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  1. Laika
    Something about his K rate and whiff rates is not computing. I wonder if there is still a lot of noise or luck. 2024 - A ball - 31.3% K rate and 13.8% whiff rate 2025 - A+ - 18.7% K rate and 12.8% whiff rate The six qualified MLB players with a SwStr% between 12.6% and 12.9% last year were Adames, Cowser, Mountcastle, Suarez, McMahon, and Chisholm. Their K rates ranged from 22.5% to 30.7%. The main variable being how aggressive they are. Mountcastle is more of a 55% swinger and he has the lower rate, Cowser is very patient with just 44% swing rate and he had the highest strikeout rate. But Nimmala's 2024 to 2025 swing rates are within a point or two. So I think he's getting weirdly lucky on strikeouts and isn't really exhibiting core skills that would make you think he has made a fundamental adjustment. But who knows. He is making a bit more contact and swinging a hair more often.
  2. Laika
    I was looking at the Rangers depth chart and just not sure what even did wrong. Adolis and Burger are hackers. Semien is pretty old now. Leody has always been a fringe bat. Seager, Langford, Jung, Heim, Smith are all hitting fine. Evan Carter was probably just overhyped and never had the batted ball stats to be a star but he could still be very good, who knows. I mean they signed Kevin Pillar and are playing him so that's not on the hitting coach lol
  3. Laika
    Worth a shot IMO. Since Lukes has more or less stolen Roden's job (deservedly) and Roden needs full playing time to develop, I'd make the Roden for Tirotta swap yesterday. Ernie has contributed nothing with the stick. Roden and Tirotta are both old but Tirotta is still about 1.5 years past him and almost 27. There is a fringe prospect argument for Roden (development remaining) but not for Tirotta. He also seems to be a better fit now on the MLB team since you could give him some starts at 3B then sub him out for defensive reasons if there is a small lead. Since he can play the OF too he completely replaces Roden's utility
  4. Laika
    Yes everybody was drooling over Eckers two years ago. He was the one saber people would name drop as a good hitting coach if not the best.
  5. Laika
    Gimenez 14.8 WAR in 602 games Schoop 17.4 WAR in 1188 games Wong 17.5 WAR in 1189 games New board is just too smart to fall for this false equivalency bullcrap anymore. Gimenez almost twice the talent. Yes, if you want inferior players you can spend less money.
  6. Laika
    The reality is that all of the elite defenders who get stuck in the minors would make Andres Gimenez look like Robinson Cano with the stick. Anybody with true gold glove caliber defense and any kind of remotely competitive hitting ability is probably in the major leagues already.
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  8. Laika
    Bo and Vlad are horrendous baserunners so the team is kind of asking for this by hitting them 1-2
  9. Laika
    I really don't understand the bullpen decision criticisms. Yimi is very good, a veteran, probably wanted the ball. He didn't get it done. Clearly and understandably Hoffman wasn't available. Tough loss and s*** luck but it's not like Schneider left this washed up version of Chad Green out there to blow a save or something.
  10. Laika
    He did brush his leg
  11. Laika
    Cleveland's lineup blows without Ramirez. Kwan is a huge pest and there is pop to be worried about with Santana and Manzardo but that's about it
  12. Laika
    Turnbull is a great scoop at this time of year.
  13. Laika
    Also Jose Urena Probably see Urena on the team soon and Turnbull will need to build up
  14. Laika
    Brendon Little having the highest whiff rate in baseball was not expected
  15. Laika
    Some brutal attempts by Bichette tonight
  16. Laika
    This ump is like all the other umps. Hates the Jays!
  17. Laika
    19.4% of the time the Colorado Rockies never lose!
  18. Laika
    I didn't say that at all lmfao I am looking at the run differential right now, which considers all games
  19. Laika
    max c'mon this is some "60% of the time it works every time" bs
  20. Laika
    future as in, next week? you could probably argue for him right now. Sasaki, Jobe, Crews all graduating. Basallo can't stay healthy right now. Mayo can't even make the team. 10 months younger than Max Clark and has a higher OPS, few months younger than Colt Emerson and crushing him at the same level...
  21. Laika
    Pre-season opinions on the schedule were that it was brutal through April and then softened up. I guess that is still probably true, but it doesn't seem like it is to the degree that people though. The rearview has 7 Boston games, 6 Baltimore games, 3 Atlanta games. Are Boston and Baltimore even good? Atlanta was scuffling when they hit town. And ahead of Toronto, there are some series that don't look as soft as they would have pre-season. The Tigers might be pretty good. The Athletics might be better than the Jays. etc.
  22. Laika
    15-16 with a minus 32 run diff is hilarious The expected win-loss is 12-19 Jeff Hoffman was 3 WAR, basically Play well and tread water through April? Nah. Get lucky and tread water through April? Heck yes.
  23. Laika
    Okay but shut up about him or else he'll get hurt again
  24. Laika
    Justin sLLLLLLLaten
  25. Laika
    Holy s*** Jays won? Vlad didn't choke? Wow
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