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It's crazy to type this but his defense at 1B has looked incredible this year. Edit: Not looking to get all hyperbolic but he looks like a top 5 defensive 1B in baseball right now. Better range and arm than the typical 1B, good hands on picks, incredible athleticism and flexibility compared to most 1B. Fat Evan White.

KK f***ed up and should have admitted it after the game. Arozarena had a better chance to make that throw even if his arm is weaker.

It's just a gimmick for spectators. Tom Tango had a good thought about the shootout in hockey - they should do it every single game but before the game begins. The shootout winner then holds the tiebreaker for that game if it ends in a tie after 60 minutes. Fans who like the shootout can show up early to watch and fans that hate it don't have to. The teams can also adjust their tactics accordingly (team that lost the shootout may pull their goalie to go for the win, for example). The gimmick HR derby could be handled that way. I think it would be less annoying for traditional fans if done like that. Maybe.

Real baseball is h2h, not roto. As long as Springer is healthy for week 1 of the playoffs then I'm happy. The playoffs will be easy to make without him.

Nice GDT

Went searching for comfort on Lourdes but didn't really find any. There are some good qualified hitters who also suck right now but they aren't nearly as bad as him. Name ……. wRC+ ……. Notes Jonathan Schoop ……. 16 ……. sucks Elvis Andrus ……. 19 ……. sucks Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ……. 26 ……. OUR BOY Kevin Newman ……. 28 ……. sucks Amed Rosario ……. 36 ……. sucks Ryan Mountcastle ……. 36 ……. cancer Charlie Blackmon ……. 42 ……. old as s*** Jake Cave ……. 43 ……. sucks Jorge Polanco ……. 44 ……. HMMM Dylan Moore ……. 46 ……. sucks? Eugenio Suarez ……. 49 ……. HMMM Keston Hiura ……. 49 ……. Good - is this random? Alec Bohm ……. 53 ……. Good - is this random? Jackie Bradley Jr. ……. 54 ……. sucks Tommy Pham ……. 55 ……. old as s*** David Dahl ……. 55 ……. HMMM David Fletcher ……. 58 ……. Good - is this random? Marcell Ozuna ……. 58 ……. Good - is this random? Myles Straw ……. 59 ……. sucks Willi Castro ……. 59 ……. sucks Ian Happ ……. 60 ……. HMMM Andrew McCutchen ……. 60 ……. old as s*** Travis d'Arnaud ……. 61 ……. HMMM Cesar Hernandez ……. 62 ……. old? Willy Adames ……. 63 ……. HMMM Kyle Tucker ……. 66 ……. Good - is this random? Dansby Swanson ……. 66 ……. HMMM Aaron Hicks ……. 67 ……. old as s*** Gleyber Torres ……. 68 ……. Good - is this random?

Some big signs of encouragement over the last couple of weeks for sure. He is having better PAs and he has murdered some pitches from tough arms. Offensively I am more worried about Gurriel. Tellez - bad start but some good signs lately. still not sure he is more than a replacement level player. Gurriel - very worried. looks f***ed. Kirk - bad results but I'm not worried. Jansen - I've given up on him entirely. Backup C. Biggio - I'm not worried.

How do you accomplish that though? Here are a few ideas I have seen: 1. Move the mound back or lower the mound. IMO this is a bad idea because it would just make velocity training even more important. It might decreased K's though, at the cost of a lot of crafty pitchers being able to even survive. You'd get a lot more mindless velocity guys in the game. 2. Deaden the ball so that hitters no longer prioritize home run swinging. Make it dead to the point that players with average power just cannot and do not hit 20 homers anymore. These guys would then perhaps change their approaches and try to be .300 hitters again. 3. Robotic umpires calling a strict strike zone. This would eliminate any pitcher's calls. This would perhaps increase BIP only if it is correct right now that the non-rule book strikezone benefits pitchers more than hitters (not clear if this is true). 4. Make a walk worth two bases. This is Josh Donaldson's favourite idea, lol. It would certainly force pitchers to throw strikes. 5. Alter the ball to reduce spin rates. 6. Allow the hitter to attempt to run to first on any pitch that gets by the catcher, no matter the count.

I meant better hitter IRL. I think Meadows is a full rung above Gleyber in terms of pure offensive talent. Mostly looking at the EV and barrel rates. I know the projection systems love Gleyber's age and 2018-2019 production but I think if he's a .340 wOBA hitter the Yankees are very happy while I think Meadows could settle in as a .360+ guy.

I would take Meadows just because I think he is a bit better IRL and also a bit more well-rounded in fantasy. But they have to be pretty close.

What do you mean specifically, Cat.

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2021&month=0&season1=2021&ind=0 Vlad lives!

Rule 69.420 says you're both done and the #1 seed from the regular season gets to move on

Shi Davidi says Springer ruptured both of his testicles sliding into first base. Day to day

I had Bum and Gallen going today in LoD.

I'm not saying it will happen, I'm saying it should happen. I could see them flipping Bo and Semien at some point this year though if things get really ugly for Bo.

Biggio 2B, Semien SS, Bo third

Doubt.

The infield defense is killing the team. Could fix it all by just shuffling Biggio, Semien, and Bo around.

Also deception brownie points from his stall delivery

You are right about Kershaw I guess as far as results are concerned, which is really what matters, but the stuff is just so insane that Degrom feels better. I guess that's why he feels better. In hindsight I think that's why I said "feels better" instead of is better

Uh huh?

Pedro, Clemens, Johnson. Pick one. It definitely feels like Degrom is a level above peak Verlander or Kershaw or any other Ace from the current generation

I was just going to say something like this. If you prorate his 2020 to 33 starts or whatever he's going to have like 30 WAR in four seasons by the end of this year. That's a Sandy Koufax level peak. The four season stretch will be Hall of Fame worthy itself.

Holy f***, I just noticed Jansen's numbers. They can't even justify playing him over McGuire much longer!!!