I might be taking crazy pills but I have a feeling we are going to spend big this winter. We know they've been right in the mix for Ohtani, Soto, Cole etc. Is a payroll of 280 - 300 M out of the question? I hope not.
Statcast is definitely not God's truth. It's not uncommon for it to be off by 10-20 feet. Remember that supposed 505 foot home run by Rowdy Tellez a while back?
Clement's fly out to Pages: .380 xBa.
Vlad's second to last AB where he flew out to CF: .470 xBA.
(Assuming you mean Gimenez to Muncy): .590 xBA.
Overall for Game 7:
LAD: .331 xBA.
TOR: .454 xBA.
I don't even want to compute it for the whole series I have a feeling it will just piss me off.
If it was a coaching decision to play IKF close to the bag then it really was a case of "playing not to lose" and not playing to win. Game 6 - Kike ignores his positioning card, playing shallower than intended and ends up making that crucial catch.
Guess trusting your instincts like that is a benefit of post season experience.
Positives: Toronto more attractive to free agents? Player development possibly got over the hump? The guys will come back hungrier next year?
Negatives: We f***ing lost.