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Aaron Kennelly

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Everything posted by Aaron Kennelly

  1. Aaron Kennelly
    Imagine Javy playing in Coors, not only being Javy but also having opposing pitchers not being able to throw breaking stuff like they're used to.
  2. Aaron Kennelly
    Did he wear a condom?
  3. Aaron Kennelly
    That's too bad. The last time LeBron saw us, things worked out pretty well.
  4. Aaron Kennelly
    I knew it had been bad for Justin Grimm, but I didn't know he'd been relegated to Rockies' social media guy.
  5. Aaron Kennelly
    I'll bet my entire life savings on Cubs vs. Giants.
  6. Aaron Kennelly
    The best news is that they get a day off for their bodies to recalibrate upon their return to the Earth's gravity.
  7. Aaron Kennelly
    Works for me.
  8. Aaron Kennelly
    I think he might be better than Happ defensively.
  9. Aaron Kennelly
    It literally took a ball to drop that’s caught 99.99999999% of the time for the 4 ERs to happen. If that doesn’t happen he likely goes long since his pitch count is way down and the lead is bigger. I guess I'd be curious as to when you think a Cubs starter has actually stunk this year, or if there are always mitigating circumstances. "Just one bad inning, just a bunch of weak contact, etc., etc.." He walked 1 and struck out 7. He got 12 swinging strikes in 83 pitches. He gave up a homer on a ball with a 94 mph exit velocity. And 2 runs scored on a routine fly ball that was dropped. He was pitching in Coors on a weekend when like 75 runs have been scored. The Cubs have been up by multiple runs all day since the top of the 1st inning.
  10. Aaron Kennelly
    MVP
  11. Aaron Kennelly
    Yeah, it was a real moral victory or something. I think they just call it a victory when you win.
  12. Aaron Kennelly
    Guys: 1) we're playing at Coors. 2) Q and Yu have been excellent for like 2,000 inning combined. A handful of starts doesn't outweigh that.
  13. Aaron Kennelly
    A look at Jason Heyward when he gets home: http://images.amcnetworks.com/amc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/better-call-saul-season-2-episode-210-bob-odenkirk-jimmy-mcgill-micheal-mckean-chuck-mcgill-1200x658.jpg
  14. Aaron Kennelly
    I can't believe all it took for Heyward to get fixed at the plate was him going legally blind.
  15. Aaron Kennelly
    How is this still the 4th inning?
  16. Aaron Kennelly
    I could be wrong. Sometimes Aaron Judge turns into Aaron Judge. But if I'm betting on an all-bat guy with huge raw power, I'm going to look for a young guy that is putting up Giancarlo Stanton-like numbers in the minors. Eloy just doesn't impress me that much. I think Eloy will be a good hitter. I think he'll give the White Sox some nice value. But I don't think he'll be a guy I'll be yearning to have. I think he's going to strike out a little too much, probably not walk enough, and definitely not play defense well enough for him to be an elite-level player. But he might turn into Aaron Judge.
  17. Aaron Kennelly
    Not as well as everyone thought he'd be doing. No one was comping Mazara to Miguel Cabrera. I mean that comp is ridiculous for any prospect, but some scout/exec said that about Eloy's ceiling. I'm a big fan of Eloy and think posters here are underrating him. I like him way more than I ever liked Soler. Whoever is comparing prospects to Miguel Cabrera is being ridiculous, so I don't see why that random comp really matters. But Mazara was very highly thought of a couple years ago. Maybe a little below Eloy's level, but both were viewed as top-5 to top-10 prospects. Eloy was a little higher, mostly on the top-5 side. My main point, though, is that they are both huge individuals that aren't really that athletic and won't provide value on defense or on the bases. Everyone thought Mazara's bat was a sure thing, like Eloy's, despite both having some swing-and-miss and not really walking much. Eloy is going to have to hit the horsefeathers out of the ball to accrue much value. He hasn't really shown me enough for me to think that's a sure thing. I think he can hit and hit well, but I don't think he'll be all that great of an all-around player. Eloy's also had some injuries problems already. And that doesn't really portend good vibes for his health as he gets older, with his bigass body.
  18. Aaron Kennelly
    I'm pretty confident in saying Eloy will be better than Nomar Mazara. I have no idea how Mazara is doing right now lol. Not as well as everyone thought he'd be doing.
  19. Aaron Kennelly
    I would have said Jorge, but he's not that sexy.
  20. Aaron Kennelly
    Eloy is the second-coming of Nomar Mazara.
  21. Aaron Kennelly
    Also a stark contrast between how unsexy last year was. Man, he was so fucked up. Be my big, sexy dongsmith and not that other guy, Kyle.
  22. Aaron Kennelly
    Schwarber spray heatmap on ground balls and line drives last year: Schwarber spray heatmap on ground balls and line drives this year: Schwarber spray heatmap on fly balls last year: Schwarber spray heatmap on fly balls this year: Schwarber had 4 base hits on ground balls to the left side of straightaway center field last year. He already has 5 this year.
  23. Aaron Kennelly
    Pretty good, but Current Day Javy doesn't remember he even played baseball last year.
  24. Aaron Kennelly
    Miguel Montero was a better pitcher.
  25. Aaron Kennelly
    Yeah, all trade talk regarding Javy (and frankly, all the young bats) always seemed like nonsense to me. It never made sense to trade him for some stupid pitcher. I've been a huge fan since he started to make changes in 2015. And I've been willing to look past all his warts. But, I never really expected a huge breakout. And that was OK, because he was perfectly competent already, and there was some hidden value with his tagging ability and whatnot, playing with a bunch of other guys who could get on base in his stead.
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