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  1. TheLeviathan
    Even Passan called him a "fringe" prospect. He's got a lot to prove before anyone should be worrying about him.
  2. TheLeviathan
    That depends on a variety of factors, but you're right that being left-handed hurts him. In Ryan's interview with Mason he mentions him as a guy that needs to step forward, which is hard to do at AAA. To me, he probably is in Mastro's spot and one of the infielders is replaced by another pitcher.
  3. TheLeviathan
    That's fine....up to the point that you rely on that biased perception to the point of erroneous beliefs. For example, Barreiro and then people here suggested that his high ERA was the result of pitching past exhaustion late in games. The stats show that this is completely false. If you want to romanticize beyond the stats - that's fine. But romanticizing a player's value in direct contrast to the stats is an issue. As the link Brock posted above demonstrates - there is a LOT of that in play with Morris for whatever reason.
  4. TheLeviathan
    I'd argue we've seen far more of that from the pro-Morris side.
  5. TheLeviathan
    I can't imagine they will keep that many redundant infielders and not keep Parmelee who has OF and 1B flexibility. Or, more likely, a 13th pitcher.
  6. TheLeviathan
    I feel like I've heard this version of events before.......which means his operation should happen in July of 2015 after extensive rest and rehab. Something like that.
  7. TheLeviathan
    That is really some outstanding analysis done in that link. I know there is a big push-back on the "stat-heads" for removing the romance of the game, but articles like this prove why it's such a valuable component to analyzing a career. There are so many assumptions driving the debate for Morris that stats can eliminate because they aren't biased. I wish some would understand that the romance doesn't die just because the analysis gets better.
  8. TheLeviathan
    Who are you fooling with only 12?
  9. TheLeviathan
    Well, yeah, because we were talking about his floor. I'd take the over too, that's what a floor is.
  10. TheLeviathan
    Then why isn't September what we're expecting? All of the things you can cite about his approach were there and nothing was outlying. That's a .680 OPS player, probably more likely what to expect. Like it or not, you're looking at a rosy picture, not a realistic one.
  11. TheLeviathan
    June and August are every bit the outlier April or May are, it's just more beneficial to your argument. Hence why I take the whole season, it's a more fair argument then the one you are making. I see a hitter with a lot of ups and downs. He's just as capable of being down as up in a season with a lot of adjustments. Hopefully we all brace for that and ride it through to him being a big part of the team's future.
  12. TheLeviathan
    OBP also factors more than just walks. With his batting average a dip to a 375 SLG would make him a 685 OPS player. WHich is a better floor IMO.
  13. TheLeviathan
    All of what you said is subjective about what qualifies as too extreme for the label. the truth is that the label fits and the label often invites all kinds of radicalism. The net is frequently cast that wide in all of academia. As for the rigors of academic review, we both know there are a host of issues there, so I don't buy that as a cover for anything. Certainly not the social sciences/humanities.
  14. TheLeviathan
    That floor is too high IMO, not until we see him adjust. But I agree that even with a dip he's a part of this teams future. I worry people, and the team, may give up on him for a very understandable and natural hiccup next year.
  15. TheLeviathan
    I love how everyone is rushing to call this extreme and somehow suggesting I am casting the net too wide. You know whose fault that is? Feminism and Academia in general for casting a wide umbrella for all these whackos. That's the case for many fields. But itis absolutely under the feminist umbrella, extreme or not. If the phrase modern is the problem, fine....call it academic feminism. I personally don't draw a distinction, but some appear to.
  16. TheLeviathan
    The problem is he made most of his hay off those fastballs. He had a great rebound year, but a significant dip in his power production would greatly impact his overall numbers. And that's exactly what might happen if people are no longer feeding him fastballs at a higher rate. The key is that if he's not getting pitches to belt out of the park, that he's turning that into a better OBP. With the league adjusting to him that going to be difficult. We're all rooting for him to make that adjustment, but I feel like people are banking on it more than they ought to. Many talented players have failed at it.
  17. TheLeviathan
    I don't think there is anything I find more laughable about modern feminism than the idea that men are inherently violent/awful and women are the victims. Violent/immoral/awfulness to their fellow person knows no one gender.
  18. TheLeviathan
    Except that doesn't represent a marked improvement, which is what we're talking about here - improvement on last year. Will he, maybe, provide an extra 200 ABs that improve on Parmelee? Sure, but we're talking about a handful of runs better at that point.
  19. TheLeviathan
    And neither could be said to be any younger than Drew. Not of any significance at least.
  20. TheLeviathan
    He also got a disproportionate number of good pitches to hit. Yes, he won't get himself out as easily....but will he have as much success when his strengths are no longer being pitched to? Especially when he has clear weaknesses. (As in, anything not a fastball)
  21. TheLeviathan
    I thought, because of how they profile, that Sano coming earlier was a good thing. Odds are that Sano will probably struggle more early on than Buxton, so getting those adjustments out of the way early was potentially a benefit. That way their blossoming as impact players coincided more.
  22. TheLeviathan
    This seems like a pretty textbook way for a young player to find success. I worry the league's adjustment to him is going to force some really significant struggles on Dozier. Hopefully he adjusts enough himself that we can count on him long-term.
  23. TheLeviathan
    Counting on production from young players is extremely shaky ground.
  24. TheLeviathan
    I would suggest the problem with Bonds isn't that he had a big head and muscles....it's that he magically transformed his whole physique in a very short time. Thomas was always a huge guy.
  25. TheLeviathan
    I feel bad for Biggio,he was ridiculously underrated as a player. He should've been in. If nothing else from somehow going from catcher, to elite 2B, to covering a massive CF. Crazy.
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