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Why bunt if you're not going to be aggressive on the basepaths afterward? That Galvis fly ball seemed deep enough.

 

It was a a shallow pop up. He would have been DOA.

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And they'll all say it "worked" 'cause we got one run. But Maile has the ability to shoot a double into the gap and score 2 with no outs... So, I mean, yay that we're winning, but boo that we wasted an out.

 

Dude what the f*** are you talking about? Luke Maile is an awful hitter. I have the ability to shoot a double into the gap too but that doesn't mean it's likely that I will.

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Dude what the f*** are you talking about? Luke Maile is an awful hitter. I have the ability to shoot a double into the gap too but that doesn't mean it's likely that I will.

 

I'm not saying he's good, I'm saying he's more likely to create positive production by swinging away than he is by giving up an out.

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I'm not saying he's good, I'm saying he's more likely to create positive production by swinging away than he is by giving up an out.

 

I quite strongly disagree, and I'm not even defending the bunt here. Luke Maile most likely strikes out or hits a weak flyball in that scenario, considering the type of pitcher that Mike Fiers is. He is not a good hitter.

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Dude is throwing curveballs that bounce in the dirt. Rather have a runner on 3rd and put pressure and get in the head of the pitcher and catcher.

 

Sogards single would not have/did not score a runner on 2b.

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I quite strongly disagree, and I'm not even defending the bunt here. Luke Maile most likely strikes out or hits a weak flyball in that scenario, considering the type of pitcher that Mike Fiers is.

 

He's been a slightly below average hitter by wRC+ in the past 2 years, sure he's not great, but he's not as bad as you're making him out to be. Having him bunt there probably created a worse result than having him swing away.

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Is it time to trade Shoemaker?

 

He's good now, but regression could eat him alive

 

Well, not now...

 

f*** this ********.

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He's been a slightly below average hitter by wRC+ in the past 2 years, sure he's not great, but he's not as bad as you're making him out to be. Having him bunt there probably created a worse result than having him swing away.

 

He was a 90 wRC+ hitter on the back of a .350 BABIP, I don't know about you but I don't see Luke as having the elite exit velocity or bat control - not to mention lack of speed - to see him continue to do that in the future. The projections rightfully view him as a very bad hitter, and bad hitters, one who strike out a lot like in his case, are not good bets to get something productive done in that scenario. Montoyo went with the high probability for him to advance the runners over the lower probability option of him reaching base or having a slow dribbler for the same result. It's probably not nearly as bad of a call as you think it is.

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