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  1. John_Havok
    If anything Bo has shown incredible improvement in his glovework, the last thing he heeds to sharpen up is the decision making and runner awareness. Both errant throws last night were on runners that are slooooooooow and he had plenty time to slow down after gloving the ball, set his feet better before the throw but he didn't because he failed to take the runners speed into account. Contrast that to the Bogaerts play where he absolutley had to rush to have any chance, and he nailed him on a much harder pick and throw.
  2. John_Havok
    I think theyre trying to find a term that doesnt imply they are s*** pitchers only being thrown in because they don't want anyone else to waist their time. Realistically, that's kinda what people think when they think of a swing man
  3. John_Havok
    The long man in the pen. Guy who throws 3+ innings to save a s*** start, and will start the occasional game when needed. See Ross Stripling.
  4. John_Havok
    Excellent contact, but even a half competant left fielder that doesnt take the worst route in history tracks that down.
  5. John_Havok
    Yeah i dont think it was dirty, but i can see why some could come to the decision that it was - it kinda looks like he grabbed his head and his head ended up taking a bit of a hit. I don't think he was grabbing at it to deliver a blow, it actually looked like he was trying to keep the catcher up and all he could grab was his head area based on where his arms were during that part of the slide.
  6. John_Havok
    Update: Jays are 4-0 when the ump isnt blind and affects the game by less than 1 run. Are now 2-5 when the ump's calls affect the game by more than 1 run.
  7. John_Havok
    It is, but the only thing worse than not hitting with RISP, is never getting runners into scoring position.
  8. John_Havok
    Sigh... such an obvious outcome as soon as he took the bunt off.
  9. John_Havok
    f*** sakes Charlie... the one time you should bunt and you dont... now it's either a DP or a K
  10. John_Havok
    THis is one time I would love Tapia to bunt.
  11. John_Havok
    f*** me Bichette looks like a Gold Glover this year Lets just hope that bat turns around soon.
  12. John_Havok
    It's the Rockies. the dude running that place loves spending money, just... not on great players. Arenado was the best contract they ever handed out (like, at least he was a legit Top tier star player), then panicked and dumped him. Now they're just throwing money at mediocrity.
  13. John_Havok
    There's also an opt-out clasue that he can exercise after 2024 if he places top 5 in Cy Young voting in either 2023 or 2024. Not that it's likely to happen...
  14. John_Havok
    You can only wait 20 days on rehab stints for position players. Then it's either call him back up, or option him to the minors if he has options remaining. If no options remain and they don't want to call him up he would have to be DFA
  15. John_Havok
    Exactly. If they felt he wasnt ready to come back up, they simply could have optioned him to stay in the minors instead. Since they can only keep a position player in the minors for 20 days while on a rehab stint (30 days for pitchers), they either have to call him back up or option him if he has remaining options.
  16. John_Havok
    Not so much that he is currently injured, just that the injuries he sustained may have shaved a bit of his bat to ball skills down from where they were, which for him would be a big problem.
  17. John_Havok
    That's the thing, it cannot just be a pitch clock. There has to be corresponding rules set up so they cant get around it. Can't have the catcher holding the ball for a long time, have to set a max # of times the batter can call time, or the catcher can call time in any PA. Would also feel like setting a max # of throw overs with runners on base would be a smart thing also.
  18. John_Havok
    It's not that his 4 WAR in 700 PA was fake. It just may no longer be a reasonable expectation due to injury. The walk rate floor, ability to play multiple defensive positions (albeit not in a plus way...) and swing left handed should give him plenty of room to try and figure out the rest of the hitting part.
  19. John_Havok
    Nah, just that they play for Boston
  20. John_Havok
    Yeah, that's what got Reese into trouble too.
  21. John_Havok
    It was just an interesting stat, doesnt really mean anything. In a perfect world, Tapia and Zimmer wouldn't be seeing the field with any regularity.
  22. John_Havok
    Biggio doesnt have a hit yet and still has an OBP of .294 - which is higher than Zimmer, Tapia and Bichette.
  23. John_Havok

    NBA Thread

    John_Havok replied to admin's topic in Other Sports

    Meh, there's no player on the Raptors going to get any calls unless they get shot in the open court with how the NBA refs call games in the playoffs regarding young players vs vets. May as well just play it out, take the L and come back next year.
  24. John_Havok
    4 WAR in his first 700 PAs... then replacement level in his next 300, which could largely be explained by some injuries. Therefore Biggio, at best, has already been a well above average player, (average being about 2 WAR in a full season of PAs... which is close enough to 700 to be nitpicky) and is now currently trying to recapture that form post-injury. Will he ... or won't he rebound into his previous form of an above average player is the real question. To say that he has been at best an average player is just ... dumb.
  25. John_Havok
    It's probably why he was included in the trade... how could he have pitched here if he wasn't vaccinated?
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