John_Havok

lets go Belt, make it hurt early!

Genesis Cabrera (LH reliever) waived by the Cardinals. Worth taking a gamble or no? Roster Resource says he has 1 option year left which might be this season of course and still has multiple years of control left.

Yeah pretty much this. OPS over 1.000 against lefties at Buffalo. Not like he's going to play everyday or anything. I dont think I'd call up Schneider to benchwarm.

June 19 Bichette - 1 Point - Vladdy - 1 Point - Springer - 2 Points - Belt - 2 Points - JohnHavok Chapman - 3 Points - Jansen - 3 Points - mphenhef Varsho - 4 Points - JaysAllMighty Merrifield - 6 Points - Kiermaier - 7 Points - Off the bench: 10 Points -

Luplow had his contract selected, Cimber to the 60 Day IL. Luplow been hitting lefties well at Buffalo with an OPS over 1.000.

Luplow contract selected, Cimber to 60 day IL

Jays signed undrafted free agent lefty pitcher JJ Sanchez

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What you said is true, but he also missed very few bats. 6 whiffs on 40 swings. Command was bad. One can argue he deserved better based on the shite luck you pointed out, but there no real way to argue that he pitched well either.

Tyler Megill really stunk for the Mets. 8 ER over two innings without a strikeout, walked 1 and gave up two jacks.

Threw 66 pitches last time out so, if all they wanted was 75 ish from him, he could likely go this week. Probably want at least 90 though so I’m guessing 2 more rehab outings?

Picks locked

Josh Donaldson with a possible season ending calf strain. "New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson may miss the remainder of the season after being diagnosed with a possible Grade 3 strain to his right calf, according to what he told reporters on Monday. Donaldson suffered the injury on Saturday while running out a ground ball."

Might want to edit that last part out Jonn or someone might think you are picking Belt rather than Jansen

Skenes signed by Pittsburgh for 9.2 million draft bonus. Slot for #1 was 9.72 million Also more than any current Pirate is making this season.

Yimi Garcia believes he was tipping pitches earlier in the season, made a change and now seems to be getting better results. from sportsnet.. Over the last four weeks Yimi Garcia has quietly re-established himself as a reliable and dominant leverage reliever for the Toronto Blue Jays, not allowing a run in his past 11 appearances, giving up just six hits and a walk with 10 strikeouts during that span. Contrast that against his uncharacteristic start to the year, when he took damage in 12 of his first 31 outings en route to a 5.83 earned-run average and .846 OPS against, with the chatter about him focused on pitch location and selection as potential issues. The difference between then and now? “Well, to be honest with you, I think it was more like maybe I was tipping something than command because most of the time I was making very, very good pitches and they still were making good contact,” Garcia said through interpreter Hector Lebron. “I think it was more like tipping than command.” While Garcia didn’t want to get into details, he admitted that “we made some changes on the glove position. Sometimes I had it one way, sometimes for some pitches another way. So we made some changes.”

July 18 Bichette - 1 Point - Vladdy - 1 Point - LTBF Springer - 2 Points - Dylan, JaysAllMighty Belt - 2 Points - JohnHavok Chapman - 3 Points - Jansen - 3 Points - Varsho - 4 Points - WryNGinger, Merrifield - 6 Points - wilko Kiermaier - 7 Points - Off the bench: 10 Points - Changing pick to Belt, just because.

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Just checking the savant page for what they have for jumps. It's pretty cool how they break it down to reaction, burst and route. He scores slightly above average in route, well below average in reaction and burst. It's also pretty small margins they are dealing with overall. The difference in "jump" from Kiermaier to Walker is about 7 feet in the first 3 seconds.

I think they're trying to equate trading Conner Bedard and Shohei Ohtani somehow.

It's definitely the same type of skill, but probably different enough. Like, I don't think I would expect prime Josh Donaldson or Chappy to have well above average jump times if they moved to the OF. I could be wrong though.

I dunno, i think getting a jump on flyballs is probably quite different than a quick reaction at 3b. In the OF he could be taking that extra half second before starting his route because he doesnt read the fly balls well... at 3b you dont have to do that since youre just reacting, you dont have time to judge anything. It's really hard to say since he was moved off 3b early on due to the Cards not thinking there was much point in him continuing there since he was never going to play 3B for them at the ML level with Arenado around. His rush to the OF was largely due to him murdering baseballs and them wanting that bat in the lineup ASAP, and they only position they could get that to happen was the OF.

From fangraphs write up in 2022 "On defense, Walker’s ability to bend and get deep into his legs, as well as his lateral agility and range, is incredible for a player his size. There have been some instances this year where he’s backhanded a grounder deep near the third base line and fired a rocket over to first base, but most of his routine throws are casual lobs over to first. There are some scouts who have seen nothing but this type of throw from Walker for entire series, and leaving them with questions about whether he can play third base" looks like he wouldn't use his arm unless he had too, and that led to some scouts having questions about his arm - even though he playes short, 3b and pitched in high school and never had arm questions at all. “Normally, when you have someone of his size and physicality, you’re seeing someone who maybe you’re starting to think of moving to the outfield,” Randy Flores, the Cardinals’ assistant GM and director of scouting, told MLB.com after the Draft. “But I believe that his actions, his grace, his speed is reflective of athleticism that positions him for the longest chance possible to stay on the dirt [at third base].” Probably looking at average D, power bat 3B.

It's true, the Cards moved him from 3b midway through 2022 since Arenado was going to be the only guy playing 3B for the next 5 or 6 years. He has a rocket for an arm, was clocked at 99-100mph recently on throws in from RF so his arm out there isnt the problem, it's mainly his jumps, routes... and everything that isn't his arm.

No doubt, if anything he should be not-so-delicately stating that he's open for business, listening to all offers no matter what, while also stating he may be moved, he may not be. but he's a f***ing idiot