Probably the biggest obstacle is that in past years Joe has faded a little in the second half. “Deep into games” is obviously relative because he is right around six innings per start. I’m not going to get into the ace discussion until someone actually defines it but I do think Joe is a fine pitcher but not in the top handful.
He definitely made changes over the off season His stance is less open and the leg kick smaller. Whether he has made recent changes in St Paul I don’t know I hope he hits his way back to the Twins but I never want to see him play again in the field, ever.
Agree with the comments about the list being underwhelming, especially pitching. I had EmRod fourth or fifth. Hindsight I wish I would have moved Houston above him.
Was it his right shoulder that he injured a month or so ago?
Of all the things to be worried about for this franchise Bucks throwing velocity ranks, oh about 73rd. Accuracy is more important anyway. See Wallner, Matt.
They cannot 86 this guy fast enough. I’ve turned the sound off the last several games. There is nothing wrong with coming up for air once in a while. I miss broadcasts where there is dead air time and you can hear the sounds of a ballgame.
I love the multitude of runs but we have to be honest. I’ve never seen so many 6 hoppers make it through the infield. We will take the batted ball luck.
Kody is a competent or better fielder at 4-5 different positions. I don’t doubt he could handle third if they needed. Very few players can do that but a lot of teams try. The reason they move around is they are not particularly adept at any one position so it’s a way of extracting value. I personally don’t like watching it because I enjoy elite defense. If a guy is good at a spot, they won’t move him around.