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Post by keninten on Sept 2, 2024 15:53:14 GMT -5
Dom Smith DFA by the Reds.
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Post by orion09 on Sept 2, 2024 21:14:14 GMT -5
$60M does sound like a lot… this article notes that they spent that much completely renovating a wing of their spring training facility, of which at least “7 figures” were spent on the pitching lab. So maybe not quite that much, but still notable that they’ve invested a lot into pitching tech and are reaping the results. www.mlb.com/news/brewers-pitchers-benefiting-from-advanced-technology
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Post by badfishnbc on Sept 3, 2024 9:07:04 GMT -5
$60M does sound like a lot… this article notes that they spent that much completely renovating a wing of their spring training facility, of which at least “7 figures” were spent on the pitching lab. So maybe not quite that much, but still notable that they’ve invested a lot into pitching tech and are reaping the results. www.mlb.com/news/brewers-pitchers-benefiting-from-advanced-technologyWait, so these things are literal facilities??? I thought it was just a hyperbolic way of saying "we'll work on it."
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Post by julyanmorley on Sept 3, 2024 9:07:22 GMT -5
The White Sox have lost Chris Flexen's last 20 starts, a new record.
Flexen for his part has not been merely mediocre and not awful.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Sept 3, 2024 9:12:50 GMT -5
$60M does sound like a lot… this article notes that they spent that much completely renovating a wing of their spring training facility, of which at least “7 figures” were spent on the pitching lab. So maybe not quite that much, but still notable that they’ve invested a lot into pitching tech and are reaping the results. www.mlb.com/news/brewers-pitchers-benefiting-from-advanced-technologyWait, so these things are literal facilities??? I thought it was just a hyperbolic way of saying "we'll work on it." Yes and no. A lot of it is equipment. But yeah the Red Sox usually had to fly guys to Boston to put them in the super high-end "lab," but I think they have what they need at each affiliate now. The beakers and labcoats teams can usually get wholesale.
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Post by julyanmorley on Sept 3, 2024 23:47:05 GMT -5
Lol look how fast he spins to see the number.
Aroldis Chapman holds the record at 105.8. Jordan Hicks is the only other guy to hit 105.0.
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Post by incandenza on Sept 4, 2024 11:58:55 GMT -5
Spencer Jones update: since August 17th he has a 1.093 OPS and a 206 wRC+ in AA, which is hopefully getting Yankees fans excited because it's about as empty as those numbers could possibly be - it comes with a .655 BABIP and 39% K rate. The power isn't even there, really; he has just one HR in those 54 PAs.
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Post by asm18 on Sept 4, 2024 12:40:44 GMT -5
Come on Bob, this is mean. Jon Solo is not getting on a plane to Toronto
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Post by ematz1423 on Sept 4, 2024 12:42:56 GMT -5
While I would not bet on it, I wouldn't outright rule out Soto to Toronto being a possibility. They were well prepared to give Ohtani a large bag of money based off the rumors. They didn't really turn around and give anyone else a big bag so theoretically it's still available for Soto.
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Post by julyanmorley on Sept 5, 2024 7:31:50 GMT -5
Giants extended Matt Chapman for 6/151. Gonna be 32 in year 1 of the deal
Boras was down bad and needed this W
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Post by manfred on Sept 5, 2024 7:52:57 GMT -5
Giants extended Matt Chapman for 6/151. Gonna be 32 in year 1 of the deal Boras was down bad and needed this W I would be horrified if I were a Giants fan.
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Post by incandenza on Sept 5, 2024 8:04:56 GMT -5
Giants extended Matt Chapman for 6/151. Gonna be 32 in year 1 of the deal Boras was down bad and needed this W I always thought he did worst of the Boras 4 relative to what he should have gotten. Now he'll have ended up getting the 6/150 that the coked-up mlbtraderumors projection had him at but as a guy who's a year older.
Bellinger didn't even do that bad to begin with and Snell might end up coming out ahead as well. And then there's Jordan Montgomery.
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Post by asm18 on Sept 5, 2024 8:12:38 GMT -5
What would have been a likely deal for Chapman in free agency? Like how much did the Giants have to overpay to keep from hitting the open market (as well as perhaps accommodate for the difference in California state tax and elsewhere)
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Post by julyanmorley on Sept 5, 2024 8:35:34 GMT -5
What would have been a likely deal for Chapman in free agency? Like how much did the Giants have to overpay to keep from hitting the open market (as well as perhaps accommodate for the difference in California state tax and elsewhere) ZiPS had him at 3.0 wins for 2025 before the season. Chapman has beat expectations this year, so maybe we'll push that up to 3.5 wins. The rule of thumb is players lose about .5 WAR a year once the decline years hit, which would give him 3.5 + 3 + 2.5 + 2 + 1.5 +1 = 13.5 WAR. 13.5 * 9 million per WAR gets you to 120 million
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Post by James Dunne on Sept 5, 2024 9:10:56 GMT -5
Okay, so I'm the old man yelling at the cloud -- but I feel like taking Imanaga out of a no-hitter at 95 pitches with a 12-0 lead is kinda silly. Pitches 95-120 in a low pressure situation aren't the ones leading to the pitcher injuries.
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Post by asm18 on Sept 5, 2024 9:45:02 GMT -5
What would have been a likely deal for Chapman in free agency? Like how much did the Giants have to overpay to keep from hitting the open market (as well as perhaps accommodate for the difference in California state tax and elsewhere) ZiPS had him at 3.0 wins for 2025 before the season. Chapman has beat expectations this year, so maybe we'll push that up to 3.5 wins. The rule of thumb is players lose about .5 WAR a year once the decline years hit, which would give him 3.5 + 3 + 2.5 + 2 + 1.5 +1 = 13.5 WAR. 13.5 * 9 million per WAR gets you to 120 million I guess their overpay is about one extra year then. It's not a deal I'd be in love with if I were a Giants fan, but I kinda get it especially if they think they'll struggle to get guys to go there. The only long term money they have tied up is Jung-hoo Lee and Logan Webb
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Post by asm18 on Sept 5, 2024 10:00:47 GMT -5
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Post by bojacksoxfan on Sept 5, 2024 10:06:39 GMT -5
Verdugo:Mookie Verdugo:Ichiro You just can’t stop comparing this guy to first name forward HoFers. lol
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Post by James Dunne on Sept 5, 2024 10:24:04 GMT -5
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Post by asm18 on Sept 5, 2024 19:42:01 GMT -5
Scott Servais expected to make a full recovery after being tossed under a bus - Seattle police still looking for the assailant
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Post by incandenza on Sept 5, 2024 19:54:59 GMT -5
Did you know: the Mariners are only the 8th best pitching team in the league by fWAR, despite having the best ERA?
And did you know: the Mariners are only the 13th worst hitting team in the league by wRC+, despite having the 3rd-worst OPS?
Their ballpark is so pitcher-friendly that I think it's sort of distorting perceptions of what the team is (and maybe what some of their players are). In any case, they have a +37 run differential and a 75-66 xW-L.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Sept 6, 2024 9:10:01 GMT -5
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Sept 6, 2024 9:45:39 GMT -5
Also every child in a batting cage ever.
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Post by bluechip on Sept 6, 2024 12:43:20 GMT -5
Also every child in a batting cage ever. Yes but this is regular season. It is most common in Game 7 of the World Series.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Sept 6, 2024 12:44:25 GMT -5
Also every child in a batting cage ever. Yes but this is regular season. It is most common in Game 7 of the World Series. Outstanding point.
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