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  1. Stratos
    Assad is a competitor, no doubt. Always looks comfortable out there. Not extraordinarily gifted physically but hard not to like him.
  2. Stratos
    I never said anything of the sort, in fact I agreed with you.
  3. Stratos
    Worst-case scenario, cool.
  4. Stratos
    Can't judge anything based on a week or 2. Also can't judge much from last year given he was only 22 and had only around a month of PA in the minors Cam Smith has always been a really good prospect and athlete. I think the trade was stupid regardless of how he turns out.
  5. Stratos
    He ded.
  6. Stratos
    They still haven't disclosed the terms. Guess Jed didn't like all the questions in his walk year lol
  7. Stratos
    Cubs let the guy they ground into the dirt last year coming off TJS to throw 98 pitches in his 2nd start on April 1.
  8. Stratos
    Is Phil Maton dead?
  9. Stratos
    Teams and players go through hot and cold streaks all the time, plus injuries happen. There's nothing to be concerned about with either the 2nd half of last year or these 7 games.
  10. Stratos
    I knew you guys were gonna say that.
  11. Stratos
    Better news than his elbow exploding i guess. Hopefully tendonitis or something.
  12. Stratos
    Not just elbow issues. He can't stay on the field.
  13. Stratos
    He's effed.
  14. Stratos
    Ah the old "right forearm discomfort", usually code for "his elbow hurts". I called it on PSD forum the day we drafted him: this guy is probably never going to be healthy. His motion is terrible, he short-arms it.
  15. Stratos
    I believe it was Counsell so mentioned in early ST that they want to give regulars more rest this year and rotate guys through DH, so I'm assuming Shaw can play most positions to do that. 1 good supersub is cheaper than a good bench OF plus a good bench INF. Have my doubts the arm plays well in the OF except maybe LF for Shaw as a fulltime regular next year. We'll see.
  16. Stratos
    Yeah if he regresses defensively at some point he may just be average or slightly below average. The parts he's blushed deemed seemed somewhat routine. Could be cold weather related who knows. Played in Houston/AL West a long time. Bregman caught a 110mph liner off Trout so reactions seem fine.
  17. Stratos
    That's largely true but it certainly helps to be at least a bit spry especially going in on balls, which was the one he missed yesterday. But that was more of a whiff than not being able to get to it. Like I said, I don't think it's an issue this year but it's possible he may not move too well a 3-4 years from now. Nothing to bother really even thinking about now copyImage.avif
  18. Stratos
    I'm not worried about his defense this year, he's made some good plays, but given how slow his footspeed is and was last season you wonder how the speed is going to age in the latter half of the contract. Is he even going to be able to stay at 3B? Not something to worry about now, he could DH more down the line if Mo catches more once Kelly leaves. Shaw could play more 3b in coming seasons.
  19. Stratos
    Yeah good start. Must kinda suck pitching in this weather. I used to like it because you wouldn't sweat, but I wasn't a pitcher. Praying Taillon gains a tick in warmer weather, but unlikely. The velo faded in the 2nd half of his start too. He seemed to use his cutter more, which could help. Rotation looking good so far, and Brown pitching well.
  20. Stratos
    Angels manager had a rough series. First manager job for him i see, still learning i guess. Also, i think Trout could use a change of scenery
  21. Stratos
    Chill Phil
  22. Stratos
    Maybe Maton can teach Taillon how to pitch throwing 89mph
  23. Stratos
    He always looks like he's having the time of his life out there.
  24. Stratos
    Thanks for clarifying. Yes I agree even 1 mph can hurt him. My point was that his struggles in ST weren't just velo related, his command was off too, and for a finesse guy with well-below average stuff thats often disastrous like it has in the past for him if he's leaving subpar stuff over the fat part of the plate. He typically has hard hit% better than the average pitcher and average or better exit velos because of the location (plus the addition of the change up last year). As i said, I don't think he'll be as effective if he loses 1 mph but it's possible he can still stay in the rotation as a below- average SP and BORP. Something like a 4.50 ERA isn't good but not disastrous. If he's worse than that then Rea, Brown, or maybe Assad can step in.
  25. Stratos
    I don't quite understand the difference in the 3 stat lines above. Is the top one 90 mph, the 2nd line 91, and the 3rd is 92 (each within a range of +/- 0.5mph, so 92 would be around 91 5 to 92.4)?
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