Fangraphs added park factors to its pitch framing numbers.
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/instagraphs/pitch-framing-park-factors/
They seem crazy high and I wonder if some of the commenters in the article are correct and maybe they're a function of slight differences in the instruments that measure the pitch location.
Is the Sportsnet feed all pixelated for anyone else? It just seems to be the outfield camera pointed at home plate that is having the problem so I don't think it's on my end.
I'd never noticed before how wonky the HR/FB rates can be the lower minors. SWR has a 0.03 differential from his FIP to xFIP but has a 6.3% HR/FB
In A ball with the Mets he had a 2.52 FIP and 2.27 xFIP on a 11.6% HR/FB.
It stands to reason that less fly balls would become homers at that level but I didn't realize how large the difference was. The Florida State League average must be around 6.4% but it's 15.3% in the majors this year.
btw does anyone know where you can find league-wide numbers like this for the minor leagues. Fangraphs has the league aggregator for the major league leaderboards but not the minor league ones. At least as far as I can tell.
The defence is a legitimate concern.
Vlad is fat and gives up a single to his left
Bo boxes one and Vlad was too slow to get to the bag for a double play anyways
Gurriel runs through the CF's call and makes him miss
I wonder if Josh Palacios gets a look in September? 24 years old now but a 130 wRC+ in AA. Maybe he has a chance to be a 4th OF if his defence plays at the big league level.
I don't mind it at all. It's interesting to hear from fans from around the world.
And I'd rather threads be a bit more fluid than just the general Blue Jays thread, around baseball thread etc.
The Dunedin Blue Jays are just starting their game in Fort Myers. They must be pretty desperate to get this one in if the first pitch was at around 10:30pm local time.
Buddy Bosher and Jason Adam
Can't remember the last time I saw a pitcher enter the game for the Blue Jays that I had never heard of before. Not to mention two of them back to back!
He had actually been promoted to high-A by the Mets a few days before the trade.
https://metsmerizedonline.com/2019/07/simeon-woods-richardson-promoted-to-st-lucie-mets.html/