Transmogrified Tiger
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As far as the main thrust of the thread goes, the biggest thing for me is that the absolute rule is prospects fail. I find it much easier to frame understanding of a prospect's chances when you understand that the default is not how successful the player will be, but if he will ever even spend a day on a MLB roster. With that in mind, I think of performance/stats as the engine that powers a player to whether or not they can reach a potential that scouting information puts on them. People like to point to the exceptions to show why you shouldn't scout a stat line, but I've never seen compelling info that there's more of those than the reverse, where scouting undersells a guy's potential(Donaldson, Matt Carpenter, Hendricks, etc). Or in other words, there's more all-stars that never made a Top 100 list than there are all-stars that couldn't hit(or strike people out) in AA.
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I think there is partial installation of Trackman equipment in minor league parks, but the big thing is that the teams own that information as opposed to MLB as a whole for big league stadiums. So the data is getting partially collected, but it's not making its way to the public sphere.
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General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread
Transmogrified Tiger replied to David's topic in General Baseball Talk
Looks like a typo/bug, even Farnsworth had his power at 55/60 before last year, and Longenhagen has his game power at 55/70 as of March. -
Zobrist in 2016 Bases empty: .288 AVG, .396 OBP Men on: .253 AVG, .375 OBP Schwarber 2015 bases empty: .223 AVG, .347 OBP 2015 men on: .270 AVG, .364 OBP 2017 bases empty: .165 AVG, .270 OBP 2017 men on: .222 AVG, .373 OBP Schwarber has some progression coming his way regardless, but shifts aren't just a button you press with the bases empty that affect everyone equally. Even without looking up the numbers it's clear that Zobrist uses the whole field more than Schwarber(on top of being a switch hitter) and should be less susceptible to shifts.
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If you made a movie about the world series and made Theo's kid annoy him with win probability updates I'd roll my eyes at how on the nose it was. Truth is stranger than fiction, etc
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-21-17
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Good for Latin Jeff Cirillo, he's had a good month of hitting for power -
boy that is a good good plate appearance for Heyward
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Willson you hyperactive labradoodle will you just catch the ball for my sanity
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Isn't Willson supposed to be a good framer? He hasn't been doing Jake many favors, stabbing at a lot of balls. I also kinda feel his exaggerated movements on blocking balls in the dirt throws Jake off his rhythm by making it seem like those pitches are mini crises that are being averted. His framing was a bit above average last year, slightly worse this year thus far. That I can understand will come around(and Jake is a difficult pitcher to frame), but the pitch blocking and stuff like hanging on to tipped pitches are hurting him a lot. That's fine when he's a young catcher hitting like Posey, but his double just bumped him over a .700 OPS to start this season so you really want to see progress on either end.
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Willson I would like you to start catching/blocking the ball better or hit the ball more. Either is fine, but one is mandatory
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Anderson hitting/bunting here seems like giving up on the game
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-21-17
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
First 2 outings, but your point remains. 22 IP, 17 H, 4 R, 13/8 K/BB, 0 HR his last 4 starts. -
He's pitching fine, and he's also getting a little bit of the good fortune he's been owed over the last month.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-21-17
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
He did not, Myrtle Beach twitter lied to us. -
"hello my name is Jake Arrieta, I enjoy pilates and Texas"
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-21-17
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
.345/.441/.655 in 34 PA Alzolay with a very nice outing too(although he might throw the 7th): 6 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 8/1 K/BB, HR FIP-wise he's been pretty consistent year over year, but nice to see his ERA on the right side of that mark compared to last year. -
It was a playoff only thing that we reinstated because the site tends to become real sluggish right about the same time as opposing teams score runs.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-21-17
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Eloy hit another HR, MiLB mistakenly had him replaced by Martinez. [tweet]https://twitter.com/pelicanbaseball/status/866360924193640454[/tweet] -
Okay, one more: http://www.brewcrewball.com/2017/5/21/15672120/brewers-cubs-rainout-david-stearns-craig-counsell-rain-delay http://memeguy.com/photos/images/don-draper-was-a-total-savage-251844.jpg
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Oh, I see that the idea is that the Cubs wanted an off day for their exhausted bullpen. The same bullpen where in the last 2 days(now 3), Davis and Edwards didn't pitch, and Strop, Rondon, and Uehara each pitched 1 inning. And Floro was called up for long relief. Yes, quite brilliant of the Cubs indeed.
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pretty devious of the Cubs to get their 3rd off day in 10 days and force their opponent the travel hassle of taking a 90 minute bus ride to get to the makeup game
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The last 24 hours for the Cardinals: - Oh blows a save, and they lose 6-5 at home to the Giants - Robert chooses the White Sox over the Cards who made a similar $$ offer - Adams finally gets traded/given away 9 months after it's clear he doesn't fit on the roster - Martinez goes 9 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB and a no-decision because the Cards don't score either and lose 3-1 in 13 innings, their 4th straight loss
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-20-17
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Eloy HR -
go Carl go [tweet] [/tweet]
