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Deadpool, word to the wise: being randomly and transparently desperate to show off that your girl is much younger than you actually makes you look bad. It's natural to want to brag sometimes, but in order not to come across as petty, wait for the proper context to drop in your humble brags (that's what I do).

As they enter the fall season south of the equator, because the seasons are reversed down there.

Leave Spanky alone, guys.

Hall of Famer Roger Hornsby: "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Still feels like winter here, so I'll continue to wait.

Yah, those three straight seasons with identical xWOBAcon were f***ing terrible. In 2016 it was in the bottom 8th percentile, 2017 the bottom 4th percentile, and 2018 the bottom 9th percentile. But maybe xwOBAcon is unfair to Joe, since it excludes walks and not striking out, both of which he excels at. What a .315 xWOBA means playing in San Francisco we know with xOBA, which is similar to xWOBA and also goes beyond to include running speed, weather, altitude, and park effects. Or better still, xOBA+, a park and league adjusted metric for xOBA, similar to wRC+ 2015 — 144.7 2016 — 116.7 2017 — 104.4 2018 — 91.5 2019 — not out yet, but obviously worse, given the raw statcast numbers we have. The decline has been years in the making. But I should have put that 29 is 'not young in today's game.' You're right, it's not old. I'm exaggerating today because of stress. His batted ball profiles have been pretty stable, but the statcast numbers tell a very different story. From the beginning with me it wasn't about his being a bench player, it was about the idea floating around here that he is a bounce-back candidate who was going to get enough playing time to be flipped at the deadline for some prospect fliers. That's not going to happen, not just because the playing time won't be there, but because he is replacement-level at best.

For some reason I keep referring to statcast numbers as batted ball profiles, which is probably confusing for some, but that's what I meant. From his first full season in 2015, where he made the All-Star team, to this past year in 2019, his WOBA, xWOBA, and xWOBAcon (the last two of which use quality and amount of contact) are as follows: [/url] He wasn't always so bad. Just two years ago in 2018 ZiPS had his preseason projections at 3 WAR. But then halfway through that season he started hitting more choppers into the ground at 80 mph, and he hasn't stopped since. Only reason he was added to the 40-man roster was that his minor-league deal had an opt-out clause for March 15, and the Jays had to make a decision even with the season suspended. And, by the way, 29 is old in today's game. I'm fine with him as a veteran bench piece, so long as he stays on the bench and Montoyo doesn't get cute about the vetrin presents.

That was several years ago, and his batted ball profile has changed significantly since then. I think we're more likely to catch lightning in a bottle with Drury than with Panik—he hits the ball harder, plays more positions off the bench.

Let's see... out of all regulars last season, he was bottom 13% in exit-velo, bottom 12% in xSLG, bottom 7% in WOBA, bottom 7% in hard-hit rate, bottom 2% in barrel percentage, and bottom 1% in xWOBAcon. Oh, and he can't run. He f***ing sucks.

Joe Panik sucks... what a strange move. A soft groundball hitter is a waste of roster space.

Well Mr. Burns had done it The Power Plant had won it With Roger Clemens clucking all the while Mike Scioscia's tragic illness made us smile While Wade Boggs laid unconscious on the bar-room tile We're talking softball From Maine to San Diego Talking softball, Mattingly and Conseco, Ken Griffy's grotesquely swollen jaw, Steve Sax and his run-in with the law, We're talking Homer.....Ozzy and the Straw.

He and the rest of the Nets were "tested by a private company, and the team paid out of pocked" (per ESPN). And the NYT is reporting that the Thunder got their test kits through "alternative" means. Meanwhile federal guidelines still prioritize testing for people who are showing symptoms, so to see NBA teams so easily get test kits—with testing capacity ramping up and the CDC still encouraging the most efficient use of what little tests they have—is not a good look right now, not for the NBA or the public health system.

So if an injured player who still has MiLB eligibility but has been in the majors is injured and I move him to the IR, I can't move him back to to the farm? Asking for a friend (named Brendan Rodgers).

It's not about baseball

I watched Moneyball last night. How are you guys getting your baseball fix now that the season has been postponed?

D-Rock is unhinged

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I'm actually disappointed I'm not gay, because I feel like blowing you right now. Great post.

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I picked already, at around 1:30 PM

This. Self-quarantining isn't just protecting yourself, it's to slow the spread so those who need hospital beds can get them. It's the perfect moment for young and healthy people to do their part to avoid putting the sick and elderly at risk.

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For reference, when the virus broke out in China, the Chinese Basketball Association suspended play in late January. It plans to resume in early April, roughly a 10-week layoff.

“It’s a unique situation,” reliever Jordan Romano said. “I never thought we’d be in this situation. First and foremost, it’s [about] keeping people safe. It wouldn’t affect guys like me that much. If I get it, it’s not that big of a deal, but just thinking my grandparents were down here a week ago and they’re still in Florida. It’s just thinking of the older population and stuff like that. It’s definitely the right thing to do. Going forward, I really don’t know what’s going to happen, I don’t know how long we’re going to be delayed for, it’s just an unfortunate situation all around.” https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/blue-jays-coronavirus-faq

I love it when you drunk post... <3