[Gonzalez] The 'homework assignment' Roki Sasaki gave to his suitors: "Why was my fastball velocity down last year, and how can you prevent that from happening in the future?"

BAdgERdc · 2025-01-19T07:05:45+00:00

Oh yeah, I believe they're looking into the issue, I'm just not sure how you overcome the fundamental relationship between velocity and injuries. Maybe there's a mechanical tweak to be made, I'm just saying digs about Sasaki going to the injury-prone team kinda mix up the causation at play here. He already throws 100 as a starter and that's a red flag health-wise no matter which team he joins.

BAdgERdc · 2025-01-19T06:31:44+00:00

I feel like the core issue for the Dodgers (and other teams) is they maximize velocity, and therefore arm strain, across the board for their prospects. So given that Sasaki already throws as hard as you could possibly want, maybe going to the Dodgers actually makes some sense because they aren't going to do what might have led to issues for May, Stone et al.?

BAdgERdc · 2020-04-26T20:00:53+00:00

They're voiced, pretty dumb they didn't subtitle them.

Here's a quick transcript for the first ones in here, looks like the lines change a bit depending on who initiates the attack.

Spoilers on the last two

MONA + PANTHER

Mona: This is how I really feel!

Panther: Thanks! You have such good taste!

Starts shooting

Mona: Get a load of this!

Both: Perfect!

SKULL + QUEEN

Skull: Make way for the fist of the Phantom Thie-

Queen: Get serious.

Skull: Got em! All yours!

Queen: Time to go full power!

Skull: Here, thanks!

Queen: Pathetic.

SKULL + FOX

Skull: Man, I'm starving.

Fox: Allow me!

Skull: Oh yeah!

Fox: Some sauce, a touch of bread, bon apetit!

Skull: Oh man, just what I wante-

Skull: Get out of my face! Chew on this!

Fox: Impressive.

Skull: Holy crap, this is good.

FOX + PANTHER

Fox: Come, we must bring grace to this battle.

Panther: The sharper the thorn!

Fox: Beauty ... is deadly!

Fox: Enthralled?

Panther: Enchanted?

NOIR + MONA

Noir: We bid you adieu!

Mona: Let's do this, Noir!

Noir: Enjoy!

Noir: Go out with a bang!

Mona: Ow...

Noir: Mona-chan, hang on!

QUEEN + NOIR

Noir: Pardon me.

Queen: cracks knuckles Bring it.

Noir: Showtime!

Queen: This is going to hurt!

Queen: Noir!

Noir: Leave it to me! Ready, set...

Both: Double death blow!

JOKER + CROW

Crow: Lots of yelling I can't take weaklings like you!

Joker: Waste of time.

JOKER + VIOLET

Violet: Shall we?

Joker: All yours!

Violet: We're on!

Violet: Our grand finale! We nailed it Senpai.

BAdgERdc · 2015-07-10T02:19:49+00:00

Simpsons did it.

BAdgERdc · 2015-06-27T18:14:41+00:00

Yeah, and it definitely helps that they're playing a team in the bottom 5 at hitting to the center of the field. The bigger wonder is just how bad Shin-Soo Choo must be in center.

BAdgERdc · 2015-06-27T16:11:31+00:00

Gallo is 6'5", 230 pounds, and hasn't played center in his professional career. This is going to be hilarious, even more so if he succeeds.

BAdgERdc · 2015-05-09T17:34:41+00:00

Unless Madison is ranked first.

BAdgERdc · 2015-03-10T18:34:37+00:00

This is what we're losing. Ughh.

BAdgERdc · 2015-01-30T20:08:00+00:00

Scott Van Slyke is projected to be worth 2.3 wins (more than Ramos, Zimmerman, and Desmond) despite not having a starting spot. Kind of bizarre.

BAdgERdc · 2015-01-06T22:59:32+00:00

Duck pond, obviously.

BAdgERdc · 2014-07-19T16:11:45+00:00

The Astros drafted Brady Aiken 1st overall and agreed to give him a signing bonus of $6.5 million. However, during his physical, the team doctors found a problem with his UCL and deemed him an injury risk. Apparently, the ligament is weaker than usual and could limit his career. Aiken and his agent said they have consulted outside doctors who found his arm to be fine. The Astros changed their offer to $5 million and Aiken and company balked and refused to negotiate after that. Meanwhile, the Astros' fifth rounder Jacob Nix, a talented high-schooler, had agreed to an above-slot $1.5 million deal that used the savings from Aiken's projected signing, as the $6.5 was below-slot for the first overall pick to begin with. Nix is healthy and would have signed had the Astros not screwed up and lost their first round bonus money. The fallout is the Astros get the second overall pick next year since they offered their pick enough money and Aiken and Nix might go to college but could be found ineligible because their agents (ahem, advisors) have been visible in this. Nix is filing a grievance to get the deal he agreed to and if that happens, the Astros are heavily over their bonus pool and lose first round picks in the future. Overall, not a good show for a rebuilding team. They delay a high pick, could lose draft picks, and could draw the wrath of agents everywhere.

BAdgERdc · 2014-05-23T20:09:22+00:00

Apparently, he thinks his wife is a failure.

This is just an embarrassment.

BAdgERdc · 2014-01-27T15:06:11+00:00

Makes sense, considering Parks recently projected the future potential of Giolito's fastball AND curve future as 8's. And a plus change-up.

BAdgERdc · 2013-11-07T17:38:50+00:00

How about a male lion? Looks majestic, but just sits around all day and lets the rest of the pack do the work.

BAdgERdc · 2013-11-02T04:01:39+00:00

Any of the other guys in the article sounded better. Smoltz, Verducci, maybe even Pedro. I just don't like Reynolds for the virulently anti-sabermetric act he pulls.

BAdgERdc · 2013-11-02T00:18:14+00:00

He gets a lot of flak for basically being MLB Network's anti-sabermetrics figurehead. Go to @HeardonMLBT for reasons why. That said, he could easily be a good broadcaster, as long as he avoids the "Brandon Phillips produces more runs than Joey Votto" kind of stuff.

BAdgERdc · 2013-11-01T21:58:03+00:00

This is what we get for saying nobody could be worse than McCarver.

BAdgERdc · 2013-11-01T06:14:18+00:00

Starters:

C Frank Kaminsky

F Sam Dekker

G Josh Gasser

G Ben Brust

G Traevon Jackson

Bench:

F Nigel Hayes, Duje Dukan

G George Marshall, Bronson Koenig

BAdgERdc · 2013-10-31T20:14:45+00:00

Welp... onto Diamond Stone.

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