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  1. Bull
    There's no way Soto doesn't test the market, right?
  2. Bull
    And no agent would ever talk to you again.
  3. Bull
    Playoffs are a crapshoot and Rossy blew it down the stretch by abusing his late inning guys worse that Dusty abused his starters. The only thing missing was fishing metaphors. I think manager is where “intangibles” matter the most. I love Ross’ intensity, and he really does seem to get a lot out of his players. Meanwhile Counsell seems to have the energy of an old boot on the end of your line. but Counsell allocates resources (manages) in a game and over a season better than Ross.
  4. Bull
    Agreed on Little, but also, Alzolay and Leiter wouldn’t have been toast in Sept. if Rossy hadn’t been chasing wins in July. Using Leiter July 31 down 2 to Cincy is just one of many examples. That’s where you’ve got to give other guys a chance to step up.
  5. Bull
    He’s a nincompoop.
  6. Bull
    Begin hug watch.
  7. Bull
    I, too, am aghast.
  8. Bull
    Add to the above that the cubs are one of six teams in the league with a positive run differential and the only one in their division. I mean I get both sides, but I think Jed would be in hot water if he threw up his hands and said, “whelp, we tried” after Ricketts’ very public declaration that Jed has the resources he needs to go out and get guys this past off season.
  9. Bull
    In this particular instance it seems to be a non-issue, since we are short on at-bats. As long as he could theoretically be an emergency bat off the bench in the 14th inning, I say its better for him to be on the roster not getting PAs than to bring up Velazquez to not get PAs.
  10. Bull
    I said this team would remind people of 2015. I think it does, but with so many of the prospects still yet to reach the majors, maybe its more like if ownership had shamed them into spending too much in 2014. The result, i think, will still be barely making the playoffs and losing in the first round.
  11. Bull
    I really think the bolded above says a lot about their expectations of the farm. I don't think they intend to sign any of the existing position players past '26. I think they expect 1B and two outfield positions to come from the farm by the end of the year, and for Happ to find his way back to the infield or out the door if both Davis and PCA are contributing in September. From Hoerner's perspective, the shortness is all about his belief in himself as a SS.
  12. Bull
    I feel like there is no way they cut Hosmer. They surely had to make him some verbal guarantees when they picked him up. I don’t feel like we’re the only team that wanted him at league minimum.
  13. Bull
    Pete LaCock?
  14. Bull
    I’ll lurk daily for 20 years and post once a month, contributing nothing but a quip that three or four people find funny and everyone else ignores. This I promise you. Oh and pictures of Cardinals fans with Nazi tattoos. 2016. It’s been 7 years since I’ve contributed anything to this board. 2016 is also the year I started my masters. I graduate with my doctorate in May. Perhaps I’ll have more tattoos for you once the writing is done.
  15. Bull
    And seriously, if you ever see me doing something you don't like, PM me and I will *always* respond. This is a group effort. Sometimes our goals will align, sometimes they won't. But I'll listen every single time and give my own reasoning for any decision. Obvi, that applies to everyone reading this. I’ll lurk daily for 20 years and post once a month, contributing nothing but a quip that three or four people find funny and everyone else ignores. This I promise you. Oh and pictures of Cardinals fans with Nazi tattoos.
  16. Bull
    The link you showed is not him mis-hitting a pitch. That is him intentionally fouling off a pitch down 0-2. He’s protecting the plate. That’s all of it. The embedded video is ahead in the count and swinging away. But thanks to your analysis, I’ll be looking to see if his posture changes down 0-2 once the games start counting, or if he does it in high leverage situations, or not at all.
  17. Bull
    It's still awful. That timing mechanism with his hands always makes it look like he is surprised that someone is throwing a baseball toward him.
  18. Bull
    He was worth half a win last year in very limited playing time (127 PA). Does that scale to 300 PA and 1.2 wins, or is he the type that would have diminishing returns? Wisdom was only worth 1.1 fWAR in 534 PAs. Why is there not more conversation about giving more of that playing time to Bote? Wisdom (3), Bote (1) and Madrigal (2) all have options. Bote is younger than Wisdom, older than Madrigal. I just don't understand why he's not getting more attention. Is it the fact that he was able to clear waivers due to his higher salary, and therefore doesn't take up a 40 man spot, while the others wouldn't pass waivers and therefore do take up a spot? I understand the concept of sunk cost, but if he's able to outperform Madrigal, isn't Madrigal the sunk cost?
  19. Bull
    Kind of looks like a left-handed hitting Wisdom. Not awful for your 25th or 26th guy on the roster. This has to mean goodbye to Madrigal, right? He was already superfluous, starts taking reps at 3rd, then we sign this guy. There may not even be room for Madrigal at Iowa at his point.
  20. Bull
    But is the .018 more if he pulls more balls. And will he pull more with no shift?
  21. Bull
    This page shows the players most likely to benefit from the shift this year. It's a fairly simple analysis that shows what they did in 2022. It doesn't attempt to predict if players like Seager and Muncy will change their swing patterns to pull the ball more. Hint: they will. The other interesting thing here is Cody Bellinger on this list (alongside Schwarber). His 9 outs that would have been hits on line drives adds .018 to his BA automatically. Add the grounders that would have snuck through. Add the fact that he won't be afraid to pull the ball because of the shift and I think you have something even without any "improvement". His barrel percentage was in the 54th percentile, which means he was making good contact better that 54% of hitters, but his hard hit percentage was only 38th percentile, meaning that these barrels were not resulting in the power you'd expect. You might write this off as a lack of strength due to the injury, but his average exit velocity was 57th percentile, meaning when he did make good contact, it was really good contact. Sooo... either he was sometimes weak/sore and other times his old MVP self --or-- he was being shifted so often that he was afraid to really pull the ball and do what he was capable of. Either way, I think we can expect big things from Bellinger this year.
  22. Bull
    Seems like a misleading headline. They aren't giving the Brewers money. They are giving the district money to improve the statement and the Brewers renew their lease. I mean, I don't want brewers fans to have nice things, but it's not like this is going to payroll. I don’t care where it’s going, sports teams shouldn’t get tax payer money for any reasons. And the give us money and we’ll renew the lease or else we’ll leave is such a shallow threat. They aren’t moving. If the stadium needs repair or improvements use your own horsefeathering money, Attanasio. I generally agree, but if the stadium belongs to the state, they (the landlord) should take care of it. I guess I just hate slumlords more than I hate taxpayer money going to fund properties that generate revenue. I know the Brewers' rent is a lot less than the money being invested, but their impact on the economy is pretty strong.
  23. Bull
    Seems like a misleading headline. They aren't giving the Brewers money. They are giving the district money to improve the statement and the Brewers renew their lease. I mean, I don't want brewers fans to have nice things, but it's not like this is going to payroll.
  24. Bull
    I think this is the year I’m back. I haven’t subscribed to anything that helped me watch games in two years. I’ve been in a doctoral program that finishes up in May, and they’ve just been uninteresting. Even the games I could watch were against the pirates with pirates broadcasters. Brutal. But maybe I’ll have more time, and maybe they’ll be watchable. We’ll see. Some interesting story lines anyway. Bellinger will never be an mvp caliber player again, but what if he returns to a 110 ops+? What if Nico takes another step forward? Will the young pitching really be a strength? Will one of Wisdom, Morel, or Madrigal take the job at third? Is David Bote still alive and who killed him? Their hope, mystery, and intrigue. Or meh.
  25. Bull
    A small bright spot in a channel filled with nothing but bad Dempster impersonations and Ricketts loving company men. what is going to prevent Dex from being a Ricketts loving company man? Plot twist: he already is. Bum-bum-bum.
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