John_Havok

Is there a heat map that shows how many pitches he has seen in each of those zones?

The fairly big problem with xWOBA though, especially relating to Vlad, is it doesnt take spray angle into account. only EV and launch angle. Bad swing decisions really negate some of the xWOBA for sure as when you swing at crap pitches, you would definitely lose even more predictability of where it's going. That heat map also doesn't tell you how many pitches he's seen in those zones, and I would wager there's probably waaaaaay more on that outer half off the plate than in off the plate

June 6 Bichette - 1 Point - John_Havok Vladdy - 2 Points - jays4life19, jaysblue Varsho - 2 Points - mphenhef Springer - 2 Points - Dylan Belt - 3 Points - WryNGinger, JaysAllMighty Kirk - 4 Points - Stangstag Merrifield - 5 Points Kiermaier - 6 Points - wilko Espinal - 6 Points Off the bench: 10 Points

Todays amateur hour scouting report on Hunter Brown: he's pretty f***in' good. Features mainly 3 pitches, 4 seam fastball (avg 96mph), curve (83mph) and slider (92mph), and will very occassional mix in splitters (88mph) to left handed hitters. Pitch mix vs RHB: 4 seam(42%), Curve (25%), Slider (33%) Pitch mix vs LHB: 4 seam (37%), Curve (34%), Slider (24%) Splitter (6%) GB/FB rates to LHB: 54% / 27% HR per Flyball to LHB: 4% GB/FB rates to RHB: 60% / 19% HR per flyball to RHB: 14% xFIP to LHB: 3.27 xFIP to RHB 2.58 No current Blue Jay has ever faced him.

He has 2 fastballs, sinker and 4 seam, the slider and a changeup that it definitely below average. He's not a 2 pitch pitcher, but if you want to split hairs about which ones were plus vs the current plus... then hes probably not even a 2 pitch pitcher.

Vlad's numbers are purely the product of poor swing decisions. He has the talent to put the bat on any ball in or near the strike zone and hit it harder than most. As a result, his brain tells him to swing at pitches that he shouldn't be swinging at. Sure he can still make harder contact on that pitch 2 or 3 inches outside, or inside, but he's putting those balls in play when he should be taking them for balls. Look at his walk rate plummetting, he's getting every opportunity to put himself at 1B via the walk and just wont do it because there's something in his brain that tells him he has to swing at something he can make contact with. The secondary problem is that he keeps getting just enough positive results on those crappy swing decisions that he keeps doing it, even though it's really not all that positive. The HR he hit on that pitch in the last game of the Mets series... way up and in at the upper and innermost corner of the strike zone. he shouldnt have swung at that pitch. Yes, he hit a HR this time, but how mnay pitches in that area has he actually done damage on this season or his career? not many. That one positive result is going to keep his brain swinging at that crap and the next 25 times he does, the results will probably not be good.

uh oh... Jim vs connorp This is gonna go off the rails in a hurry.

His 2.2 million bonus from last season should come in handy.

The real Sherriff lives here.

There's a real disconnect between the point you think youre making and the point you're making.

already posted. lock it up mods

May's position player contributions

Just as I thought. No point going to Buffalo. Get him straight to the complex to get that performance team on his video

He's kind of an interesting case. His power out put is down, but babip is way up over his career norms. I wonder if that's a conscious change or just a weird variance

They'll be the next "great organization" from the dipshits who judge orgs based on 1 guy they get lucky drafting or signing after 15 years of garbage.

His #'s are nuts. Hitting for monster power and his fastest sprint time clocked in the minors would be #1 in MLB.

I don’t even think AAA can help. He needs to go to the complex and let them figure out his mechanical issues. I think “arm fatigue” IL stint is a few hours away

Twitter loves making stuff up. Francis can’t simply be called up, someone has to get DFA first

Zach plesac claim incoming…

Hope Richards can go 2+…wouldn’t be a complete dumpster fire if they get through 6 using only Richards and Jackson

The same fans were clamouring for Ray to be brought back, and Semien to be brought back. Fans are stupid and want every decision to be perfect. It’s impossible. The f***ing Dodgers traded Yordan Alvarez for Josh Fields. Stupid Dodgers front office why couldn’t they see 6 years in the future and see what happens? Idiots.

I wouldn’t bet on that at all, unless tonight was the only bar he had to better than. Thompson has been pure trash so far at AAA

It’s a brainless and lazy commentary to use something from 4 seasons ago mattering to the current roster. It’s just as brainless and lazy to blame all of Manoah’s problems on his weight. But that’s what fans do best, brainless and lazy bitching like they could do better

Kk error…wow

Just gotta get Jackson through the 3rd, and keep on keepin on