In a new keeper points league where homeruns and steals are worth big points (15 each compared to 3 for a run or RBI) but Ks also count as a negative(-2). I have Elly De La Cruz. Should I try to sell high now and if so who should I target?
I'm not sure those deals ever were possible as both of these guys have families with generational wealth already (Granted, Vlad's is split like 14 ways so maybe not as much there)
What the Dodgers did to the woman who caught that ball was terrible. Refusing to authenticate if she didn't accept their offer should not be allowed. The moment they said Ohtani couldn't meet with her would have been the moment I walked out. If it isn't important enough for him to meet with a plebe it isn't important enough for him to have in my opinion.
Especially when you consider BABIP isusually higher for ground balls than it is for fly balls. That being said, I bet their line drive rate is very low and their popup rate is above average.
meh, it's not exactly a secret and Davis himself has talked about it on broadcasts. I'm more curious if a 92 mph fastball is really the type that Davis struggles against?
Not trying to troll at all. I'm just pointing out those two pitchers particularly are not as terrible in the recent past. The Jays hitting has been terrible and should have everyone worried about it given how it has looked and how it was last year. I'm not sure why anyone would expect differently given they more or less decided to roll it back with minimal changes in personnel. I'm sure privately Schneider is worried too but he's smart enough to know saying it in a post game interview will do no good.
Civale looked pretty good yesterday against the Rangers, who many would argue are amongst the best lineups in the AL. Littell has also looked very good (3.41 ERA, 3.89 FIP last year) since transitioning to a starting role.
At this point 2021 Vlad is definitely the outlier. He's got that in there somewhere but sadly it may take a different voice to get it out of him again.
People always point out that Vlad was better in minor league stadiums and that is the reason for his success that year, but didn't Dante Bichette also disappear from the team when they came back to Toronto (I remember guessing at the time he was unvaccinated)?