moonslav59
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Everything posted by moonslav59
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What does "overrated defensively" mean? Leon is consistently near the top of just about every important catcher stat, and then there is the whole CERA thingy.
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As bad as things have been, we're just 1.5 games behind the Yanks and 4 behind the Astros.
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People were talking about how hard JBJ has been hitting the ball. I showed some data that shows that may not be true.
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4/11 vs. Blue Jays
moonslav59 replied to Bellhorn04's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Just saw this, mi amigo! -
4/11 vs. Blue Jays
moonslav59 replied to Bellhorn04's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Hopefully, this is the spark that leads to a wildfire. -
4/11 vs. Blue Jays
moonslav59 replied to Bellhorn04's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
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4/11 vs. Blue Jays
moonslav59 replied to Bellhorn04's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Mitch: The King of April! -
There are many cases where specific pitchers almost always pitch to just one catcher. I doubt it's mostly because of that catchers ability to keep the ball from rolling to the backstop. (I admit several pitchers don't seem to care or don't do much different no matter who their catcher is. With Sale & Price it seems to matter.)
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Tiny sample sizes.... Line Drive % 39 Swihart 26 Devers 20 Vaz & Bogey 18 JD 14 Moreland & Beni 13 Betts 11 Holt 7 Nunez & JBJ Medium to Hard Hit % 95 JD 92 Swihart 90 Vaz 89 Betts, Devers, Holt & JBJ 87 Bogey 86 Moreland 83 Beni 46 Nunez
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Okay, let's say Leon was picked up by the Rays, and is immediately used primarily with 2 starting pitchers. How many starts would you think it takes for him to get near the level he got with Sale and Price? I know Price got off to a rough start with the Sox in 2016, but he did end up with much better numbers with Leon by year's end. Chris Sale saw his WHIP improve just about every month of his first year with the Sox. I'm not saying this is proof of anything, but I think it takes at least a couple months to build a tight relationship. Yes, some are better than others at building that tightness quickly.
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No, they are pretty plentiful, but it takes time for a catcher and pitcher to build a great relationship, so it's probably not a good idea to continuously change your catcher-pitcher combinations.
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That is certainly a possibility. I'm thinking GMs probably did not want to start fresh with a new catcher and wait out the learning curve or "comfort" building period. Add to that the $2.5M price tag, at a time when similar catchers were being signed for a fraction of that cost, and it's easy to think maybe GMs wanted Leon, but they just didn't think the timing or budget hit were worth the trouble. Just my opinion in response to those saying that because no GM claimed him, he is not valued.
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Let's see if Eovaldi can be the "stopper."
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$2.5M is a lot for a catcher- any catcher. Leon's strength is how he builds a comfort level with a few starting pitchers. That takes time. I disagree that no team claiming him means he has little value to us or other teams.
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It would be nice, for sure, but we are no where near a must win point.
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...or that the sample size is so damn small, it hardly matters.
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It takes time for a catcher to build up to a comfort level that makes a significant difference. Just because a team decided it did not want to pay $2.5M and then wait out a learning curve, does NOT mean no team wanted him or finds him valuable.
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I get your point, but Vaz was clearly their first choice--only his injury got in the way. To me, "primary" means the team's first choice.
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#1One could argue Vaz was the starter. Leon caught more games only because Vaz got hurt. Vaz also started almost every playoff game. #5 Maybe teams did not want to pay Leon, but still wanted him.
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Some seem to. I keep hearing how others have higher offensive "potential," but I;m not sure any of our catchers will ever duplicate Leon's 2017 season of an .845 OPS. Potential is one thing, but actually doing it is another. (Note: I like Swihart and Vaz's bat better, but I'm with MVP. I don't care about catcher hitting.)
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True, but they also never had so little work in ST'ing before this year....
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The rotation does suck. I have no problem saying it. I'd say, "They have sucked this year," but I would not say the "do suck."
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I'm not so sure the problem is all that "deep." It could just be a slow start, perhaps due to a light ST'ing workload, and maybe we'll see a rounding into form very soon. (Fingers crossed.)
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Obviously
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Yanks lose. Great to see them miss a chance to gain another game on us.
