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  1. Laika
    Cavan Biggio is Special! https://www.radioscouts.com/cavan-biggio-is-special/
  2. Laika
    Yeah you put your 4th or 5th best hitter in the #3 spot, optimally. They come up too often with the bases empty. The #4 spot seems ideal for Vlad. The expected run value of HR and 2B and 1B are all highest from the #4 spot in the order! So if you are optimizing you want your best power hitter, and best hitter for AVG, 4th. If anyone gets on base, he will come up with a man on in the first inning. The order of Biggio or Bo 1-2 really doesn't matter much but if Biggio ends up getting on base a lot more maybe he should lead off. The Book says: your 3 best hitters should hit 1st, 2nd, and 4th; next two best hitters should hit 3rd and 5th; the worst 3 should hit 6th-9th in order. https://books.google.ca/books?id=FrUYdXKZFZwC&pg=PA122&lpg=PA122&dq=the+book+optimal+lineup&source=bl&ots=Je6s3AbvGe&sig=ACfU3U1UAd2WIcJrum6q1XFMWufE99LGJg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjbhf619uDnAhXXs54KHfRrCzgQ6AEwDnoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=the%20book%20optimal%20lineup&f=false
  3. Laika
    Well if you’re bailing I probably won’t consider joining up tbh
  4. Laika
    Are there going to be openings in this league and is it on Fantrax?
  5. Laika
    Baseball on TV this weekend... I could cry
  6. Laika
    Done If anyone else needs this done, let us know before the cut. Also, lots of you have been given commissioner access so on the top right corner of the roster screen you might be able to turn on commissioner mode.
  7. Laika
    That's wild The line between a five tool player and a one tool bum can be remarkably thin.
  8. Laika

    NHL Thread

    Laika replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    Some of that stuff seems so hand-wavey. It just can't hold water. How can a guy with below average offense and defense ratings be an above average power play AND penalty kill player? Makes zero common sense.
  9. Laika
    Statcast has some swing/take data. I'm not sure how to interpret and use it though; nearly everybody, even Trout, seems to have negative attack regions where they are not optimally swinging vs. taking. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/visuals/swing-take?playerId=624415&playerSet=hitters&year=2019 Biggio seems to swing at nearly a league average rate on pitches in the heart and he is elite at not swinging on pitches way out of the zone. He seems to be too passive on borderline pitches? I guess? It's a fine line though. If he doesn't have the hit tool to do enough damage on borderline pitches then his plan might already be optimized for his physical talents.
  10. Laika
    To be clear, I doubt that he even changed his approach, despite his above comments. I don't see enough statistical evidence to support the notion that his approach changed at all. Some part of it might be lip service to the coaches, or maybe he felt like his approach was different and more aggressive when really he was just riding a heater and getting results. The guy has hit a lot of dingers since 2018 so he knows how to be aggressive and drive pitches. I don't see the strikeout rate changing much. Passivity is a double-edged sword that mostly helps him, and I don't think he has a great hit tool despite the elite discipline and plate approach.
  11. Laika

    NHL Thread

    Laika replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    Points are the RBI of hockey, dude.
  12. Laika
    Cavan Biggio is my favourite Blue Jay and I get panic attacks when there is any talk about him changing his approach at all. This guy led the Blue Jays in line drive percentage AND in flyball percentage in 2019, with 27.6% and 47% marks. Here is a list of 2019 MLB players with at least 400 PA, a line drive rate of 25% or more, and a FB rate of 45% or more: Cavan Biggio Mike Trout Roll in the elite BB rate, shockingly good foot speed, and defensive flexibility/value, and he's quite a f***ing player. Holy s*** Toronto - leave Cavan the f*** alone. One of the main reasons Toronto could overperform in the next year or two is that Cavan Biggio has sneaky ~6 WAR upside. Think Matt Carpenter.
  13. Laika
    Laika Lesson: block Spanky99
  14. Laika
    Season: 63.3% zone swing (42.3 zone%) August 1 to season end: 63.2% zone swing (42.6 zone%) September: 62.7% zone swing (42.2 zone%) Narrative fails It was probably just a September BABIP heater Laika Lesson: never assume the narrative is true; look for data to refute it before buying in.
  15. Laika
    He hit like .230 and .250 in Dunedin and New Hampshire, with normal BABIPs. A strong average is just not going to be part of his game, unless he completely changes his offensive approach, which would be f***ing retarded because what he does works and batting average is dumb s*** so who geefs a fock if he hits .230 as long as he gets on base and dings some dongs? Get over it, children.
  16. Laika
    That's a .160 ISO. So you think he'll hit for less power than he did in his rookie season? Seems dumb. .240/.350/.420 is what to reasonably expect, and that's a solid player particularly as he's a guy who does the little things well. Offensively he's more Carlos Santana than Adam Eaton.
  17. Laika
    They have his walk rate in the elite range, they just don't think he'll hit for average, which is pretty fair.
  18. Laika
    Currently they project to win about 85 games and just miss the playoffs. They need to cut Pujols yesterday and hope they get a breakout from guys like Patrick Sandoval, Jo Adell, Jose Suarez and/or resurgent years from guys like Ohtani or Upton. Can't say that I am hopeful - they have depth issues. The same old issues, really.
  19. Laika
    No, Pages was included in the initial rumour as going to the Angels. There were certainly other pieces involved, from the Angels, that never made it into any rumours. Pages + Stripling + Joc is worth a lot more than Luis Rengifo!
  20. Laika
    Serial masturbator, Reese McGuire, angry the Blue Jays did not invite him to 2023 World Series reunion event.
  21. Laika
    Pages is a Dodgers prospect.
  22. Laika

    NHL Thread

    Laika replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    The Taylor Hall deal looks good for the Coyotes after some of these more recent trades, right?
  23. Laika
    It's not purely political (or even political at all, really). Huff has a long list of stupid, offensive tweets and public comments. Recently he criticized the Giants for hiring the first female coach and said stuff like "this has #MeToo written all over it", "couldn’t imagine taking baseball instruction from an ex female softball player. Have fun with that @bcraw35 @bbelt9 @BusterPosey." He's mostly just an *******. He probably labels things "jokes" in hindsight when they are insulting. If he was just an outspoken Trump supporter he would still be invited. f***, half or more of the players in MLB are probably Trump supporters - they are mostly rich and white so they aren't all liberals. The Larry Baer thing (Giants CEO) was very stupid. He tried to take a phone out of her hands and she fell off a chair in the process. It's bananas that Baer faces any repercussions at all.
  24. Laika
    Indeed. BUT since he's already being kept around, I'd rather they just use him as the backup SS to the team trying to stuff some other s***** backup SS onto the 40 man. Also, maybe they can extract some value out of him by moving him UP the defensive spectrum.
  25. Laika
    Apparently they are thinking of Drury as the backup SS and are hoping Bichette starts 150 games. Makes sense, really.
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