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  1. Laika
    It is obviously true, there are just so many caveats. Generally true though. Caveats: A player could struggle or at least "not destroy" a level because of some kind of injury or other problem that we aren't aware of; Some players do get stuck in flawed mechanics or approaches, and that could send the wrong signal I mean Aaron Judge had a .777 OPS at 23 in his first taste of AA and AAA, with 144 Ks in 124 games. So he decidedly did NOT destroy but that obviously did NOT put a ceiling on him. That's not the low minors but there are similar examples. Bobby Witt had a 83 wRC+ in rookie ball at 19. Ceiling on Witt? That being said I do agree! If you are hunting for superstars, you want that small sample size signal of destroying the low minors as an 18 year old, or whatever. That's a common signal that most true superstars would share. Most, not all.
  2. Laika
    Silly Mets fans don't realize Bo likes to suck for entire months but then go white hot for the whole summer
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  4. Laika
    He's probably nothing of course BUT Dub has a cool name and honestly he seems kind of like a Caleb Durbin lite to me. Worse speed and defense but I don't see why a 6 foot guy with some homers can't be coached into like 45 pop
  5. Laika
    School: UC Irvine Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Age At Draft: 21.9 Gleed is a 6-foot-1, 200-pound infielder and righthanded hitter who has been a solid contact bat for UC Irvine over the past three seasons. He had a career-best season this spring where he slashed .351/.469/.550 with nearly as many walks as strikeouts and six homers in 34 games. Hamstring injuries plagued his season and caused him to miss time. Gleed is a contact hitter who did a nice job staying within the strike zone this spring and while he has solid raw power he projects to be a below-average hitter with below-average power in games in pro ball. Primarily a third baseman this spring, Gleed has played all over the infield (as well as DH when he was injured) and scouts are mixed on whether he fits best at third, second or left, where his below-average speed could limit him. His contact skills could make him a day three sort of prospect
  6. Laika
    Griffin Conine too It's getting funny
  7. Laika
    So kaz is better than Bo for way less money? Cool So the Jays have the best up the middle defense in baseball?
  8. Laika
    Need Lauer to just rubber arm 6 innings regardless of results. 9-8 win?
  9. Laika
    Dumb challenge, horrendous base running, almost everything has been oppo and on the ground
  10. Laika
    Regular season Vladdy is back!
  11. Laika
    The thing with check swings is that broadcasts have fooled everyone into thinking that breaking the plane of home plate = a swing. That's not the rule. It's just a discretionary call by the ump on whether the player attempted to hit the ball (or some wording like that) The way they are going to measure it with laser robots will be more liberal than the plane of home plate. It's something more like a 45 degree angle from the centre of the player's body. So many of these check swings we see on video will not be called swings.
  12. Laika
    Literally use WPA
  13. Laika
    It's funny now all of a sudden fans are mad at their own team and not the umps all the time HOW DID YOU MISS THAT CALL becomes WHY DIDN'T YOU BLEEPING CHALLENGE THAT, NICK KURTZ!!!???
  14. Laika
    The challenge system is super interesting Common sense says teams should be more willing to challenge later in games or in leverage situations. You don't want to blow your two chances early and then not have a challenge in a leverage spot. Teams will probably red light and green light certain players Obvious missed calls may not be noticed by every player - some have better eyes than others! I can't wait to see someone like Jazz blow two challenges in one PA early in a game, and end up in a headline
  15. Laika
    Well these are all pretty dumb stats anyway. Wins, holds, saves, blown saves...
  16. Laika
    Vlad
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    Who was the other one? I wonder if he got the W
  18. Laika
    Is it the only one in MLB history? Who can search this
  19. Laika
    Can we just appreciate the beauty of a four strikeout blown save win?
  20. Laika
    Yeah I was thinking, personally, that the hanging slider actually set up the good slider better than any other pitch could have. Kirk should have gone right back to it
  21. Laika
    Common Jeff Hoffman W.
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    Well, don't. If they win he won't care
  23. Laika
    Something to do with predictability maybe? Like it was a decent pitch but everyone was expecting a high fastball so if you think he's going up there then it's not a good pitch in that count
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    Yeah
  25. Laika
    It was 98 up and away. I dunno bros. Just a great swing.
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