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  1. mvp 78
    McDonough was signed for his utility. He'll play all over the field. There's enough dead weight on the Salem roster to give AB's to Jordan and McDonough good run even if Yorke stays. Yorke should be promoted though. Cannon was promoted to Portland so there's a spot for Yorke in Greenville.
  2. mvp 78
    It's going to be a long wait for Vaz to reach 3,000 games, especially with Plawecki eating into his playing time.
  3. mvp 78
    They didn't go 2-8 because of the catchers.
  4. mvp 78
    I meant at the deadline you goober.
  5. mvp 78
    Time to feed the monster.
  6. mvp 78
    If they are just going to tank anyway, give those AB's to Wong.
  7. mvp 78
    So one area where Plawecki is better than Vaz is baserunning. He's faster (barely) per sprint speed and has a better BSR. However, Plawecki isn't Ricky Henderson out there. He's not Johnny Bench either. He's horrible with a glove. 658 OPS prior to ASB 1017 OPS since ASB He will cool off sooner than later. Plawecki OPS 2021: Jays - 1060 Yankees - 714 Rays - 393 O's - 432 Or just have him be the starter whenever TOR is in town?
  8. mvp 78
    I'm not advocating for why I don't like this catcher, I'm just using my well thought out micro sample sizes to justify why I'm smarter than all the advanced metrics you can come up with.
  9. mvp 78
    Big moments for a closer only happen when you blow it.
  10. mvp 78
    And if he's not going to contribute this year, why not pick up someone else for 1b? They clearly want Schwarber at 1b since they've already worked him out there.
  11. mvp 78
    And if he doesn't agree to picking up the option? What then?
  12. mvp 78
    Those guys seemed pretty cheap and reasonable to me. I wasn't expecting Trea Turner or Scherzer or Berrios. My expectations were low and they ended up getting 2 AAA pitchers and a guy on the IL. Granted, the Sox are saying that Schwarber's set back isn't a big deal and that he should be back soon, but this team is 2-8 over the last 10 and fading even faster than that. If the playoffs are truly a crapshoot, you go for it when have a legit shot to get in. They had that shot this year and it feels like they threw it away. Folding when you are in 1st place at the deadline is a weird choice.
  13. mvp 78
    It's a mutual option, which are RARELY exercised. If Schwarber picks that up, it makes the trade worth it. If he doesn't pick that up AND his performance is worse than Schoop or Aguilar's down the stretch, it's a failure on Bloom.
  14. mvp 78
    His last turn in the rotation should have been for BOS.
  15. mvp 78
    Per Baseball Savant: Vaz is better at framing and pop up time (Plawecki is 99th out of 102 players). According to FanGraphs: Vaz has made 46% of unlikely plays for his career (expectation is 10-40% likelihood). Plawecki is only at 20%. Hands, release, arm strength and arm accuracy. Vaz is 2nd overall in dWAR. Wong is ranked AHEAD of Plawecki in dWAR. Connor Wong! Overall, Vaz has better CERA numbers than Plawecki by a good margin. However, you can come up with a SSS that fits your narrative that all of these metrics are baloney and that only CERA on a pitcher by pitcher basis matters because somehow a micro sample size tells you the real story. By any reasonable measure Vaz should remain the starting C.
  16. mvp 78
    Be nice to simpletons. Don't compare them to He Who Must Not Be Named.
  17. mvp 78
    Can't blame the pitchers when you have an axe to grind against the catcher!
  18. mvp 78
    If the overall numbers heavily weigh towards Vaz having a better CERA, but your SSS's lean towards Plawecki, your sample is the problem.
  19. mvp 78
    The CERA is just meaningless since the samples are too small.
  20. mvp 78
    You don't think you could have received Schoop or Aguilar for Aldo Ramirez? If Schwarber doesn't come back to put up numbers bigger than these two guys, it's a failure on Bloom.
  21. mvp 78
    Schoop since August 1: 164 WRC+ 955 OPS Jesus Aguilar since August 1: 167 WRC+ 1004 OPS
  22. mvp 78
    It does call into question why the big move at the deadline was for a guy on the IL.
  23. mvp 78
    Seeing that a 75% Schwarber would be more likely to reinjure himself, yes.
  24. mvp 78
    Ah, but I can prove you wrong by picking and choosing ultra SSS's.
  25. mvp 78
    Be nice to simpletons.
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