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  1. Transmogrified Tiger
    The defense isn't great but that's because they've lost an entire back line's worth of depth. Swapping Jones for Lletget doesn't seem like a huge difference in the attack from the team that scored at will on Honduras.
  2. Transmogrified Tiger
    Seeing that it was a concerted effort to hijack the AMA by Barstool really lowers my enjoyment of Dykstra's PR event being ruined.
  3. Transmogrified Tiger
    NL West: Dodgers Central: Cubs East: Nats WC: Giants, Pirates AL West: Mariners Central: Indians East: Red Sox WC: Blue Jays, Rangers Flip a coin to get your playoff results.
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    Almora is having an interesting spring. Last year when he got similar chances his spring was very much in line with what you'd expect him to do in MLB given his career to date, it was bad: 46 PA, .244/.255/.311, 7/1 K/BB, 0 HR This year he still isn't taking any walks, but power and K's are both up substantially. Entering tonight: 56 PA, .309/.316/.618, 12/1 K/BB, 3 HR You don't want to extrapolate too much, but trading K's for some pop would be a nice thing for Albert. Will help him earn a few more walks from careful pitchers, and he has plenty of room to add some swing and miss without it being debilitating. League average offense from Almora with his defense would be incredible. For comparison, Kevin Pillar has put up 7.5 fWAR the last 2 years with a wRC+ below 90 and elite defense. He also swipes 15-20 bases a year, but if Almora makes up that gap with the bat then you're talking about a guy with a 3 win floor. That's probably optimistic, but if they let Almora face the right pitchers then you could see a Javy-like scenario where his rate of production exceeds his true ability if he played every single day(thanks Joe!).
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    Last year had a 5 man bench, this year it will be 4. Together Szczur and La Stella combined for 369 PA, and Coghlan had another 128.
  6. Transmogrified Tiger
    Seems like it's almost time for Syndergaard to Dravecky himself and finish the cycle.
  7. Transmogrified Tiger
    "Again" implies that Arrieta fixed the problem, which never really happened last year. That said, it's difficult to draw much of anything from the ST environment, and the author notes as much.
  8. Transmogrified Tiger
    Apparently Brooks' dehydration/sinus infection is enough to keep him out, he was sent home along with Lletget, Morris, and Orozco. Arriola the only new addition brought in. I guess they'll go Zusi-Cameron-Gonzalez-Villafana across the back?
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    why yes Youtube, I will watch this related video
  10. Transmogrified Tiger
    *cackling intensifies*
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    unbelievable
  12. Transmogrified Tiger
    Wonder how many cards Espinoza will have deserved by the end of this one. I count about 2 so far.
  13. Transmogrified Tiger
    The implicit "Klinsmann was too dumb to play Bradley in the right spot" is cracking me up.
  14. Transmogrified Tiger
    Pulisic is magic
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    [tweet]https://twitter.com/sung_minkim/status/845249982571556864[/tweet] [tweet]https://twitter.com/sung_minkim/status/845250587612536832[/tweet]
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    One of the most hilarious hero ball possessions I've ever seen.
  18. Transmogrified Tiger
    Well DJ was sitting around 93 I believe with his exit velocity last year. That will play in any park. But he has largely been a similar hitter prior to that, relying on an inside-out approach. But the exit velo shows that the bat speed is certainly legit and the potential for power is there, even without Coors. This is not a very accurate interpretation of exit velocity. Maybe in a park whose dimensions are the reason for it being a hitter's park, but Coors is flattening breaking balls, which makes them 1) easier to drive and 2) forces pitchers into more fastballs anyway. There's also some potential measurement hazards of exit velocity calculated at altitude, but that's secondary to the point. I can't go to a funhouse of mirrors that shows I'm 9 feet tall and say that makes me 9 feet tall elsewhere, same logic applies.
  19. Transmogrified Tiger
    The logic I heard is they really wanted Lackey to pitch in the Cardinals series and they wanted to split up the lefties. What bothers me more is Montgomery not getting starts from the get go.
  20. Transmogrified Tiger
    I'm just catching up, but Kinsler going 2 for 5 with a HR is amazing.
  21. Transmogrified Tiger
    Indians: The New Cubs oh honey
  22. Transmogrified Tiger
    To be fair somehow Lindor learned to hit. this is an example of why scouting matters beyond stat lines The thing that galls me the most about Torres is that there's plenty of scouting people saying that he's not a MLB SS, and no one seems to really think he has an incredible ceiling or top end tool, yet he's still getting insane helium because he hit in the funhouse environments of the AFL and ST. Even setting Torres aside, any prospect who hasn't reached AA getting Top 50 trade value consideration is silly unless they're Bryant/Harper special, which Torres unanimously is not.
  23. Transmogrified Tiger
    So we're just going to gloss over that Gleyber Torres is listed just outside the Top 50 in the actual article? Because between Simmons and that I'm honestly not sure what upsets me more.
  24. Transmogrified Tiger
    Hitters w/ 300 PA, < 5% BB%, and > 22% K%: http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=300&type=8&season=2016&month=0&season1=2016&ind=0&team=&rost=&age=&filter=48429&players= 1) There's only 5 players 2) The only other person besides Anderson playing at a league average rate is Baez 3) Baez's BABIP is 40 points lower The White Sox didn't really risk much, his highest salary is less than 10 mil and it's in 2022, plus his speed, defense, and athleticism give him enough of a floor that he shouldn't wash out of MLB entirely. But he needs to be a very different player in the future to be league average, never mind a step above that.
  25. Transmogrified Tiger
    lol Balentien lost his mind on a high and inside fastball and benches momentarily cleared, Javy was not impressed [tweet] [/tweet]
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