Around Baseball 2018

[Spanky__99]

TIL Matt Chapman has 7.5 bWAR. Jesus Christ.

 

Yeah his D is at Rolen/Beltre prime. Kid can pick it.

[Jimcanuck]

Pohtani against the 'stros on sunday night baseball... nice!

[Spanky__99]

Pohtani against the 'stros on sunday night baseball... nice!

 

Heh...

[Abomination]

Ohtani just hit 98 mph.

[Spanky__99]

Ohtani just hit 98 mph.

 

He's soooo good!

[Abomination]

Ohtani just reached for a hard hit grounder with his bare hand (only got a piece of it). I wonder how many Angels execs are on their way to the hospital right about now?

[Abomination]

Cole is really, really getting squeezed.

[G-Snarls]

[Orgfiller]

The Brewers' bench for this game against the Cubs includes Granderson, Domingo Santana, Eric Thames, Mike Moustakas and Travis Shaw. Granted, the starter was Cole Hamels which is why a number of those guys weren't starting, but damn that's deep.

[Abomination]

The Brewers' bench for this game against the Cubs includes Granderson, Domingo Santana, Eric Thames, Mike Moustakas and Travis Shaw. Granted, the starter was Cole Hamels which is why a number of those guys weren't starting, but damn that's deep.

 

Thames in the 2nd half has a 39 wRC+ and a 46.1% K rate. Yikes!

[Orgfiller]

Thames in the 2nd half has a 39 wRC+ and a 46.1% K rate. Yikes!

 

Damn I had no idea, still a pretty sweet pinch hitter to bring out.

 

They just brought on Keon Broxton to pinch run, another solid bench piece.

[Orgfiller]

What was Kris Bryant doing there? With a 5-man infield and the bases loaded, he gets a groundball hit to him by Yelich, and he attempts to go back to third, step and throw to first instead of coming home right away. Terrible thinking for someone who runs as fast as Yelich.

[TheHurl]

[TheHurl]

and more Bregman...this less for the Curling celebration but that beautiful face as he approaches the camera.

 

[Boxcar]

That clip was great. A-Rod is pretty fantastic as an analyst tbh.

[P2F]

What in the everloving f***.

 

Here's an article about it.

 

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/09/minor-leaguer-brady-feigl-doppelganger-twins-same-name-baseball-players-as-rangers

[G-Snarls]

DeGrom has not allowed more than 3 runs in 25 consecutive games, breaking the record for the most since the mound was lowered 49 years ago

 

Era 1.68 this year

[Brownie19]

 

That's a really cool clip. I don't understand why the Goose Gossage's of the world can't accept this type of thinking. They use the analytics to understand the opponent (and themselves) better, while still acknowledging that at the end of the day it's still a baseball game and you can't be a robot. It seems like a really simple concept (yes I know the answer is people hate change).

[John_Havok]

DeGrom has not allowed more than 3 runs in 25 consecutive games, breaking the record for the most since the mound was lowered 49 years ago

 

Era 1.68 this year

 

Not enough wins. Obviously can't pitch well enough to keep his team in games.

[Brownie19]

DeGrom has not allowed more than 3 runs in 25 consecutive games, breaking the record for the most since the mound was lowered 49 years ago

 

Era 1.68 this year

 

What's the lowest ERA (for a starter) recorded since they lowered the mounds?

[John_Havok]

That's a really cool clip. I don't understand why the Goose Gossage's of the world can't accept this type of thinking. They use the analytics to understand the opponent (and themselves) better, while still acknowledging that at the end of the day it's still a baseball game and you can't be a robot. It seems like a really simple concept (yes I know the answer is people hate change).

 

People hate what they don't understand. We'll be the same way when we're old and curmudgeony

[Bobthe4th]

What's the lowest ERA (for a starter) recorded since they lowered the mounds?

 

1985 Dwight Gooden 1.53 ERA, in the same season he set the record that deGrom just broke.

[Brownie19]

1985 Dwight Gooden 1.53 ERA, in the same season he set the record that deGrom just broke.

 

It's remarkable to see Greg Maddux posed ERA's of 1.56 and 1.63 in back to back years ('94, '95). 19-2 with a 1.63 ERA is f'ing insane.

[Captain Adama]

Not enough wins. Obviously can't pitch well enough to keep his team in games.

 

DeGrom has like...9 no decisions where he's pitched 7 innings and given up 1 run.

[G-Snarls]

DeGrom has like...9 no decisions where he's pitched 7 innings and given up 1 run.

 

That's just sad

 

Mets are good at finding ways to lose games

[G-Snarls]

Please tell me Scherzer won't win the Cy Young because of W-L records

[Bobthe4th]

Please tell me Scherzer won't win the Cy Young because of W-L records

 

Scherzer won't win the Cy Young because of W-L records.

 

If the season ended today, deGrom would win.

[P2F]

If Scherzer wins the Cy, it should be on the back of his strikeouts, you guys. He has an outside shot at 300 strikeouts this season, as he's likely got at least four more starts to make (more if they skip the fifth starter before a scheduled off-day a couple of times) and he's 40 Ks shy. He's also been really, really good, so it's not like picking him over DeGrom for the Cy would be egregious or anything.

[Krylian]

Scherzer won't win the Cy Young because of W-L records.

 

If the season ended today, deGrom would win.

 

Isn't deGrom only superior in ERA?

[Bobthe4th]

Isn't deGrom only superior in ERA?

 

deGrom has better stats on pretty much everything except strikeouts and innings pitched, 1.4 higher WAR too.

 

With both teams currently missing the playoffs, W/L shouldn’t be a major factor even for old school voters.

 

If deGrom gets injured and/or has a bad run and if Scherzer continues to deal and the Nats make a charge for the wildcard (+68 run differential is twice the wildcard leading Brewers) then it could go either way. But right now, it’s deGrom in the lead.