Spanky__99

Woohoo!!!

Next week, can't wait!

Twinkies walk off, Yay!

He's scheduled and posted on multiple sites, as tomorrow's starter. I bet it's Kay.

Agreed... I'm in wilko's gif.

You old goat, lol... I loved the 'Spos too. Great times back then, although I was so young. Loved the '79 Pirates at 6 years old, lol.

Every Major Sport uses them. I don't see the harm.

Funny seeing you against data in the game, seriously. Have we stopped to think how many times a league wide K rate was similar to these after 2 weeks? Or is this a real thing, always seems pitchers are ahead at this stage of the game concerning batters timing, etc... interesting nonetheless.

I've been rolling with it since the early 80's, man!!! *puffs pipe*

It'll at least be that, they won't rush him back.

Yeah, we signed The Big Diesel on empty. He might be pitching tonight?

You're reaching, man. So look at his FIP or xFIP, he's been brutal, I'm with you on that ball should've been caught, but he f***ing suxxxxxxxxxxxx He's like a really bad poor man's Sanchez.

He's listed 6'2" everywhere I just checked.

Thrice for me, he says he's just getting going now, now he's ready to do damage, lol.

Vladito... ho-hum... .390/.519/.585 OPS 1.104 wOBA .482 wRC+ 211 fWAR 0.8

No word yet on who's starting tonight? Hmm... I hope it's Kay.

Oh, you're giving me my due, or sarcasm? I can't tell...

So you were worried about Cink, lol Hell, Smith tied his number.

lol

I don't know buddy, he was right there and turned, looked like a sure out to me. Ah well, ifs buts and candy and nuts.

lol

Here's a report from BA... "To call Castro a late bloomer would be an understatement. The Tigers signed him out of Venezuela as an amateur in 2011, but after two years in the Venezuelan Summer League, a season lost to Tommy John surgery and a repeat of the Gulf Coast League, he didn’t make his full-season debut until 2017 as a 22-year-old at West Michigan. He has looked better at each stop since then, including a standout 2019 campaign as a starter and reliever in Erie, where he had some of the best power pitching on a staff that included top prospects Casey Mize and Matt Manning. A strong Arizona Fall League stint caught scouts’ attention, leading the Tigers to not only re-sign him but add him to their 40-man roster. But after making his big league debut out of the Tigers’ bullpen in 2020, Castro was claimed off waivers in December by Toronto. The intrigue around Castro centers around a fastball that sits at 93-95 but works up to 97 mph with cutting action. His slider was a quality chase pitch for him against Double-A hitters, while his changeup has shown enough improvement to throw in different counts. The combination has enough movement that hitters struggle to square him up, evidenced by a low home run rate. However, it also costs him in command, coupling a 10.2 K/9 rate with 5.7 BB/9 in 2019. Though most scouts view Castro’s best fit as a reliever, he actually has been much stronger in a starting role, where he’s better able to repeat his upright delivery. After claiming him off waivers, the Blue Jays may explore developing Castro as a starter, knowing that he could always fill a long-relief role if that doesn’t work out." I've been preaching on this dude, he's got filth in his arsenal.