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  1. Brownie19
    Except he missed the spot by about 3 feet? Jansen wanted that up and away.
  2. Brownie19
    2020 for the Blue Jays. Teoscar is hitting like we thought Vlad would, while Vlad's hits like Tellez. Jacob Waguespack has been much better than Pearson, who's xFIP & FIP are now over 6.00.
  3. Brownie19
    I f***ing hate Hosmer
  4. Brownie19
    I was really just curious if he actually 'hits the ball hard' (I was looking at this yesterday when I realized Fangraphs now had Statcast information). It's nice that he hit the ball REALLY hard a few times last year at elite levels, but overall - his #'s were around the league median. It's gotten a lot better this year. It will be interesting to see if he maintains those levels. Out of Soto, Tatis, Eloy and Acuna (who I just added), the biggest 1 year jump was Soto, who raised both stats about 15%. Acuna hit the ball as hard as he does in 2020 as he did in 2018 as a 20 year old. But I get it, Vlad was 20 last year and there aren't a lot of case studies for comparison.
  5. Brownie19
    And as per Baseball Savant over a full season in 2019, Vlad was 54th percentile in EV and 47th percentile for Hard Hit%, which reinforces what I was showing. Despite the ground balls, it is positive to see his numbers rise this year. I believe EV stabilize quickly, so it may not be a SSS. To conclude - he didn't hit the ball hard last year (compared to the rest of the league); however, he's definitely trending in the right direction this year over his first 19 games. I was just checking guys like Soto, Tatis, Acuna and Eloy - they all hit the ball a lot harder than Vlad in their rookie years, although you can also see improvements over their first couple of years (although Eloy and Acuna haven't changed much).
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    Does he really hit baseballs hard? Using the new Fangraph statcast numbers, I'd suggest he hits ball about as hard as everyone else on the team. For those who don't know, HardHit% is the % of balls hit with an exit velocity >95 MPH Vlad - 2019 EV 89.6 HardHit% 38.1 Vlad - 2020 EV 91.7 HardHit% 46.7 Teoscar - 2019 EV 91.1 HardHit% 41.5 Teoscar - 2020 EV 95.5 HardHit% 61.4 Tellez - 2019 EV 90.7 HardHit% 41.6 Bo - 2019 EV 90.3 HardHit% 42.9 Bo - 2020 EV 89.5 HardHit% 36.0 Cavan - 2019 EV 88.9 HardHit% 39.7 Derek Fisher - 2019 EV 92.1 HardHit% 41.6 Grichuk - 2019 EV 89.2 HardHit% 38.6 Lourdes - 2019 EV 90.3 HardHit% 44.4 It certainly doesn't appear that Vlad hits the ball tangibly harder than anyone else on the team (although the upward trend so far this year is a nice to see). I also noticed that his Barrel% is below almost every other hitter listed (no idea how accurate that is though). And then of course his launch angle is abysmal at just 5.3 this year (6.6 last year). Fisher is the only other hitter in single digits (8.8 last year).
  7. Brownie19
    I really enjoyed visiting Boston.
  8. Brownie19
    I wonder if Pujols himself is interested in chasing 700 HRs or any other counting stats. He's been cooked since 2016 (which is really sad for such a stud).
  9. Brownie19
    Clint Frazier's has revamped his stance. He's posted 0.6 WAR in 4 games played this year.
  10. Brownie19
    I think he's just pointed out the Red Sox suck dick and currently have the 2nd worst record in baseball.
  11. Brownie19
    7 inning games? jesus christ.
  12. Brownie19
    Can we add Bobby Dickerson to this list so he can teach Vladdy how to play first?
  13. Brownie19
    Ex - you need to report to the Department of Redundancy Department
  14. Brownie19
    I mean you're probably right that Acuna is better than Bo, but Bo's career line is pretty sexy 269 PAs 15 HRs .320 / .364 / .588 150 wRC+ 2.5 WAR
  15. Brownie19
    Anyone else notice that Fangraphs added exit velocity to the stats listed (right on the season stats - not buried below).
  16. Brownie19
    f*** yes. He's the face of this franchise. Vladdy is the face of Arby's.
  17. Brownie19
    Has anyone ever heard someone report that Vlady is in early, or staying late to put in extra time to improve at first base or as a hitter?
  18. Brownie19
    Zach Greinke trolling hitters - telling them what's coming and yelling out what signs they are using to batters is f***ing incredible.
  19. Brownie19
    Shaw looks legit as f***. Could be a massive steal for the Jays.
  20. Brownie19
    I was going to ask if he's sacrificed power for contact this year...but he was crushing HR's in spring training, so it seems odd he'd completely change his approach once the season started. It's obviously a SSS for any of this, but I do think the BB/K ratio is a positive. There are plenty of examples of players who simply increased their BB% and lowered their K% without sacrificing power - especially when it returns closer to their minor league track record.
  21. Brownie19
    What was it last year? I mean I agree with saskjayfan. We all kind of agreed that Rowdy needed to get his BB% > 10 and his K% < 20 (like his minor league numbers) to develop into a 120 wRC+ hitter (which is probably required for him to stick in the majors). The SSS BB%/K% is encouraging this year. Encouraging enough that Joe f***ing Panik should never start a game at DH Charlie.
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  23. Brownie19
    They are beauties. I love the bright green.
  24. Brownie19
    He was hitting bombs in batting practice. Always does. It just doesn't translate to the game (yet)
  25. Brownie19
    Those looks like size 4 or 5 shoes. Bullying a 10 year old to tears is pretty low man. Even for you.
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