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  1. Laika
    Haven't seen any I'd love to see an overlay It looks like there is a significant reduction in foul territory, maybe 33% reduction. The seats and dugout look 5-10 feet closer to the infield now. The dugouts are bigger and further up the line. That jut out towards the OF corners is pretty sharp! It's going to produce some funny bounces, some balls hooked down the line might even bounce back towards the infield? Tough to say from that angle though.
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    Manoah is going to have shoulder surgery to prove a point isn't he
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    He's probably replacing the CF all the time Might be the only real CF near the majors, after Varsho and KK. Assuming Springer is done as a CF.
  5. Laika
    Just not really any upside there, not very inspiring. He probably hits .265 with 13 homers in 450 PA, gives the team 1 WAR for 13 million, but does a lot of media bits and has a decent RBI count. Then he retires.
  6. Laika
    Turner looks so f***ing old this spring. Just the shape of his... belly... and his face and s***. Geezer.
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    I have zero interest in Vogelbach and Escobar and I don't really get it. Old f***ers that sucked last year. I mean, I get it if they are in here as fallback plans in case players get hurt. The awkward thing is that the FO needs to tell them they have a shot to make the team in order to sign them, even if it's not really true. So the Rogers mouthpieces also get fed that idea. It's hard to figure out what the FO actually intends. All I know is that we see this every year and I don't think there is a pattern of demoting the younger players for the sake of depth. Last year, Nathan Lukes and Zach Pop broke camp with the team. The year prior Greg Bird and Mallex Smith did not make the team. I dunno. Vogelbach doesn't even have a fun amount of game power, he just walks a lot and has 60 pop. Meh.
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    Davis Schneider Travis Snider David Snider Travid Schneider Dravis Schreiber
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    Didn't David Snider literally play a few games in LF last year?
  10. Laika
    The Rockies guaranteed Charlie Blackmon, 37 years old, $13M It was hilarious at the time and now it is even funnier
  11. Laika
    yeah we never know with these guys. all the reports say he is a sure-thing shortstop and one of the best defensive SS in the system, but that could be a -3 or a +10 for all we know. It sounds like a Santiago Espinal package to me. I watched some video of his swings, I don't think it's a NO POWER situation. But maybe an 8 HR pop situation. Ceiling something like .267/.322/.370 for a 100 wRC+ if everything works out and he develops enough raw power to even hit for average up here
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    The 2022 crop, big year for them. R1 - Barriera, obviously needs to show his talent R2 - Kasevich, Toman, Doughty... I wonder if all three of these guys are being prematurely written off. Toman only has 549 MiLB PA as a high school pick. Kasevich hit .284/.363 and will be in New Hampshire... Doughty had an .801 OPS and will be in New Hampshite... they are all actual infielders. Still have a chance. R3 - Roden, does he make an MLB push mid-season and hold his own? R4 - Ryan Jennings, new sleeper for me, he is in camp throwing a 95mph sinker and a 94.5mph 4S with 17 IVB (decent) and throwing FOUR other pitches. Is this a guy with a solid fastball and a deep arsenal?????????
  13. Laika
    His MLB salary is $4M, paid pro-rated for his time in the majors, I believe
  14. Laika
    Lmao I went there too Love it
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    Yeah his release point did shift, but I guess it didn't change his FF movement at all. It could still influence effectiveness if the pitch though... different release point could be harder to pick up for example
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    I don't think so... I don't think his stuff numbers changed much. He threw less 4 seamers and more 2 seamers. That was the big change. Some of it was just confidence (a good chunk of his poor 2022 was just bad luck). I think his 4S has just gotten worse over time relative to the league. I wonder if his sinker just complements his slurve a bit better, or tunnels with it better. Stuff+ grades in his career on the 4S and sinker are pretty close (96 and 97). To age well I think Berrios is going to have to try and become a wide arsenal guy or change his pitch mix every year.
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    Will Robertson just hit a 110 mph double, I guess he's a deep sleeper. 25 in AA last year (old) with a 118 wRC+. Not amazing, but the old scouting reports say 50 potential defense with 60 raw power. Strong-side platoon RF sleeper.
  18. Laika
    Frasso will probably go the Julian Merryweather route Yes, he will be a great relief pitcher but probably when he is 30 and in his 3rd or 4th org
  19. Laika
    LMAO I MISSED THIS Nicki Frasso had hip surgery a couple of days ago. We already knew about the shoulder injury, and the surgery in November (news of which did not leak until spring training began).
  20. Laika
    White popping 98. Three whiffs in a row from Bae. Then Oneil Cruz homers, 115 mph exit velo on a 96 mph 6 inches above the zone lmao.
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    Nathan Lukes wants to make the team!
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    Mitchy White again touching 97 A force on the mound
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    Apparently he is a monster.
  24. Laika
    Yeah minor ones Like, Chad Green is the obvious one. He had a spin direction of 12:45 in all of 2020, 2021, and 2022. In 2023 his spin direction was 1:00 (on a clock face). That doesn't seem like a big difference, 15 minutes on a clock face, but probably just means during his recovery he had not quite regained his release point, was a bit too low in 2023, so his spin direction was a bit worse than before. All of the above has a big SSS caveat. Maybe these guys all lose this over time. I dunno how consistent IVB is. FB Stuff is pretty sticky but you still probably need a few outings.
  25. Laika
    This Jared Jones dude has STUFF wow. Vlad with the vintage GIDP.
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