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He had knee surgery in late Sept because of tendonitis pain which he said was bothering him much of last year. He says he's feeling 100% right now, for what that's worth. He said he was able to pitch through the pain but that the knee strength may have compromised and affected his velo last year. I agree, hopefully he has a good year and returns to 2023 form. I watched a Caleb Thielbar interview too. He said his control issues last year were mechanical (started landing too closed), and he's been able to fix them this winter and his command is feeling better this spring.
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Killian looks like regular Killian. I think i remember him having a good curveball last spring too. He needs that out-pitch to generate chase. Also, it's very possible that whatever he did to increase his velocity contributed to his shoulder injury last year. Maybe he backed off afterwards. I don't have much hope for him unless he finds that good secondary.
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Patterson and PCA have a lot of similarities in their profiles, let's hope PCA can figure out a way to keep his hitting value (wRC+) at least near average. I think in the box PCA is a below-average hitter but has wheels, much like Patterson. Personality-wise they seem night and day haha, maybe his enthusiasm will help PCA continually improve.
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I'm getting a dead link for the rules wiki in the OP.
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2.1 IP so far, probably too early to conclude. 5 hits in 0.2 IP today and no HR probably takes some bad luck too.
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Converted catcher, learned under Yadier Molina with Cards
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This spring Counsell said they see Pearson as a reliever. A reporter asked the question. What could happen in Iowa though, who knows. But for the MLB team this spring he's a reliever.
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Well Justin Turner's bat speed has been horrendous the last 2 seasons, among the worst in baseball, but he has had excellent launch angles and doesn't chase or whiff and takes BBs, puts the ball in play etc. I looked up Freddie Freeman and he has a very similar profile, though 20th percentile bat speed, but elite launch angles that produce good results.
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Patterson
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This is the MLB in 5 years haha. Complete with ball-strike challenge, which doesn't seem very fun in the above video.
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I thought this was cool. Tangotiger made a bat-speed aging graph using the Baseball Savant data from 2023 vs 2024. Data for age 21 is skewed because there's so few MLB players that young. On average, bat speed is pretty steady through age 31, then consistently decrease. Looks like it peaks in the early 20's like pitcher throwing speed. http://tangotiger.com/index.php/site/comments/aging-curve-swing-speed
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Jays Centre: are strikeouts really that bad?
Stratos replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I wonder how high K% hitters overall do against below-average vs average vs good pitchers, and how that would factor into the playoffs where hitters see mostly good or at least above-average pitchers? -
Yeah. Berti and Turner are already on the team and essentially take Nico/Shaw's spots. There's spots for 3 bench guys plus the 2nd catcher, so for Tokyo I think the front runners for those 3 spots are Workman and Brujan (who can also cover the OF), and I'd bet the last spot probably goes to Cowles since he's already on the 40-man and can cover multiple INF positions. I guess Lopez has a shot too. Not much of a need for another OF if Brujan makes it. Workman can also play RF in a pinch. Vs RHP (e.g. Yamamoto) Workman is likely at 3B and one of Berti/Brujan at 2B. Vs LHP Berti and one of Brujan/Cowles are in the lineup, with Turner probably playing 1B for Busch. When Shaw/Nico are back I think Brujan might stay since he can cover CF/OF and INF plus pinch run, and Workman/Cowles go to AAA if the Cubs send a player(s) to the Tigers to keep Workman. They could send BJ Murray as part of the deal.
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Seems like Gage Workman has a good chance of making the Tokyo OD roster with Shaw/Nico out it looks like. When Nico/Shaw are back i'd be interested in trading something for him if he has to slip to down to Iowa. He seems like an upgrade to BJ Murray on the 3B depth chart, and can play SS as that's his position by trade.
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Busch and PCA hitting .500 in ST so far. Edit: Amaya also
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Honestly his metrics in RF aren't that bad, A few famously glaring misplays though. I think any of Happ, Tucker, or Suzuki could play CF if needed. An injury means Alcantara comes up for sure.
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Traintos has a beautiful swing. He's MLB material offensively. Eyeball test says he seems to have more pop than e.g. Nico too. Maybe a 10-15 HR guy hopefully.
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Looked it up, in his minors career so far Long has started 75 games at 1B, 30 at 3B, and 14 in LF. Not surprised if he keeps working on 3B this year. I assume BJ Murray is our projected Iowa 3B at the moment if Shaw starts in the MLB. Cowles would play everywhere in the INF i assume.
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It annoys me that Sloan Park broadcasts don't have a radar gun. When the Cubs played at the Dodgers complex this year they showed the gun readings. I'm sure there's several guns behind homeplate, just hook one up for month.
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As a fan, the skin colour or ethnic background of Cubs players doesn't matter at all to me, and I assume the Cubs FO doesn't make any player decisions based on skin color. I hope this never changes. I assume the MLB wants to appeal to everyone as a business/sport, so it does suck that the longtime problem of the decreasing participation of African-American players in baseball seems to be an issue that hasn't improved much. I have no idea the reasons for this. I doubt this is directly the fault of the MLB, who have made efforts over the years to help this issue, its probably just the changing choices of youth, the rise of other sports the last 30 years, and maybe some broader socioeconomic factors. But i'm just speculating. It would have been interesting if this article explored this issue more. For those that care about skin color, the link in the article said 49% of the MLB.com top 100 prospects were non-white, for whatever that's worth.
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Is Ivan Brethowr Worth Keeping an Eye on?
Stratos replied to Jason Ross's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Looked like a bomb, but MLB GameDay says 382ft and 108 EV. Was it really 450 ft? -
Spring Training Moves/Transactions Thread
Stratos replied to Outshined_One's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Thoughts? Kind of a cringe comment. He was a negative WAR player last year and isn't projected for much higher this year. He hasn't hit above league-average the last 2 seasons, which isn't exactly good for a 1B. He has a point about the injuries but he's also going to be another year older this year. He's worth a flyer by some team.
