RH Votto is catching on (at end of article) http://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/cubs/kris-bryant-has-gotten-so-good-he-may-actually-be-underrated-now-votto-mvp-world-series
With a wet outfield grass. I’m trying to think if I’ve ever seen a hit like that actually. That rolled like a ball hit on AstroTurf or something Fangraphs did a story on that game and that hit. They tracked balls hit at a similar launch speed and angle and almost every other hit was a single and did not roll to the wall https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-bonkers-game-that-probably-shouldnt-have-been/
Watching the playoffs this weekend makes me mad that we just started our rebuild. The bulls have been mostly unwatchable for 3 seasons now, I’m getting antsy for a relevant team again and my guess is we are still a few years off.
I’m trying to be patient but geez how much longer can we put a guy out there with a K rate of 49%? It’s a small sample size but it’s not like Happ didn’t have major K issues last year too
"When?" It's already come up a few times; minus the arm, he's kinda butt behind the plate. I mean, sure, I've seen people mention the passed balls and plain inability to catch pitches sometimes but I don't recall anyone specifically talking about his lack of framing skills. It’s been discussed for sure
Swanson is still young and projectable (and a good start this year) but the dude had a sub-.650 OPS last year. Markakis hasn’t been a dangerous hitter since like 2012
Everyone on the staff except Hendricks has an ERA over 4.70. Early on but not what you’d like to see against a slate of crappy teams in almost all really crappy weather
Because we have hundreds of games worth of info about these guys to tell us this isn't who they really are. It's two weeks. It means nothing. We also have thousands of posts showing Duker is right 92 percent of the time. Therefore, I'm not in the least bit worried. http://www.evolvefitnesslab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/science-gif.gif