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  1. Horwitz has really pronounced lefty/righty splits in AAA the last two seasons. He's essentially a slap hitter vs left handed pitching so I have zero issues with starting him on the bench for the game. Turner and Clement have both hit very well against left handed pitching this season. Horwitz can still provide some offense off of the bench later in the game in a more favorable matchup.
  2. Wow I just looked up his age and didn't realize he was already 37 years old.
  3. I'd guess a big part of this has been seeing if Horwitz can play second base effectively enough to warrant playing time there. Once he showed he wasn't a butcher there it removed Biggio's primary remaining avenue for playing time. I thought Vogelbach was more of a place holder until Votto showed whether he offered any upside with the bat, but with Votto taking an eternity to get over the ankle injury it allowed Vogelbach to hang around much longer than expected.
  4. Turner has been hitting much better in recent weeks so it could be a little tricky to get Orelvis into the lineup on a regular basis into the DH position. Both of these guys have pronounced splits and hit left handed pitching much more effectively which further complicates matters.
  5. If you dig a little below the surface numbers you find a .342 xwOBA, including .266 xBA, .331 xOBP and .455 xSLG. It simply appears that he isn't being properly rewarded for the quality of contact he's producing over the month.
  6. Wow the club has been essentially trying to develop him into a Biggio replacement then except with the ability to even man short stop. Hopefully he doesn't look completely overwhelmed by the spotlight this time and lets the game come to him a little bit. I really like his physical toolset and he has a chance to be a difference maker if he can keep the nerves under control a bit better this time.
  7. It will be interesting to see how they work Barger into the lineup. Does this primarily move Springer to the bench? Does Barger see time at third base?
  8. Lopez has seen his numbers in a giant tailspin so the splashy debut may have just been an unsustainable hot streak.
  9. The bigger issue for me is how counterproductive that would ultimately be to have someone in charge of running a baseball operations department that isn't capable of making moves to improve the team. Just fire the guy and find someone to take over so that the team isn't stuck in stasis and missing out on available opportunities.
  10. Nobody here ever once said that AA sucks, but every time there is even a tiny shred of reasonable criticism sent his way you start slathering all over his balls with the barrage of white knight posts. We get that you absolutely idolize the guy, but eventually you should just move on with your life and accept that he chose to leave to greener pastures. Give it a f***ing rest with the Atkins cult nonsense. Nobody on here praises Atkins anywhere close to the degree that you are constantly carrying on about. Get some new material, it's not funny, remotely interesting, adds zero value to any discussion here, and is nothing more than inflammatory troll level nonsense.
  11. You literally have zero self awareness. Here you are praising AA who added Lopez and Sale to his rotation. But if Atkins made the same moves and it was praised by anyone it's because "Atkins cult". So I guess this makes you a member of the AA cult by your own logic.
  12. It's also been reported that the Jays will be covering part of Biggio's salary as well as part of the trade so that reduces the overall savings a bit.
  13. The only dudes that like your posts are the antisocial types so that should speak volumes.
  14. That sounds like a repeat of last season.
  15. Players can't control where the ball goes when it comes off of the bat. They can only control taking a good swing and making effective contact. Plenty of the time the hits simply don't drop in despite doing everything right and hitting the ball well. Baseball is a very luck driven sport sometimes, and today had a bit of bad luck on batted balls mixed in with some questionable managerial moves (not pinch hitting for Springer), some misplays in the field (Kirk throwing through on a steal with a runner on third) and some leaky relief pitching.
  16. The rest of the turds had plenty of bad luck too as the hardest hit balls largely found their way into gloves. That's baseball some times when luck doesn't go your way at the plate. Exit Velo/xBA/result Kirk 105.4/.640/lineout Kirk 100.5/.610/sac fly IKF 100.9/.560/lineout Springer 110.0/.890/lineout Vlad 98.6/.390/lineout
  17. That was Frenchsoup. He was like the mostly harmless dude who was just kind of annoying. Deanmike seemed like he had a real dark side to him and was like a hand grenade with the pin pulled.
  18. What are the chances of that? 5%? 10%? There's enough smoke here that it seems almost certain that Dante Bichette is an abusive piece of garbage.
  19. It the allegations against Dante are remotely true it's completely indefensible. Bo has literally nothing to gain by speaking up about this, and if he comes to the defense of a guy who is most likely a serial domestic abuser he's going to be absolutely roasted in the public sphere.
  20. It seems like he's still close with his father and he wasn't the primary victim so it's not surprising he doesn't want to speak about this.
  21. Deanmike legitimately seemed like the type who would murder other board members over a minor dispute.
  22. If I recall correctly Dante Bichette was charged with beating his then pregnant wife so it's really doubtful any of this is embellished in any way.
  23. Who is the Karen here exactly? I'd reckon it's the dude who outright refuses to stop using an offensive word on these forums despite repeated warnings to stop doing so, and multiple bans for using the offensive word in question. Either he's a Karen or he's just too dumb to take a hint.
  24. Not unless the league brings back the 2019 super ball and the Dodgers manage to fix Cavan's 10th percentile bat speed.
  25. I just don't think the team had the available payroll to beat the Dodgers offer to Teoscar at the point where he eventually signed. Obviously we all have the benefit of hindsight to know that Teo eventually signed for a 1 year show me kind of deal, but the front office didn't have the benefit of knowing that would eventually come to fruition.
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