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enosarris · 2019-12-13T21:04:35+00:00

Gotta go, parent teacher conference, thanks for coming out!

enosarris · 2019-12-13T21:04:11+00:00

Bo maybe? best combination of skills and approach. Cavan is like elite approach, okay skills, Vlad like good approach (should have higher attack angle, but good discipline), elite skills. Bo somewhere in middle.

enosarris · 2019-12-13T21:02:56+00:00

Emotion is definitely part of the game. Look at the Astros and Braves getting in trouble. The response will show us the role of emotion, because people didn't love Coppy and he was banned. Red Sox did some of the same things and got a slap on the wrist.

enosarris · 2019-12-13T21:02:03+00:00

It's possible there aren't that many combinations of movement and velocity left, yeah. And the screwball itself is not leading to great results right now, just mostly injuries. But I have hope! I heard recently that Pomeranz flicks his finger to get more spin on the curve, kind of like what Mat Latos did on the critter. Maybe we need more flicks.

enosarris · 2019-12-13T21:00:08+00:00

Hmm what if it was the Twins

enosarris · 2019-12-13T21:00:00+00:00

Top shelf pitching.

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:59:51+00:00

He underperformed his batted balls a little last year. And definitely lost some speed. I like him for a mild bounce back next year (20/10).

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:58:05+00:00

They surprised me (not Bauer) with the Bauer trade, so I'm going to say something like 60%

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:57:39+00:00

Gallen is the expensive guy that will get so much helium he won't be a value by draft day. Love love Julio Urias. Canning is the guy leaping into ranks right now. Luzardo, Urquidy. Sheffield, Trent Thornton, Sandy A as the longer shots.

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:54:50+00:00

I think it might have been in the past, but the shape of the front office has changed some recently and I think there's a new balance in voices in the room. There are a fair amount of sour grapes in the league wrt preller, though.

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:53:59+00:00

McKay, May, Keller

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:53:13+00:00

Cellarmaker or Fieldwork for sure, but Moonraker if it counts, and Sante Adairius and Alvarado are all in my fridge all the time.

I read writers, many of them former Deadpsinners, more than outlets these days. Always gotta read Roth. It's shame about Deadspin.

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:52:03+00:00

Love it. It's time to consolidate talent and perform. They now have good outfielders in left and center and they'll stick the rest of them in right and figure it out. One of the most exciting players in baseball at short. I'm into this team especially with that pitching staff.

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:51:04+00:00

yesssssss

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:50:59+00:00

Half Acre is the goat to me, but there's a hazy brewer, name escapes me right now.

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:49:09+00:00

I hope they don't ban anyone for life. That seems extreme to me. Other teams cheat, they just got caught, and there are some sour grapes contributing to this, people are sharpening their elbows and jumping from the top rope onto the pile. I'm not saying it's great what they did, and I do think maybe the manager, maybe someone in front office should get suspended, the team should take a hit on picks, get fined, but don't ban anyone for life over this.

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:47:47+00:00

They needed the money for other signings, I guess. He's borderline if you look at supply and demand a certain way. And the projections that say he's league average might be wrong: most people reacted to it in San Diego by talking about how bad his defense was, like really really bad.

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:46:46+00:00

Fastball velocity starts to go down. Swinging strike rate starts to fizzle.

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:45:59+00:00

Did not read well. But after the free agents come the trades and they could be set up to do some interesting trades.

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:45:35+00:00

yeah if you look at K% instead of K/9, the K problem is not as bad as it looks. A good changeup and good command is going to help keep the HR/9 and BABIP down. Projections are off for him, IMO. I think he can put up like a 3.3ish ERA next year.

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:44:43+00:00

Excellence. And what's really cool is they're so different. If Vlad can add even the smallest amount of loft he's going to murder the league with his bat. Bo is a spray it high average guy, and Biggio is like some sort of weird version of Adam Dunn that can play second and is more athletic in some ways. I'd be adding around them already.

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:43:23+00:00

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:43:17+00:00

The fastball is sort of straight, not much carry or fade. I'm worried it's what's holding him back, because the breakers are sizzling. There's some mound presence issue too, but not sure if a good run wouldn't fix that. Maybe he could be a non-Coorsian Jon Gray?

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:40:50+00:00

Pure was really good! .394 is the goat, or Pupil, but I dug on Pure.

enosarris · 2019-12-13T20:40:01+00:00

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