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  1. jkcarew
    No. He has not “emerged”. He’s survived. So far. And at that, only in the context of massively lowered expectations.
  2. jkcarew
    He has no idea where any of his pitches are going. FB was all over the place as well.
  3. jkcarew
    Tough loss. I still like our chances if we see the Royals in the postseason, though.
  4. jkcarew
    What if a ground ball had glanced off of him?? As usual, Rocco way ahead of you.
  5. jkcarew
    I think, in time, we’ll fondly look back at his one-run outings.
  6. jkcarew
    The more I watch this club, the more I’m convinced they’re better than the Royals.
  7. jkcarew
    For the life of me, I’ll never understand why Weaver didn’t move him to DH. After ‘73
  8. jkcarew
    Yet another single by Gallo wasted.
  9. jkcarew
    Exactly. Or 4.
  10. jkcarew
    Had to look it up…Singer averaging about 8 K’s per 9 innings.
  11. jkcarew
    Usually used as a gauge for batted ball luck. League average is usually around 290…this year 293 (new shift rules haven’t done much). Anything under is considered ‘luckier’…over, ‘not so lucky’. The more innings you pitch, the more your number will trend toward the 290-ish number Pagan’s was 320 last year, 246 this year. Only Moran and Balazovic have had better luck this season with in-the-park batted balls resulting in outs.
  12. jkcarew
    I doubt moves are made based on anything other than major league active roster needs and nothing else. Frequency not impacted by proximity of the AAA club. The only impact is the player is sometimes (when both clubs are home) immediately available to play…which is a good thing for the player and the clubs the club.
  13. jkcarew
    This is the kind of guy you add if you’re a great team on the verge of a pennant run. Just filling a couple small cracks…a veteran spot-starting, pinch-hitting, outfielder. Just no, please.
  14. jkcarew
    Have no problem selling mlb players. None.
  15. jkcarew
    In 2022 with Buxton playing only 92 games, and a hodgepodge at DH, The DH and CF positions combined for bWAR of 2.4. This season, with Buxton at DH full time and MAT at CF (basically) full time, that number is -0.4. If Buxton was hitting this year at career average (about 110-ish OPS+), the number wouldn’t be that much better…maybe up to zero or 0.1. And that’s with MAT over-performing slightly. Again, this could NOT have been a plan. If it was, it was literally a plan to be worse.
  16. jkcarew
    I don’t know how good…but better than this.
  17. jkcarew
    This. A huge opportunity here to figure out how to be legitimately good in 2024….AND still compete (win) a divisional title this year. Just need to act on it.
  18. jkcarew
    Fair.
  19. jkcarew
    I get why the Angels FO may have felt the need to do this. But, I still think it’s dumb. Just as many fans will be pisses when they fail to sign Ohtani as would have been if they had traded him. And they overpaid, besides. If it results in them signing Giolito, though…
  20. jkcarew
    And what the ____ happened to Yoan Moncada?? Maybe he’s really 38 instead of 28?
  21. jkcarew
    That would be fantastic. But, to be fair, Bergman demolished the Texas League the year after he was drafted. Lee hasn’t done that. But he’s been good…very promising!
  22. jkcarew
    It’s pretty clear that in Rocco’s mind Buxton has been the one blocking Wallner…not Gallo. It’s been the opening up of the DH at-bats that finally got him here. (Today he rested Kepler). That, and Rocco doesn’t want to give up the delta in defensive flexibility between Wallner (none), and Gallo (a lot). But if Wallner is going to hit,,,and Gallo is not…it can’t be ignored when Buxton (and Polanco) return. As usual, the obvious solve is putting Buxton in center. Then you can part company with Gallo, and take turns picking between Wallner and Julien who you’re going to hide at DH.
  23. jkcarew
    Well, the FO probably couldn’t have known how things would develop with his family when they acquired him. But, they’re doing the right thing. And hope and prayers to the family. I DO wish the FO would have known that he’d be bad. Or that Cano would be good. Or that Mahle was damaged goods. Or that Dyson was damaged goods. Or that Spencer Steer was going to be better than Miranda. Or…
  24. jkcarew
    I’m so dumb…. I didn’t know Severino was a switch hitter. His right handed splits (this year) are not AS good, but similar, to his left-handed splits…good SLG, OBP…with a ton of K.
  25. jkcarew
    But, then again, none of the others have anything close to elite stuff, either.
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