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  1. Bellhorn04
    Information is one thing. Seeing live pitches is another. I think it's a credible reason that some guys don't like hitting leadoff.
  2. Bellhorn04
    This is the way Bloom constructed the 2021 team, though.
  3. Bellhorn04
    Another tidbit on leadoff hitters. The pesky Rays have climbed to 7th in runs scored in MLB. Their manager Cash is probably one of the stat-nerdiest of all managers. In recent games his leadoff hitter has been Margot, who has an OBP of .283.
  4. Bellhorn04
    Now here is some useful background info.
  5. Bellhorn04
    He didn't say only leadoff but he did say he liked leadoff.
  6. Bellhorn04
    Have to disagree with the last part. 2018 - 6th in PA on Dodgers 2019 - 6th in PA 2020 - 8th in PA
  7. Bellhorn04
    Yes, and also pretty close to what I said.
  8. Bellhorn04
    Because you also want Devers coming up with more guys on base, et cetera.
  9. Bellhorn04
    I'd say no, because this is all about end results.
  10. Bellhorn04
    Well, the sequence of the order never changes, obviously. But statistically speaking, I can't answer it. I know that Kimmi has read all the research on lineups, and the big takeaway is that aside from having your best hitters in the top part of the lineup, the most important thing is having guys in the spots they're comfortable in. Psychological stuff, I guess. I remember one year when Ellsbury was struggling, Tito tried Pedroia and Drew at leadoff. They both stunk and both said they hated it. It was a little weird, but that's the way it was.
  11. Bellhorn04
    On pure math, it's been shown that your best hitter should hit second, and you should not have one of your best hitters hitting third. Managers obviously do not buy into the pure math. I can't fully explain the decision-making, but I trust Cora. He is with these guys and talking to them every day.
  12. Bellhorn04
    He's a complete player who has won games every way you can on a field. You don't find many of those.
  13. Bellhorn04
    I've been thinking about this. I believe that Cora strongly wants our 4 studs hitting in a row. But he doesn't like the idea of them hitting 1-4, because that makes the lineup even more top-heavy than it is now. The problem is that we don't have a suitable leadoff hitter. Verdugo could be one, sure, but Cora may be right that's he an even better #2 hitter.
  14. Bellhorn04
    It was great work by Bloom, I think we can say that already. There were some who thought we might not get back a huge package because it was only one year of control at a cost of 27 million. It was a salary dump.
  15. Bellhorn04
    I don't know. But some athletes are unique, I think, and Mookie may be one of them. He's got the exceptional quick twitch muscles. He bowls 300 games. He can throw a baseball 300 feet or whatever it was. I would not *bet* against him.
  16. Bellhorn04
    A win cannot be totally unattractive. A pretty girl whose hair and clothes are a mess? You might cringe a little but you still want her?
  17. Bellhorn04
    Huge credit to Bloom for getting a player of Verdugo's caliber in the deal.
  18. Bellhorn04
    In this case it's the Rays pitcher Glasnow who is complaining, and some of us agree with him.
  19. Bellhorn04
    Agreed. And not to mention, they also changed the damn baseballs again this year. Absolutely brutal job by Manfred.
  20. Bellhorn04
    Maybe we should revisit the original statement by Cora, too, to see what he said about time frame, if anything.
  21. Bellhorn04
    ^^^
  22. Bellhorn04
    Is there really any such thing as a premier "Swiss army knife" pitcher, other than over a short period of time? Whitlock's usage in that capacity this year has been dictated by other factors.
  23. Bellhorn04
    That sounds OK.
  24. Bellhorn04
    Accountants must have an eye for details.
  25. Bellhorn04
    Hello Jack Reacher...
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