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Bergman hitting 7th behind Beltran?

Man - Yelich would look phenomenal in a Jays uni....although he's a bit like Hosmer - needs to hit the ball in the air more.

Hopefully he can improve his English too. Dat awful.

Some of us need those dick pills man. WTF?

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/instagraphs/job-postings-toronto-blue-jays-baseball-operations-internships/ Anyone looking for an internship?

^THIS. I actually had to search page 2 of the Nats fangraphs page to see how s***** Werth really is. They had 4 regulars post wRC+'s over 130 this year. None of them batted 1st or 2nd in their lineup. Dusty should be retire.

??? Yelich and Realmuto are excellent.

You're starting to hear people talk about MVP awards these days. When discussing the NL, I've rarely, if ever, heard anyone mention Anthony Rendon, despite the fact he continues to lead the NL position players in WAR. He's had a phenomenal year on a 1st place team. Baseball is making strides to use more accurate and appropriate stats to evaluate players; however, it's clear we still have a long way to go.

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=14161&position=OF Cool article on Buxton - who I'm fascinated by these days. I had no idea he's actually faster than Billy Hamilton and wonder if he'll be able to improve his base stealing abilities moving forward (to say become a 50+ SB guy). I'm really excited to see what Buxton can become. I'd love to see him develop into a 25 hr / 50 sb, 120+ wRC+ hitter who's the best defensive CF and best base runner in baseball.

After his known struggles in July/August, Judge has posted a wRC+ of 176 in September. His K% and BB% are much improved and he's basically the hitter we saw from March to the All-Star break. Was his shoulder the issue? Did pitchers adjust and he's countered with another adjustment? It is just baseball's natural hot/cold swings?

I'm starting to feel bad for Tyler Glasnow. He scraped the full windup after being sent down to AAA and the results were magical. Dropped his BB% and tore up AAA. Gets called back up and he allows 10 walks in like 3 innings. Time will tell if this guy will ever put it together.

With Sano's out....bonkers.

Sogard has a career wRC+ of 78. Can we just not please?

Does that list exclude players in organizations outside of merica?

Tough to argue with an ump when you've been as bad as he's been this year.

Twits on the radio. I was just saying his BABIP has deflated and he's back to being the awful hitter he has been every since leaving A+ ball. Get off my back.

I respect the s*** out of Jose. By studying the game and working his ass off, he became a phenomenal player - arguably the best hitter in baseball for a short period. He carried this franchise though bad times and then through the good times. His HR v. Texas is something I'll never forget. I watched it with my 5 year old son, leap over the table, ran out into the street and screamed at the top of my lungs. That inning was unreal. That said - I never liked his personality or the way he treated umpires and I don't think he deserves a statue.

Yep - that's what I said. I'm just saying we can stop talking about him like he has a chance to make the team next year. He's a 21 year old who posted a wRC+ of 73 in over 500 PA's in AA this year. He came up and the BABIP gods graced him with a hot start. He's fallen back to earth.

I'm not so sure Goins could EAD well. Probably a gagger.

No offense, but a pitcher who's 12-6 with an ERA of 3.49 with 175 innings pitched doesn't deserve consideration. Kershaw is 17-3 with an ERA of 2.12. It looks like him and Grienke will battle it out, while the 2 Washington pitchers cancel each other out. Kershaw at 20-3 with an ERA in the low 2's in only 27 starts would be impressive.

Looks up stats, Kluber has more wins, fewer loses and a lower ERA than Sale. He's clearly the favourite. NL should be interested. Kershaw leads all those categories, but has missed time. Crazy to see Estrada is tied for the 28th best qualified starting pitcher in the majors (by WAR) this year. Tied with Mike Leake, who as basically just given away to anyone who would take his contract.

And Urena's hot streak is over...

EXTRA THICC cf

I was in Cleveland this summer so here goes: 1. Grab supper on 4th Street East. It's a narrow lane that they have closed off traffic to. It's lined with restaurants and pubs that all have patio's along the lane. It's got a great vibe to it. We ate at Butcher and the Brewer (brew pub) and it was great. Try the Patatas Bravas with chorizo and egg as an app (share with others if you can - it's massive). If you like craft beer, a lot of reviewers raved over the Albino Stout. One of the guys in our group had it and loved it to the point he made us go back there after the game to get a growler of it. The Greenhouse Tavern is also on 4th Street East and the reviews said it's awesome. 2. If you want to save some money, buy the cheapest seat in the house and then simply go to the standing room in the right field corner. Great atmosphere and a decent view. There's a lot of bars right behind you there with a really good selection of beers, ciders, etc. There's no reason to sit in the upper bowl unless you're right behind home plate. That's all I've got. We didn't go out after the game as we were too hung over from the previous night and had a tee off time in the morning. Cleveland didn't seem nearly as sketchy as others make it out to be. You could also check out the Rock n Roll HOF if you're into that sort of thing.

I never look at average. I looked at his 73 wRC+, 5.4% walk rate and 0 SBs and threw up in my mouth a little.