notin’s 2027 Payroll Blueprint: Notin’s Wildly (In)Accurate 2027 Sox Roster Prediction

[drewski6]

The league will keep moving more and more towards positional versatility > ideal defensive alignment because of all the k's decreasing the need for unflappable defense.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

1 minute ago, drewski6 said:

The league will keep moving more and more towards positional versatility > ideal defensive alignment because of all the k's decreasing the need for unflappable defense.

This is a smart post, which I hope and pray is soon rendered obsolete when MLB implements new parameters for the definition of an actual check-SWING and not a check-HEWENT... 

... and then uses computer calibrations that overrule dumb check-the-checks and put counts back in the favor of batters -- so we might restore a little offense to this once great game.

[drewski6]

3 minutes ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

This is a smart post, which I hope and pray is soon rendered obsolete when MLB implements new parameters for the definition of an actual check-SWING and not a check-HEWENT... 

... and then uses computer calibrations that overrule dumb check-the-checks and put counts back in the favor of batters -- so we might restore a little offense to this once great game.

Interesting.  I do agree check swing vs not is wildly inconsistent.  It matters a lot who you are, like fouls in basketball.

They wont give the sluggers the benefit of the doubt because they know that when they swing thats a lot of momentum, and its super hard to pull back.  So they cheat.  Like if they see Jordan shoot an airbll, they can probably pretty safely assume he was hit on the elbow.  IF they see a 6'8 try to check a swing, most likely, he didnt.  Violent swingers shouldnt really be checking anyways.  It will get you hurt and its so hard to do for them.

Its more for like the placers and table-setters.

[mvp 78]

14 minutes ago, drewski6 said:

The league will keep moving more and more towards positional versatility > ideal defensive alignment because of all the k's decreasing the need for unflappable defense.

This is the exact opposite of what is happening. All the current stories are about how athletic current OFers are and how with the better positioning it has deflated BA immensely. It's why they started messing around with outfield positioning in the AFL!

[drewski6]

6 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

This is the exact opposite of what is happening. All the current stories are about how athletic current OFers are and how with the better positioning it has deflated BA immensely. It's why they started messing around with outfield positioning in the AFL!

Note how you refer to them as "OFers". 10 years ago there were lf, cf, and rf'ers and it was quite rare that guys were viewed as "outfielders"

[mvp 78]

3 minutes ago, drewski6 said:

Note how you refer to them as "OFers". 10 years ago there were lf, cf, and rf'ers and it was quite rare that guys were viewed as "outfielders"

What the hell are you talking about?