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  1. Gilby
    Haha. Throw in Castro's 2 homer game yesterday and I'm back to feeling great about the future.
  2. Gilby
    See, look at all of this good news pouring in.
  3. Gilby
    3-run bomb for Javy
  4. Gilby
    Is he worried about the hammy or something? That seems like something he'd usually beat out.
  5. Gilby
    Darn, Javy had an "In play, run(s)" with the bases loaded, but it was just him grounding into a DP.
  6. Gilby
    He was probably talking about when Jackson was good. He actually struck out less in AA than Bryant is now while carrying a wOBA in the .370s. The striking out of Bryant and Baez is some scary stuff. Bryant is at 27%. BJax hasn't been that low in years. And Bryant's offensive profile is going to help him make up for K'ing 30% of the time much more than Jackson's has for him (Bryant is carrying a .491 wOBA, and posted a .495 last year). You'd absolutely like him to K less, but it's not setting off any serious alarm bells, imo. Jackson's career shows why it's scary that Bryant is striking out more than he did his first time in AA. I do agree though, KB has the profile that hopefully can withstand a lot of K's. He's been dominant other than the strike outs.
  7. Gilby
    I hope they call him out just because it's Braun and he decided to stay on 1st base after being called out.
  8. Gilby
    So with Hoffman injured and Aiken, Rodon, and Kolek all looking good, Jackson has to be the favorite right now at 1.4, right?
  9. Gilby
    The only thing I was excited to see from Lake when he was called up was his arm. I think he's over-thrown every base he's thrown to.
  10. Gilby
    So we have 3 road jerseys?
  11. Gilby
    He was probably talking about when Jackson was good. He actually struck out less in AA than Bryant is now while carrying a wOBA in the .370s. The striking out of Bryant and Baez is some scary stuff.
  12. Gilby
    I think his slash line will reach normal Baez levels within the next couple months. I'm not worried Triple-A pitchers will continue to have their way with him after he dominated Double-A at age 20. However, these extreme struggles beginning with each level could make them hesitant to challenge him and call him up midseason like we all hoped. If he doesn't change, his first go-around in the bigs will be scary bad. Maybe I'm overreacting to these first few weeks, but I'm getting to the point where I could see them keeping him in Iowa until May 2015 with Bryant. That saddens me because Baez was the most exciting part of 2014 for me.
  13. Gilby
    You're killing me, Javy. Man the second half of the season would suck if he needs to be in Triple-A all season. And they surely aren't starting the clock for Boras' Bryant on this shitty team.
  14. Gilby
    I could see Szczur getting called up. He's on the 40 man already and since neither him nor Vitters appear to be definitely ready, he's slightly less important and not as big of a deal if he gets ruined.
  15. Gilby
    I thought Vitters was doing a lot better than he actually is at triple-A. It might be cruel to bring him up.
  16. Gilby
    Rosscup still can't consistently throw strikes.
  17. Gilby
    Yeah he got a single and the run scored since it was a tag play.
  18. Gilby
    Valbuena has a 23% walk rate this year.
  19. Gilby
    It's a Bonifacio thing. I remember he and Reyes did it with the Marlins whenever something good happened.
  20. Gilby
    I know he has a lot of faults, but damnit I love Starlin Castro.
  21. Gilby
    [expletive] off, UZR.
  22. Gilby
    This may not be a bold prediction, but I think Bryant gets to Iowa before Javy gets to Chicago, creating one helluva 3-4 in the lineup.
  23. Gilby
    It's not literally a breaking ball, I know, but it's a pitch being thrown in a slightly different way to add movement and has been associated with arm problems. Has the cutter been associated with arm problems? I know the Orioles didn't want Bundy to throw his partially because they think it takes velocity away from the normal fastballs, but have they been proven to lead to injuries? The movement is created more by the grip than anything, unlike sliders and curves.
  24. Gilby
    Baez is 2-3 with a triple so far. I still think Alcantara spends nearly all of the year in AAA and gets traded in the offseason. He still K's quite a bit and doesn't have the power profile to counter that like Bryant and Baez hopefully will be able to. Plus, second base seems to be where the FO prefers to move Javy to.
  25. Gilby
    I maintain that very few pitchers actually care that batters pimp their homers (or long doubles and triples); they're just pissed they gave up an XBH and feel like it's better to get mad at the batter for showing off rather than getting a hit off him. Basically, I mostly blame Cole for talking to him in the first place.
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