The scale is the same as any other 100+ scale. 100 is league average, 90 is 10% below league average, 110 is 10% higher .... etc etc.
Heh, the fastball stuff score on Striplings fastball is sooo bad, but the stuff score on his changeup is +136.
Yup. It would be great to see the TV numbers in some of these countries. I saw something online that at one point 48% of Japanese homes had the China/Japan game on.
anyone else having problems with the mlb.com site? I can get there for a second then it flashes and goes blank. Cant even access game info on baseballsavant either
nah, this is just a throwaway day to give the big guys a day off. There's only 2 players at all in the lineup that have even the slightest chance of breaking camp with the Jays as the 26th man, Bernard and Lukes.
Not sure who the pitchers are lined up behind Thompson though.
Yeah it would be pretty bad optically if he plays in limited games in ST between now and the second round of the WBC (for them that's March 18th) and they allow him to go.
naw, that's still a massive reach given the injury potential of their rotation. Not to mention their lineup is still thin as f*** aside from Seager and Semien.
I think the best value play there is the Rays.
The first positive sign is that the cutter is gone.
Second positive signed is the usage of the change is up
3rd positive sign is the pitch mix is much more even overall.
Now adding his curve back in occasionally too it looks like.
Ive neever seen this "sweeper" designation on a pitch until yesterday when Tiedemann was throwing his slider, now Thornton's is also coming up as a sweeper.
WBC has interesting pitcher limit rules too to ensure the pros dont get over-used.
Maximum 65 pitches per game during Pool Play.
Maximum 80 pitches per game during the Quarterfinal Round.
Maximum 95 pitches per game during the Championship Round.
Minimum four days of rest after a 50-pitch outing.
Minimum one day of rest after a 30-pitch outing.
No pitching back-to-back-to-back days at any point.
Ya know what’s interesting, Cal Ripken Jr never missed a game for nearly 17 season straight, but also never played 162 games in a season for more than 3 seasons in a row.