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  1. mvp 78
    Seems reasonable as it's the only way the Mariners players will have a chance to play in any sort of playoff format this year.
  2. mvp 78
    They need to develop him defensively. Maybe someday he'd be a nice #2, but today is not the day.
  3. mvp 78
    Is Pomeranz ready to go? I know Wright was doing a bit better, but haven't heard about Pom. I wouldn't be surprised if he starts off the season in FL.
  4. mvp 78
    IDK, the projections seem fair enough to me. It's a projected .727 OPS, which is ok BUT NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT MOVING HIM OFF POSITION. Again, he's more valuable at C. The only way he gets moved to 3B is if his yips don't go away or he really struggles behind the plate and becomes a lost cause. A player with his hit tool playing 3B, isn't really a prospect that you refuse to trade the way the Sox have done so far. Moving him off position was a mistake last year and would be a mistake this year too.
  5. mvp 78
    There is a lot more noise when you make a sample size smaller. For 8/8 - 9/2, he OPS'd 1.046! Prior to that stretch, he OPS'd .608. After that stretch he OPS'd .675. Was it just a hot streak like when JBJ turned into Hank Aaron two years ago? Most likely. Does he have the hit tools to be MLB hitter. Probably, but that doesn't mean he could reasonably be expected to OPS above .800 after never doing that for a full season before and spending the previous season on the DL.
  6. mvp 78
    No logic here. Just nonsense. Eyeball test. Sound off the bat. All corrupted by bias.
  7. mvp 78
    About as brilliant as you saying "you never saw him play, stats are meaningless."
  8. mvp 78
    Not really. The SSS makes the numbers meaningless. He hadone hot month. Nothing more.
  9. mvp 78
    ^ Lavarnway super fan
  10. mvp 78
    If it's to beat a shift, why not?
  11. mvp 78
    The idea that Swihart has "it" solely based on hopes and dreams is very interesting to me. BUT I SAW WITH MY OWN EYES HOW GREAT HIS BAT IS! HIS NUMBERS DON'T MATTER! Armchair scouts are the same type of people who declared Ryan Lavarnway to be "the real deal" in 2011. How'd that work out? Until he hits .800 over the course of a full season, he's not that guy and he shouldn't be expected to be.
  12. mvp 78
    The best use of Swihart's skillset is at C as most C's can't hit very well. If he can be a serviceable C with a .850 bat, you'd be crazy to move him off the position.
  13. mvp 78
    Fueled by a really hot August against terrible pitching.
  14. mvp 78
    Swihart had a .931 OPS during August of 2015. HE COULD EASILY BE A TOP TEN BASEBALLER IN 2017!!! http://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/batting/_/sort/OPS/order/true
  15. mvp 78
    And when he was super duper comfortable in September and October of that year, he was back down to 726. Small arbitrary sample sizes are fun!
  16. mvp 78
    This is one of the dumbest things ever written on here (AND I SHOULD KNOW).
  17. mvp 78
    He needs to spend time developing in Pawtucket. Having him sit on the bench or moving him to a new position is NOT the best use of his talent.
  18. mvp 78
    It's more logical than pie in the sky like dreaming that he'll hit better than he ever has before in his lifetime.
  19. mvp 78
    You would expect his OPS to be higher than his Minor League numbers AFTER a year spent on the DL?
  20. mvp 78
    Just no.
  21. mvp 78
    Well, his OPS in 2015 was only .711. It's also not unrealistic to think that he wouldn't hit close to .783 after missing a full season due to injury.
  22. mvp 78
    His bat is ready to be a C, not a 3B or LF.
  23. mvp 78
    If Pablo struggles, Holt can play 3B for a while. Watch and see if Travis plays any 3B during ST.
  24. mvp 78
    I do that at every game no matter what anyway.
  25. mvp 78
    http://www.cardboardconnection.com/why-sports-cards-early-90s-worthless This is an ok read about why all those late 80's/early 90's cards aren't worth anything. I still pick up a pack of 1987 Topps every once in a while for the nostalgia. In a few weeks I'll get the itch to buy a bunch of packs of the new Topps Heritage set, but I'll probably never get around to collecting a complete set ever again.
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