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  1. squally1313
    score more than one run against the mediocre pitcher next time
  2. squally1313
    hahaha and now the other tally!
  3. squally1313
    lol update the total!
  4. squally1313
    it's kinda weird watching Contreras catch because he has just enough of the mannerisms of Willson to give you some nostalgia/flashbacks, but it coming in an obviously different person and very different uniform throw you off
  5. squally1313
    yeah a classic Morel binge would go a long way while everyone else figures it out
  6. squally1313
    Yeah the Brewers being so good offensively so far feels incredibly smoke and mirrors-y, but....still a very dominant performance.
  7. squally1313
    That's really unfortunate
  8. squally1313
    That's good hustle from Morel after getting pretty unlucky.
  9. squally1313
    .930 xBA. Never once looked like a hit once you saw PCA.
  10. squally1313
    We really shouldn't be taking these starting pitching performances for granted. No idea if this filter works at all, but when I look at team starting pitching by guys on the active roster (basically trying to remove Hendricks), we have a 1.67 ERA.
  11. squally1313
    Yeah you feel for the guy who has done like....98% of what it takes to be a major leaguer and is pretty obviously aware that it's slipping away one bad AB at a time. But can't have this performance out of the 1B or DH spot.
  12. squally1313
    Back to back infield singles is annoying. In front of a lefty is even more annoying
  13. squally1313
    OPS for outfielders across the league right now is .689
  14. squally1313
    I feel like that's taking too many ABs away from Tauchman, who is obviously unsustainably good right now but has made progress that should carry over (and was a 107 wRC already last year). Yeah, maybe you just make the outfield a four man rotation, even five man with Busch/Belli at first as an option....but I think all of those guys are definitively better than Wisdom.
  15. squally1313
    Since the beginning of 2022, Ian Happ has been the 16th most valuable outfielder in baseball. 27th in wRC for guys with over 500 PAs. There are 90 outfield spots in baseball. This team has a handful of non-elite but but nonetheless very, very good, first division starters (and, to fend off the other bad argument, none of them are making elite money). Dansby is not Mookie, but he is an excellent shortstop. Nico is not Semien, but he is a great second baseman. Seiya is not Soto, but he is a really good right fielder. You could probably throw Bellinger and Steele in this mix too (along with a hopefully eventually fixed Azlolay).
  16. squally1313
    Are there a lot of opportunities for Wisdom in that scenario? He doesn't do enough defensively to be the guy to replace Morel late game, he's definitely second on the DH pecking order behind Tauchman against all lefties and most RHP (and probably behind Mastro for the rest). In a full strength line up you're basically just using him as a PH for the catcher a few times a week, and those situations (guys on base, high velocity reliever) tend to line up pretty badly, in my opinion, for a guy with a 35% K rate. If we go three catchers, I probably lean Madrigal over Wisdom for the time being. I think Madrigal is a 'we need a ball in play' cheat code and the overall body of evidence at third still points to a solid upgrade defensively. It's entirely possible that that piece is a mirage and goes away, and then yeah, let's reconsider. But maybe by then we're in the thick of a division race and start prioritizing the contributions of a Caissie/PCA/etc over regular PAs.
  17. squally1313
    throw me on the list
  18. squally1313
    This is dumb, we can all pick and choose sample sizes. For example: as of April 19th this year he had a 110 wRC (184 in the first 8 games). 9/1-9/12 last year it was 144. You're picking the most recent 2 weeks and the 2 weeks of last year that everyone paid attention to the most and ignoring an overall body of excellent production. If you want assign disproportionate blame based on the importance of those games in late September last year, go ahead, but it's a weaker argument because clutch isn't really a thing. I mean, he's on pace for 3 wins this year looking at the whole season. If that's our main concern, we should be just fine.
  19. squally1313
    I feel like Cody being hurt impacts all of those 'margin' things too. If he's out for long enough (and PCA plays above a certain threshold) that it doesn't make sense to send PCA back down upon his return, you almost wonder if the late inning substitution changes from Morel/Madrigal to Busch/PCA (with Belli going to first) in a fully healthy lineup.
  20. squally1313
    Trust me, me too. Just a different 'this'.
  21. squally1313
    I like UMFan and think he's one of the better posters here, obviously been around forever. I just think it's dumb and overly negative to continue lumping in the bad September we had last year now that we're over 30 games into what has been, overall, a really successful season.
  22. squally1313
    Annnyways, there's the road split we all would have happily taken going into the series. Fun series coming up.
  23. squally1313
    Sure, but given that today was driven almost entirely by a new rule designed to make teams score in extra innings, it probably means we should be caveating this 'historic' stretch of losses-after-being-ahead.
  24. squally1313
    Hahaha you're really going to count this one huh
  25. squally1313
    The worst player in baseball history comes through
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