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At this point it kind of just looks like insanely bad luck. He has cut his K rate and improved his ISO. Regress the BABIP to even just .200 and he's an above average hitter.

depends on league stats and team needs yelich probably does better in every counting stat but noot better in ratios although noot has the talent to get hot and out homer yelich

They kind of have to their depth sucks

I dunno, man. From Bauer's recent NPB statlines I would say that he is pitching like he feels preeeeeeeeeeeeety guilty. Clean conscience = clean box score.

Yeah if he can insert himself into a position of power that will help with future rapings. Good idea.

if the whole baseball thing doesn't work out maybe he can just go back to being a rapist? i dunno

hahahaha

You guys are f***ing hopeless. You watch how much baseball and still haven't learned not to overreact to runs given up in a ~ten inning sample???? Do you wear velcro shoes?

Oilers and the Leafs are similar. Similar issues. Oilers are like a more extreme version though.

I feel like if I had to rank them right now it would be Gausman (huge gap) Berrios tied with Bassitt (gap) Kikuchi slightly ahead of Manoah

Probably have been a lot I don't think you even have to dig deep to find prospects who have hit .220 or worse in single minor league seasons but then figured it out Jazz Chisolm hit .220/.321/.441 in AA at 21 years old James Outman .226/.322/.407 in A ball at 22 years old Aaron Judge .224/.308/.373 in AAA at 23 years old Trent Grisham his .231 then .222 then .232 in three consecutive MiLB seasons ages 19-21 I am just looking at the current K% leaderboard and clicking on some younger players Orelvis' 2022 is comparable to some of those guys. A few points in BA is not relevant but I am sure you could find some good players who hit .200 or worse. As long as the age vs. level is okay, the player can still be a prospect. Orelvis' 2023 still probably falls into the SSS and horrible luck categories. The BABIP is unfathomable in a full season. Oh, here is one. Trevor Story at 21 in AA in 237 PA hit .200/.302/.380 with a 34.6% K rate. Hunter Dozier hit like .210 in about 800 consecutive AA plate appearances across two years... Steven Souza Jr. hit under .200 for two years in a row and then just over .200 a couple times

Not that I can remember but Joey Gallo was close. Like a .240 hitter in the upper minors???

The unlikeliest of bullpen heros

Also on that box score is CJVE on rehab, shoving

My cousin is married to a girl who gets her nails done with a gay guy who knows a lot of the WAGs Apparently all the players hate the ice bath too. They just feel too powerless and shy to say anything about it. They are waiting for enough people to post about the ice bath online and say that it looks like they hate it from their body language etc. and they are all hoping that if enough people say "everyone is sick of Vladdys ice bath" then one day he will notice and stop.

Peak Morrow was like having Spencer Strider. Yeah, it never lasted long but it was still fun while it lasted

Funny you wouldn't deal him+ got Kelenic RIP

lol which part is wrong?

Buehrle was definitely one of the most watchable Jays pitchers I can remember Buehrle Halladay Morrow Burnett Gausman Estrada Stroman These guys were all fun to watch. Bassitt is getting there for me too.

Yeah in comparison the Panthers' D is f***ing stacked Ekblad, Montour, Forsling, Gudas, Staal... C'mon... Guys like Brodie, Holl, and Schenn just don't compare I like Liljegren though

Omg this feels like a perfect game CG and beating Spencer Strider

I dunno dawg. He's been lucky by the wOBA / xwOBA thing in most starts. Or just plain horrendous in the first start. xFIP is basically just a crude xwOBA type measurement. No reason to hate it.

This is what happens when you just let a machine AI computer model select your pitchers Our big lump Alex Manure will probably never get injured. You can count on him (to walk 5 guys and limp through 5 IP).

interestingly his outfielder jump has cratered this year, from 99th percentile to 47th i bet that improves dramatically going forward.

He didn't have elite sprint speed in 2022 though His prowess is more about jumps/instincts/reads