Orgfiller

This was an excellent read. I really like that MLB is taking the initiative and providing these interesting metrics to the public along with the explanation, bridging the gap between the uninformed fan with less publicly available data and the top tier analytical front offices.

In his peak defensive season (2016) by UZR, DRS and Statcast, his jump was +1.0 feet above average which is about ~0.3-0.5 feet from being in that elite group it seems. He's consistently rated well by route, but his reaction has usually been around average with his burst declining year by year, likely as a result of aging and the wear on his body from all those diving plays. The interesting thing is that although his sprint speed has never been in the upper echelon, certainly not for CF, he was still making a lot of those difficult plays. So something about his closing speed, or the ability to maintain his top velocity combined with taking good routes and his lack of care for his body on diving opportunities is what made him so good despite his jumps being nothing special. With that said, Statcast has never been a big fan of Pillar since 2016, seemingly placing him as more of an average CF, whereas DRS loved him in 2017 with UZR a fan but more reserved, then a decline in 2018, and a much steeper decline in a small sample in 2019.

It's incredible that Danny Jansen and his 45 wRC+ (lol) isn't even one of the players with negative WAR. In fact he's been roughly our fourth best position player, the guy has been a rock behind the dish. We also have a league worst BABIP and it's not particularly close to second worst. Our line drive rate and fangraphs' hard hit% are both exactly around middle of the pack, although our soft hit% is quite high. It's not just that everyone is underperforming, we're also having historically awful luck which is turning an already terrible season into a gong show.

I don't think we're talking enough about Jackxarel Lebron in the 16th round. What a name that is.

Craig Stammen gave up 4 homeruns in a row today. Probably ruined a lot of fantasy players' Sundays with that one. Season ERA jumps by a full run, FIP nearly 1.5 runs.

Those Fisher Cats uniforms (those are the Spanish themed versions) are great.

I assume since both parties accepted the trade that Chubs is confirming the deal, so I've processed it on the sheet. However since there is a minor league portion I'd appreciate an official confirmation just to be safe.

He is an absolute unit. His neck and head are massive.

Colin Poche just made his debut, 1 strikeout in 2 batters, probably his first of many in relief.

Holy f***, Gurriel covered acres there. The guy might possible stick as an outfielder.

And after this post, Biggio lines out sharply to RF and Smoak misses a homerun by an inch.

Garbage luck for him this inning.

Lol Sanchez.

Lol I love Greinke shouting "god dammit!" when he misses his spot before the ball has even arrived to the plate.

I thought that was a bloop into CF and it went off the middle of the fence lol.

That was a great AB by Biggio, s***** luck.

Lowry's passing is keeping us way ahead.

We've been so f***ing good but can't make a god damn three.

DSJ, the 26 year-old replacement level outfielder and Chris Rowley the 28 year-old with a 1.22 K/BB and a 11.02 ERA/8.50 FIP/7.40 xFIP in AAA? Man if those are some of the only bad moves that come to mind as a GM then Ross Atkins better be in contention for Executive of the Year.

Dropped, have to wait for Spanky to drop a player and then he'll be added to his team. Guys please don't pick up Tommy Pham lol.

That's because he still hasn't dropped a player so that Pham can be added

We don't deserve you.

His average fastball velocity this year is 98, he's not gonna be consistently above 100 anymore but he still has plenty of gas.

Chapman's slider is so filthy, it shouldn't be fair that a guy that throws that hard also has another wipeout pitch that's 13-16 mph slower.

Have you seen some of our outfielders this season? It's totally possible to be that bad.