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  1. Hairyducked Idiot
    BIP.
  2. Hairyducked Idiot
    No to this IBB.
  3. Hairyducked Idiot
    BIP, BIP, BIP.
  4. Hairyducked Idiot
    This.
  5. Hairyducked Idiot
    and this assumption of yours is a projection firmly rooted in science. And two decades' worth of experience rooting for bad-approach/discipline prospects to turn it around. Baez's 22.8% career K rate in the minor leagues puts him firmly in a category that both busts at a much higher rate than other prospects, but also tends to have lower OPS when they reach the majors even if they had high OPS in the minors (http://www.minorleagueball.com/2011/4/22/2123847/the-significance-of-minor-league-k-rates). And given that this has happened in the lower minors, we should expect that K rate to tick up a little bit as he moves up. The only quibble here is what we define as a "realistic" possibility. If it wasn't for his amazing scouting reports, my Cubs' fan bias and faith in the developmental abilities of our front office, I'd probably be even more pessimistic about him.
  6. Hairyducked Idiot
    Seriously. Just let the Diamondbacks walk out there and drop their BIP whereever they please.
  7. Hairyducked Idiot
    Could they please hit one ground ball actually at someone? They can't all find holes. Really want to win one of these close games for once.
  8. Hairyducked Idiot
    I'm assuming he'll swing at the pitch-arounds.
  9. Hairyducked Idiot
    Do we have a coach in charge of catcher's defense? Fire him.
  10. Hairyducked Idiot
    Allowing for unrealistic scenarios *was* nuance. His skill set is that of a high power, low OBP guy. That's not likely to change.
  11. Hairyducked Idiot
    D-Fense! Edwin Jackson is the unluckiest pitcher in history.
  12. Hairyducked Idiot
    What on earth would we talk about if not projecting what might happen in the big leagues?
  13. Hairyducked Idiot
    Wind is blowing in, nobody's on base. Throw strikes, Edwin.
  14. Hairyducked Idiot
    That was a grand slam for most of this homestand. Good inning.
  15. Hairyducked Idiot
    RBBI
  16. Hairyducked Idiot
    I feel like the Cubs dugout is just flipping your off in response to this, en masse.
  17. Hairyducked Idiot
    Kubel's lack of hustle saves the Cubs there.
  18. Hairyducked Idiot
    Cubs now have 33 WP+PB. NL average is 21. Using linear weights, that's already cost us almost 4 runs.
  19. Hairyducked Idiot
    Yay, more walks.
  20. Hairyducked Idiot
    Kind of funny that one 12-4 blowout moves them down to 7th best. Not that funny.
  21. Hairyducked Idiot
    I have trouble envisioning any realistic scenario in which Baez consistently puts up more than a .320 OBP in the majors. If that .320 OBP is attached to a .225 ISO on a middle infielder, it's still pretty darn valuable, but it still drags down his ceiling.
  22. Hairyducked Idiot
    It was more fascination that it was within the realm of realistic possibilities. I'm still placing Baez fourth after the draft.
  23. Hairyducked Idiot
    I'd want something similar to what we got for Marshall. I'd really rather not trade him at all.
  24. Hairyducked Idiot
    We were going for six.
  25. Hairyducked Idiot
    Marmol's actual FIP, after tonight, is 6.34. And I still have a sneaking suspicion that the FIP formula overvalues extreme high-BB, high-K guys.
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