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Modern Brian Tallet.

Wandy Peralta fittingly is the first reliever out of the Yankees’ pen. I swear he pitched in every game I watched with the Yankees playing last season.

Logan Webb is no longer dealing.

Logan Webb is dealing too, except Aaron Judge happened.

Cole is dealing, 6 outs, 6 Ks.

Odd lineup for the Cards with O'Neill ahead of the young lefties + Tommy Edman. Still a good and deep lineup nevertheless.

1. Ramon Urias might be pretty good actually. I don't think Frazier would be the one taking ABs away from Henderson since he'd be SS/3B, of which Urias and Mateo are far better defenders. 2. Albies rakes against lefties, 139 wRC+ career. Harris comparatively was much poorer against LHP (80 wRC+) than RHP (160 wRC+) last year. 3. lol, confidence booster I guess 4. He probably is their second best hitter, not that weird 5. Rookie on the Yanks 6. Probably dumn, but it's deGrom and Hall hits RHP well, Phils 6-9 (5 if Castellanos is actually bad) kind of sucks with Bryce out.

You say that as if Merrifield is some slugger or Kiermaier-esque defender who you can’t take out of the lineup lol. If it’s a high leverage spot late in the game and a ROOGY comes (think Adam Cimber or similar) in and Merrifield is at the plate, you definitely consider the likely marginal platoon matchup upgrade in having Lukes hit in that spot instead, especially if the former is already covering an OF position to begin with.

I could use a temporary Altuve replacement. Wise offers accepted.

I’m in no way making a comparison, but if the criteria is just tall guys who can field, then obvious recent examples include Bradley Zimmer and Aaron Judge. Just a slight difference in athleticism between those guys and Peyton Williams though.

Peyton Williams is an absolute unit. Listed at 6’5 255 lbs, 7th rounder from the 2022 draft.

I don’t think this Lindow guy is making the Phils’ opening day roster.

Hiura is strictly a RHP platoon, he doesn’t have typical splits. So really he’d be PH for like Espinal or Merrifield who started against a lefty. Career splits: vs RHP: 122 wRC+ vs LHP: 65 wRC+ He’s a lefty platoon masher in a right hander’s body.

That’s textbook relay, beauty.

Belt might actually clog up the bases for Kirk with the way he’s running.

I think some people are also under the potentially misguided impression that this is who Manoah is and there's no future room for growth. This is a guy who from the time he was drafted looked out of place in the minors and has found easy success his first one and a half seasons. Going into season 3 there's no reason to believe he could hit a next level in his K rate and limit free runners via HBP. He's only 25, and while comparing someone to future HOFs isn't the best idea, guys like Verlander and Scherzer both followed similar trajectories as dominant in the minors, good but not ace level early success, before reaching another level 3-4 years into their careers to become the dominant aces they would settle in as.

I'm pretty sure most of the posters are being tongue-in-cheek by making flippant remarks similar to those who were not a a fan of the WBC due to the "increased" risk of injury by having them play meaningful games outside of ST, as if injuries such as the Hoskins one don't happen in ST all the time.

I do think the sample size thing is actually quite important, like when Ryan Goins was the second coming of Phil Rizzuto in his first MLB experience, only to settle in as "merely" very good. Wasn't Bo Bichette an average ish defender at some point last season, before becoming a complete liability? Obviously Espinal's versatility is a huge asset, no question he can play the 3 main infield positions quite well. I feel like it was unnecessary and a disservice to him to then go out on a limb and compare him to one of the best IF defenders in baseball, period. I'm sure if Chapman's bat was a lot scrubbier he probably could act as an elite utility guy all over the infield too lol.

I don't think either of your arguments are poor, but I really don't think it's that close. Chapman's added reps is a huge boost for his case not because he accumulates the advanced stats, but rather because he's able to maintain his elite defensive performance over a longer sample. Chapman has some absolutely nutty defensive numbers from earlier in his career (66 DRS, 31 OAA his first 3 years, with 2017 only being half a season). He also has much better physical tools to go along with the instincts that make both such good defenders. Chapman speed + defense + arm strength: Espinal speed + defense + arm strength: I feel like if we can agree both have similar defensive "chops" (instincts, footwork, hands, etc.) then it's safe to say Chapman with his superior physical tools would be just as good a defender at 2B with the ability to play SS quite adequately. We saw him play there plenty on some of the shifts employed and he fared just fine. Espinal's arm strength really pushes down his defense once you move him from 2B to SS/3B that needs longer throws IMO. Chapman's arm would be wasted at 2B so perhaps he would suffer in the opposite fashion.

I had no idea who Jimmy Burnette was, but a lefty reliever currently sitting 94-95, had elite K numbers in A+ and AA at 23 years old last year, albeit with a concerning walk rate. Could be another lefty option that's not too far from getting a look at the big league level.

We just saw him pitch in the game against Detroit. 96 with a good breaking ball for the strike out. Granted, Detroit isn't exactly throwing their best out there either.

Fangraphs had him at 88-91 topping out at 93 last year. If this is his new “sitting” velo then that probably makes him a legit top 100 prospect. Big if though.

Danner’s breaking ball looks sharp. Good fastball too.

This is a stupid cliche but Barger really plays with a lot of confidence and swagger.

This rule has existed for years