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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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    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?
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    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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    Looked like a bomb, but MLB GameDay says 382ft and 108 EV. Was it really 450 ft?
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    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.
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    If not I'd think it's gotta be pretty close. I assume Happ is probably the leadoff guy at least.
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    Cubs have eluded that Caissie and Alcantara aren't going to be on the bench, they want to give them full-time AB's in Iowa. Alcantara only has 35 career games in AAA. He'll be out of options after this season so I assume he'll be up at some point again if/when injuries happen, especially in the 2nd half. I also assume they want to give him as many Iowa PA's as possible while he's still able to play there this season. There's plenty of time to change their launch angles once they come up. I'm not overly concerned, and they wouldn't count on them as middle-of-the-order mashers right away anyways. Would rather this path than the Ian Happ path of hitting development. In his cup of coffee last Sept according to Bball Savant, Alcantara showed well-above average bat speed and 92nd percentile sprint speed. That would make him easily the 2nd fastest player on the team. And those metrics could go up with more data. The raw power is there.
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    Interesting that they invited this 7th rounder to ST. Speaking of giants, anyone see McGeary round 3rd base trying to get home and fall on his face because the wheels fell off? Got in a run-down between 3rd and home and the legs wobbled a couple of times again throughout. Boog or JD called it an SUV trying to take tight corners as opposed to a VW Beetle haha. Anyways that guy better hit because he can't run anywhere but a straight line.
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    Busch said he hit the weights in the offseason and has come in bigger this spring
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    Interesting that Kyle Finnegan is still also a free agent.
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    I wonder if any of this is intentional on the Cubs' part for very young hitters like Caissie and Alcantara. Might be better to train them to be good fundamental hitters first and worry about having them lift the ball more later after the establish themselves against MLB pitching? I'd think that would have helped Morel and Canario instead of falling in love with the HR and living in K-town.
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    Don't forget the tracking bra (whatever its called). Those Traject pitching machines look awesome. I remember in the late 90's seeing something similar at an MLB stadium where fans could choose to hit against either Randy Johnson or some other RHP (I forget who it was). The machine just threw fastballs and the height of the machine and release point didn't change, but the tech was fun.
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    Would be Berti/Workman/Cowles/Brujan platooning at 2B and 3B and 2 spots on the INF bench, which wouldn't be a disaster I guess if it isn't for too long. Turner might also play 3B in a pinch, or pinch hit late in the game. I've noticed this spring that Workman has a really big uppercut in his swing, i'm sure contributing to the K% (and HR). I wonder if they could make some adjustments for him if they keep him.
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    Turner had .383 SLG too.
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