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  1. Transmogrified Tiger
    I am at Busch, it is currently raining like the end of the world, and for the first time all day the radar projections agree that it should continue for another hour. Not sure if the field can handle it.
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    Keegan with a scoreless inning as well, so once he's eligible(I believe Thursday/Friday) I'm guessing he's the next fresh arm they'd cycle through
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    Maybe it's centered on Shota? They want to give him X days of extra rest per Y days, and now they can satisfy that without a bullpen game by moving him to Monday?
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    PCA since returning to Iowa: 9 for 18, 3 2B, 3 HR, 4/2 K/BB, 3/3 SB
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    Alcantara went 4 for 4 with a double, which in this year's Southern league is the equivalent of going 6 for 4.
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    Not sure why they're doing a doubleheader on the 13th instead of tomorrow, but that's probably a net positive. Saturday DH after a Monday off day and 48 hours before the all-star break means that adding an extra game in that window probably doesn't hurt with pitcher rest, and the offense can't be in worse shape by that point.
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    The rain should be done at the stadium in 15ish minutes, though there's another band that could impact the game by 9:30
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    The worst of it missed us to the north, but there's still a small but heavy storm system that is supposed to blow through in the vicinity of first pitch. Don't be surprised if there's a delay, but shouldn't be substantial or jeopardize whether they play today
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    I'm not going to claim encyclopedic memory of the before/after, so maybe I'm mistaken. But at least in terms of his sitting velo, I think by 2022 it was several ticks higher than pre-trade. That's consistent with the spike in walk rate, presumably because he couldn't command it. Not that increasing whiff wasn't a worthy or even necessary goal, but I also think there's a universe where Kilian is a more viable big league prospect because they prioritized his fastball command(at the time his carrying trait) and tinkered with his off speeds more in search of that improved swing and miss.
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    They also very possibly ruined Kilian by upping his velo significantly
  11. Transmogrified Tiger
    Morel had a 114 wRC+ at the MLB level entering this year, and had a 114 wRC+ for the season less than 2 weeks ago. A lot of the dialogue around the team(and this is basically any time results go poorly) is people asking questions about certain players or the team as a whole that carry the implication 'well you can't just wait/do nothing', when the answer is that you absolutely can and should in many/most cases.
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    I'm not sure how much of this applies to Bayern specifically, but Managers matter about 10% as much as media and fans at large tend to believe, and this combines with a growing trend of front offices trying to consolidate roster building power by either making explicit structure changes(Slot being 'head coach' at Liverpool) or just by hiring younger/less proven managers that are more willing to take what they're given(Kompany seems like a pretty good example).
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    I don't think there has been a velo drop of any real magnitude, seems pretty clear from several examples from multiple pitchers at this point that Iowa's gun is not very well calibrated. Anything beyond that I'd attribute to weather moreso than any other factor.
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    Same guy who ejected Counsell from 100+ feet away
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    PCA 2 for 4 with a 2B, HR, and SB (also a K) Murray with 2 more hits and a walk too
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    In order of likelihood, if they're looking to shake up the position player pool, I think it's Bring back PCA (gap) Do something about the catchers (gap) Bring up Caissie (mayyyybe BJMJ if he stays on his current tear for a month) (gap) All Others (Davis, Mervis, etc)
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    I'd like for a little more pop from Shaw, but he's still got an above average IsoP for the Southern League, which is only around .110 league-wide. It's been a very weird year for that league.
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    Albies looked towards the heavens and his body rebelled, makes sense
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    They had a reliever throw 40+ pitches last night in a game they were losing, and it wasn't Hendricks. Someone threw the 9th in a game they were losing by 7, and it wasn't Hendricks. We're talking about him facing 9 hitters as a best case scenario, if you're that terrified of him getting rocked you have Little/Wesneski warming quickly, but you can't ignore a pitcher on your roster *and* do a bullpen game. Doubly so when you're in the early stages of 13 straight days with a game.
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    They don't have the luxury of carrying a 'only pitch when losing by a lot' reliever. It's a bullpen game and Hendricks and Brown are the only ones who haven't pitched this series, with Hendricks not pitching in 6 days.
  22. Transmogrified Tiger
    Yeah I think you hope for 6 from Brown + Hendricks, give Brown two trips through the order and Hendricks 1. Maybe that pushes your luck a little bit with Brown against this lineup, depends on his pitch economy.
  23. Transmogrified Tiger
    So what you’re saying is….cubs opponents blew two leads in the 8th inning or later
  24. Transmogrified Tiger
    For an objective measure, ZiPS projected Madrigal for a 94 wRC+ this year, Mastrobuoni 92, Bote 82.
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    He is probably worse at hitting, fielding, and running.
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