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  1. mvp 78
    They'll know more about his longterm prognosis at some point in 27. If he's still not in WOO by the end of this year, maybe it's time to give up the ghost.
  2. mvp 78
    He's ok. He's a starter somewhere. He's not a "foundational guy" which was the original point I made. You can move on from him and improve at that position.
  3. mvp 78
    8 of Durbin's 13 HR were hit over a 25 G stretch
  4. mvp 78
    479 OPS 3/26 - 5/24 891 OPS 5/28 - 7/31 703 OPS 8/1 - EOY Two unplayably bad months. Two great months. Two below average months.
  5. mvp 78
    There's only three starters that can hit 7, 8 and 9. Right now: 3b, 2b, SS, C (if Wong), CF and LF all have strong cases to hit in the back third of the lineup.
  6. mvp 78
    Low and inside
  7. mvp 78
    I would never throw shade at a poster like this!
  8. mvp 78
    Wrong.
  9. mvp 78
    Probably, according to Wii Fit.
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  11. mvp 78
    Abreu and Ceddanne came up in '23! That's not really "lately" IMO. They are clear veterans going into next season.
  12. mvp 78
    You want me winning that one too? Fine.
  13. mvp 78
    At 230 lbs, he's technically obese class 1 (BMI 30) for his height. Therefore, I am in better shape than Adley Rutschman and am free to make fun of him.
  14. mvp 78
    Without an actual strict rule on the books, video replay is useless for MLB.
  15. mvp 78
    1. Yandy's bat does cross the plate, which is typically a called strike in MLB. 2. Yandy's bat doesn't exceed 45 degrees, so would have been a ball in the fall league.
  16. mvp 78
    He has 3 options left and won't make much more than 1.6M in ARB. Seems likely that they'll retain him until he can no longer swing a bat.
  17. mvp 78
    It's a judgement call and there isn't a strict rule on the books for what is or isn't a check swing. What umps have called on the field has changed from decade to decade. It doesn't say anywhere that the bat crossing the plane of the plate is a checked swing or not. The rules just say the batter "strikes at the pitch." What the heck does that mean? How can they determine that via video evidence? They are implementing an ABS type system in some MiLB levels for check swings and it's wildly different from what they call now. “A swing will be considered to have occurred if the maximum angle between the bat head and the bat handle exceeds 45 degrees.” It doesn't say anything like that in the current rule book. Does it need to? Maybe.
  18. mvp 78
    Yeah, Driveline doesn't show up and say "ok guys, we're here to teach you how to pull the ball and hit it in the air." They will follow whatever direction the org wants to push their hitters.
  19. mvp 78
    Moving him to 2b would keep him more active and he could slim down his disgusting dad bod.
  20. mvp 78
    Red Sox aren't big players in the FA market anymore.
  21. mvp 78
    That's not exactly true as they use it a lot for their pitching and have hired a ton of driveline people up and down their org on the hitting side. They just don't teach pull AIR.
  22. mvp 78
    Sox could have just waited until this offseason and signed either Jeffers, Stephenson, Kelly or Hedges without giving anything up. What a waste.
  23. mvp 78
    It's just impressive that the ball hit the one square inch of his arm that wasn't covered in body armor.
  24. mvp 78
    The Brewers averaged almost a full run more than the Sox this year with roughly the same amount of HR. How? #1 BB (Sox 21) #5 SB (Sox 14) #1 BABIP (Sox 8) #1 AVG (Sox 13) #1 OBP (Sox 12) #3 wRC+ (Sox 17) #4 BsR (Sox 17) There just isn't a path for the Sox to replicate what MIL is doing without completely reshaping the roster. MIL can hit, take a walk and run the bases MUCH better than the Sox can up and down the roster. Breslow is hesitant to move on from Duran, a guy whose only tool is running. He has a bad hit tool and can't take a walk to save his life. Trevor Story? Yuck. I also wouldn't let Monasterio leave WOO. Get Connor Wong out of here. Is there enough meat on the bone from subtracting the PA's from Narvaez, Mayer and IKF that the remainder adds up to a better offense? Maybe? It's not going to be at MIL's level though. They've been working on that foundation for years. Breslow is focusing on AIR pull%. That's not MIL's way. MIL was happy to get rid of Durbin, Seigler and Monasterio and they got better for it. They can't be foundational guys here.
  25. mvp 78
    Not really. You can get similar offensive production out of that position this offseason for a lot cheaper IMO. They used up a lot of trade assets for a guy that is overrated.
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