John_Havok

With Moores command right now I don't even swing until 2 strikes

Was that?

The f***....

What

Now I'll take a sac fly from Morales, but I'd really love a double to the gap

Single and an error. NOICE

Solid answer. I would have also accepted Teoscar Hernandez.

Who below him deserves to hit above him right now? And no, Pillar doesnt

Martin will save the day. Double to the gap

Hard hit walk. That will work

Solarte will save the day. Double to the gap

Yeah, then May happened and he went beast mode. He had 3 extra base hits in all of April last year, and at the end of May he led the league in doubles. WRC+ APRIL 2017 was .... 0 WRC+ MAY 2017 was +167

Ugh, just stupid mental mistake. And that is not a hit in any way, shape or form, that scorer should rethink his choice of profession

Also seems like he doesn't really know what he wants to swing at. Not sure why he'd be going after those upper outside zone pitches when he's much better hitting the mid to low strike zone

You appear to be correct. I guess they would either have to do a double header while they are there, pr maybe try to fit in a random 1 game date later on.

I doubt it. Probably wait for a later summer game date and put the double header then

Same here. If the game is so out if reach that you're not supposed to bunt, why are they shifting to prevent a lowly single?

f*** sakes... Sleeper: Diaz Bust: Tellez Legit Guy: Warmoth

Speaking of unwritten rules... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2018/04/02/the-orioles-and-twins-broke-a-litany-of-mlbs-unwritten-rules-in-just-one-inning/?utm_term=.6e889aa248fe Baseball has many written rules and some unwritten rules. Most agree on the former; many more disagree on the latter. But one tenet of the game that you’d think everyone could agree on is that playing to win is a good and noble pursuit, the purist pursuit. And if a player can put wood to ball and get on base, he should. To that, the Minnesota Twins would say phooey. So here’s a new unwritten rule to add to your list: Down seven, in the bottom of the ninth, in the third game of a 162-game season, with a pitcher in the midst of a one-hitter, with two prolific batters on deck, against a defensive shift … don’t bunt. A lot of conditions need to be met for this rule to come into play, but the Baltimore Orioles broke it Sunday. With Twins starting pitcher Jose Berrios two outs away from a shutout, up walked Orioles catcher Chance Sisco, whose third-inning double was the only hit allowed by Berrios to that point. In the bottom of the ninth, he laid a bunt down the third base line. One-hitter ruined, along with the Twins’ postgame moods. Chance Sisco doesn't mind if you put the shift on him. The #Orioles' No. 3 prospect had no trouble laying down this bunt for an easy single @Orioles Top 30 list: https://t.co/oB8UYJ6DbL pic.twitter.com/NHKryIQV2m — MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) April 1, 2018 Berrios would give up a walk and a hit but finished the shutout. But the victory did little to assuage the obvious-to-no-one slight. “I don’t care if he’s bunting. I just know it’s not good for baseball in that situation. That’s it,” Berrios said. “Nobody liked that. No, no, no. That’s not a good play,” Twins outfielder Eddie Rosario said. “I could’ve said something, but they have tremendous veteran leadership over there, with Chris Davis, Adam Jones and those guys,” Twins second baseman Brian Dozier said. “I’m sure they’ll address it and move forward.” What was bad for baseball, why it wasn’t a good play and what could be addressed remained unsaid by the Minnesota players. Unwritten and unsaid. Just as rules were intended. Right. Sisco, for his part, said he was just trying to reach base. The shift was on, so he put the ball into the open space. “They were playing the shift right there, so they kind of gave it to me. If they’re going to shift, I have to take it right there in that spot. We got bases loaded right after that. We’re a couple home runs away from tying the game — bases loaded, [Jones] or [Jonathan Schoop] hits a home run right there? We’re a couple runs away from being back in that game.” One player on the #Twins’ beef with the #Orioles for bunting for a base hit against the shift while trailing 7-0 in the ninth: “If it’s ok to shift with a 7-run lead, then it’s definitely ok to bunt.” — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) April 2, 2018 This was the defensive alignment Sisco was facing when he bunted down 7-0 in the ninth. Pathetic of Dozier or any other Twin to complain about Sisco taking advantage in this supposedly non-competitive situation when you're obviously playing as thought it's a competitive situation pic.twitter.com/LX3cvWECDZ — Matthew Pouliot (@matthewpouliot) April 1, 2018 Among the critics who took exception to what the Twins players said postgame was famed baseball writer and statistician Bill James, who offered some pointed remarks on the situation and for Dozier in particular. I know I am out on a limb here and will probably be blitzed for saying this, but I think the Commissioner should suspend any veteran player or m'ger who makes comments suggesting that a young player is doing something improper when he is simply trying to win. That's intolerable. — Bill James Online (@billjamesonline) April 2, 2018 A player's right to try to win the game any way he can, so long as it is within the rules and not dangerous, is the irreducible essence of fair competition. — Bill James Online (@billjamesonline) April 2, 2018 Hey, Dozier, the Twins are behind 5-0. So I don't want to see you trying to get any hits, now. — Bill James Online (@billjamesonline) April 2, 2018 For what it’s worth, Dozier did response after Minnesota’s loss at the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday. “When they didn’t hold our runner on, they conceded to the fact they didn’t want us to steal, so we didn’t steal,” Dozier said (via the St. Paul Pioneer Press). “We could have very easily stolen and put up more runs, so therefore in return you don’t bunt. That’s what everybody is missing in this whole thing. … “Everyone just thinks, ‘He’s whining because they bunted against the shift,’ ” Dozier continued. “That’s how baseball is played. That’s just how the game is played. That’s just how it is.” The clubs won’t meet again until July. Sisco can probably expect a fastball high and inside from whoever is standing on the mound for the Twins. Another unwritten rule. And that moment will surely take over the No. 1 spot for dumbest payback-for-breaking-an-unwritten-rule-that-really-wasn’t-even-an-unwritten-rule. The current leader? The Bryce Harper-Hunter Strickland brawl-inducing beef from last May, of course.

OMG he's alive!

Fair enough. Sleeper: Diaz Bust: Tellez Legit Guy: Olivares

If Sanchez is going to be a fastball/change guy, yeah his days as a starter are numbered. Both his 2 seam and changeup (moving down and away) would have the exact same action, just differing speeds. That's not enough to go through a lineup multiple times unless you have pinpoint command and an insanely good change, neither of which he possesses. 8% curve is nearly enough to keep hitters honest.

Found this nugget on SBNation about Diaz last night: "Yennsy Diaz was the star of the evening, throwing 5.2 shutout innings with 10 strikeouts. He faced just two batters over the minimum, a hit batman in the third and a double on the first pitch of the sixth inning to spoil the no hitter. That was basically the only hard hit ball he yielded, though there were only seven non-bunted balls put in play. Diaz was sitting 92-95 MPH with his fastball, touching 96 once, pretty close to his top shelf velo considering it was the first game for the year and the game time temperature below 5C. Funny enough, the first five strikeouts were all looking on fastball, and the last five strikeouts were all swinging. The dominance showed in the incredible 19 whiffs Diaz piled up on just 44 swings (57% contact rate) and just 81 pitches. He did have to labour a little harder towards the end, running a bunch of deep counts."

Sleeper: Yennsy Diaz Bust: Rowdy Tellez Legit: Nate Pearson

Yeah I saw that but it's a pretty busy and visually unappealing mess of text imo. I'll probably use some of its player tracker info once there's enough of a sample size to give season stats for select players