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  1. John_Havok
    I think 100% of the problem is mental. You can make do with physical issues by not being stupid. Yes it would be better if he was in better shape, but imagine a guy like vlad who loses 30 pounds, gets faster and still makes idiotic decisions on the bases. It's not really his lack of speed that's the problem it's his and Rivera's lack of realizing it and continually taking stupid chances
  2. John_Havok
    There's no denying there's hidden talent..it's not even really all that hidden. The issue is the mental roadblock in the way of that talent is pretty significant. Would anyone truly be surprised if he hit 40 bombs next season given his talent levels? On the flip side, would anyone be truly surprised if we see the same 100 wRC+ hitter with s*** d and s*** baserunning? All I know if the front office needs to figure out how to get through to him and fast, or just send him in his way.
  3. John_Havok
    Well that went sideways in a hurry
  4. John_Havok
    Vlads just dumb as s***, swinging at something low and away first pitch with the bases loaded. Utter idiocy
  5. John_Havok
    Wasn’t there a runner on base? If so, catchers generally don’t set up with their throwing hand behind them as it makes it more difficult if they need to block a ball in the dirt or try to throw someone out
  6. John_Havok
    Ernie Clement - .5 fWAR in 25 PAs Vlad Jr - .5 fWAR in 574 PAs
  7. John_Havok
    Exit velos off Green 108.4, 98.8, 92.6, 91.8, 95.2, 102.7, 104.3 - then the hook.
  8. John_Havok
    The top 5 hitters in Atlantas lineup have more HRs between them than 17 entire teams, including the jays
  9. John_Havok
    2 whiffs on 9 swings on the fastball. 5 swings and no whiffs on the slider. Savant has 1 pitch as a cutter which is unlikely, was probably just a bad slider but it was swung at and contacted. So 2 whiffs on 15 swings. Exit velos against him were all above league average as well.
  10. John_Havok
    Averaging 95, in the past his avg was 95-96. I’m just curious as the slider vs curveball situation
  11. John_Havok
    Sold. f***ing love those chips
  12. John_Havok
    Why is Chad green throwing sliders? He ditched that in 2019 in favour of a curve
  13. John_Havok
    Springer should have had that one…looks like he was really worried about the wall.
  14. John_Havok
    Welcome back to MLB Mr Green.
  15. John_Havok
    You don’t see the OF defense take a play off very much but that should have been a double.
  16. John_Havok
    Spicy dill pickle?
  17. John_Havok
    And you stole my name. I require 7 dollars and two bags of Ketchup chips as compensation
  18. John_Havok
    Lol, Espinal is so ready to hit he just watched two middle cut fastballs He’s getting non-tendered for sure
  19. John_Havok
    At this rate we might see a position player pitch the 9th
  20. John_Havok
    Sir, I used the Roberto Clement joke/reference earlier in the thread. Please cite your sources properly
  21. John_Havok
    5 is definitely better…but 7 is pretty comfortable.
  22. John_Havok
    Yup. Kirks too slow to advance when he should, and Vlad is stupid.
  23. John_Havok
    At least we get Green in the 9th.
  24. John_Havok
    And the run value lost is about half as bad. That’s a pretty good improvement one year to the next. If they could stop Rivera from sending guys to die by 20 feet, they might be around even. Kirk will always be negative, Belt will be negative and a Vlad will be negative. Jansen could be negative but is usually a plus or at least average.
  25. John_Havok
    Baseball Savant just put out a new baserunning metric earlier this year. You can find it here: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/baserunning It breaks down where the guys get there values from too whether it’s advances, holds or being thrown out To nobodies surprise, the worst offender in baseball this year at being thrown out is Teoscar Hernandez. Vlad is 4th worst
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