years.

he changed his swing/approach Is there any articles on this or info shedding light on this? His OBP hasn't changed too drastically. 22 year old Heyward looked like a monster especially when taking into count his glove.

Im curious what is causing Heywards somewhat significant power outage. He was able to hit 18 homers as a friggin 20 year old.. hit 27 bombs at age 22... then hit 14 in only 100 games at age 23.. Comes back with a combined 24 homers in his age 24 & 25 (relatively full seasons - 315 combined games) right when you think he would be increasing his power numbers.

lets get 2 more off Cmart... get some walks.. then obliterate their bullpen!

Almost every MLB pitcher will be dealing against any offense when they can hit the corners & get an expanded Kzone. i know that was kind of my point. Ah I thought you were complaining about the Cubs offense or something lol... glad we agree

Beat their ass the last 5 games going back to last years playoffs.. so we were due for a loss at some point ;)

Almost every MLB pitcher will be dealing against any offense when they can hit the corners & get an expanded Kzone.

Great AB by Javy. I feel like half the board has written him off but I liked what he was doing mid season in AAA last year, and how he looked in AAA & with the Cubs after the injury as well last year. Even the K's ive seen from him this year he was working deep in counts.

You never ever pump fake in a run down. That's on Montero The pump fake is a great move early in the run down but you never do it that close to the base.

Because he's one of the premier athletes that deserves a live look in on his performances for a channel (that i usually hate) like espn that caters to a national audience. Hasn't he donged in like 4 straight games?

I think the Cubs approach at the plate doesn't work as well when pitchers are not nibbling. I think your anecdotal evidence is more than likely wrong and you will see this Cubs team dong many teams to death when they keep pounding the strikezone.

I feel like if the ACL tests didnt go well that this would be reported as a knee injury now. Obviously they will MRI ankle and knee cause he may have sprained knee.

My pops is wondering what the most wins to start a season is in Cubs history?

Sounded like someone in the dugout was laughing calling that bunt "a joe maddon special"

No, xrays negative, MRI tomorrow. Could still be ACL. If they are looking at ankle sprain wouldnt that imply they dont think its the knee.

that's not very modern Still considered the modern era for most baseball enthusiasts.