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zoux posted:https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline/status/1783712600821498083 If this dude is even half this good when he makes it to the majors it's gonna loving rule.
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Not enough Absolute Units on major league mounds these days
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I think we can all agree that baseball really needs a Tugboat Wilkinson
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elentar posted:I think we can all agree that baseball really needs a Tugboat Wilkinson 
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elentar posted:I think we can all agree that baseball really needs a Tugboat Wilkinson Sounds like a guy who played for the Akron Groomsmen
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Ruben Quevedo??
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R.D. Mangles posted:(cubsposting intensifies) I'll never get tired of the crack sound as a ball launches out of the field.
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gently caress yes Hefty Lefties 4 LYFE. e: Hoping Former Mets Prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong has a less rocky road to success than Former Mets Prospect Jarred Kelenic. Ofc, if he does end up following the Kelenic path he'll end up making an all star team with the loving Braves in 2028. habeasdorkus fucked around with this message at 16:02 on Apr 26, 2024 |
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Mike_V posted:It's down and rightfully so. People shouldn't be supporting this directionless team with an owner who refuses to spend at a level the club should be spending at Angels "fan" quoting this for agreement. If the team doesn't give a poo poo what fans want, why should we want to support them?
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Kelenic might have the most smoke and mirrors start in the league. Bad power, high Ks, like a 500 babip.
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Luke Little is an absolute unit with the added bonus of having the surname "Little"
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All this time Jon Bois was worried about Bobs while the lack of Tugboats in baseball went on right under his nose.
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The Marlins now have a 3rd starting pitcher getting put on the IL due to 'elbow discomfort'
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Maybe all the 'gonna try rehab first' IL stints are because there's a 6 month wait list for Tommy John Surgery at this point
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Please be an elbow ligament donor, it can save a pitcher's life
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Dr. Keith is going to need a TJ himself after all this overuse.
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in a rare crossover of my remaining forum interests, Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball is on this year's SGDQ games list, category: Win A Game
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To this day I cannot hear the national anthem at a baseball game without hearing the five-beat drum intro to the KGJPMLB music in my head
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Espada probably thought he was walking into a pretty sweet coaching gig
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FlamingLiberal posted:The Marlins now have a 3rd starting pitcher getting put on the IL due to 'elbow discomfort' the sport is sick and there's no cure
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Yeah the hooting masses are like "Fire Espada" but I don't think he's the reason our entire starting rotation is on the IL or why Abreu can't hit or why Crane spent big on a third closer and none on middle relief (even though that middle relief turned out to be the most reliable part of our pen). The whole team is loving snakebit right now.  Thanks Jeff  Ah welp. zoux fucked around with this message at 18:27 on Apr 26, 2024 |
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:Luke Little is an absolute unit with the added bonus of having the surname "Little" I dunno, he's only listed at weighing 220lbs. Plenty of room for added beef.
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Holliday was horribly overmatched in the Show and has the .170 OPS to prove it. Try 'er again in a year.
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Eric the Mauve posted:Holliday was horribly overmatched in the Show and has the .170 OPS to prove it. Try 'er again in a year. If he hits at AAA he'll be up again before the All Star Break.
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He’s also only 20 still. He was a 2022 draft pick. I get that he destroyed the minors but they need to slow down on some guys.
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A guy like Holliday is harmed by the fact Bench Player isn't a role anymore, if you're a position player and you're on the roster you've gotta play. He probably should have been left in the minors longer to begin with, but if you're going to bring a 20 year old to the majors, much better to have him mostly on the bench, get some innings late in not-close games, start maybe 2-3 times a week against weaker teams/starters and get pinch hit for against better relievers, that kind of plan. But that's not a thing you can really do effectively when you're a contending team carrying 13 pitchers on a 26 man roster. (And also in the modern environment where a team would worry about wasting precious Service Time)
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mdemone posted:Angels "fan" quoting this for agreement. If the team doesn't give a poo poo what fans want, why should we want to support them? Of course in the long run they’re destroying their brands and the sport at large but, well, 
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I could see Holliday making a return but for now yeah I think that's the right call. He was struggling.
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Eric the Mauve posted:A guy like Holliday is harmed by the fact Bench Player isn't a role anymore, if you're a position player and you're on the roster you've gotta play. He probably should have been left in the minors longer to begin with, but if you're going to bring a 20 year old to the majors, much better to have him mostly on the bench, get some innings late in not-close games, start maybe 2-3 times a week against weaker teams/starters and get pinch hit for against better relievers, that kind of plan. But that's not a thing you can really do effectively when you're a contending team carrying 13 pitchers on a 26 man roster. I agree with this. I also think beat writers, and to a lesser extent fans themselves, are more plugged into prospect rankings and development than they were maybe 10 years ago. There is so much focus on a prospect playing every day that to bring up a guy like Holliday and only start him once or twice a week would be a huge distraction for a team. St Louis basically just did this with Jordan Walker (again). Also I think fans are spoiled by guys like Acuña, JRod, Soto, etc coming up and immediately mashing. Baltimore even had their own version of that with Gunnar, even though his April/May last year was rough they got a 4+ win player at age 22 and he's off to a really great start this year. As for Holliday, I don't blame them for calling him up when they did, and I don't blame them for sending him down either. I doubt there's any real evidence of an early promotion harming a player's long-term production, so why not see if the kid can hit the ground running?
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zoux posted:
I'm glad he didn't figure this out til after our series wrapped up
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Too bad they didn’t call up Connor Norby (RH 2B in his third year in AAA) instead of bringing back McKenna
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Look I wanted to stay the course with Holliday and let him adjust while batting 9th in the lineup but whatever But Ryan McKenna for loving real?
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going from active playoff roster to cut bait for the worst team in baseball gotta be tough
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elentar posted:going from active playoff roster to cut bait for the worst team in baseball gotta be tough No, Jose Abreu is still on the Astros main roster
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duomo posted:Too bad they didn’t call up Connor Norby (RH 2B in his third year in AAA) instead of bringing back McKenna This is pretty much where I'm at, sending Holliday back down is totally defensible, bring up loving Ryan McKenna instead of Connor Norby or Coby Mayo is not.
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The Cubs and White Sox forever trading lousy players and busted rear end prospects. https://x.com/JRFegan/status/1783947892471808261
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Tommy Pham is going to slap that clubhouse into shape
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Did Holliday only get something like 34 ABs? I feel like you should give him a longer look than that if you're winning games and his defense is plus stuff. Also, Trout didn't make it on his first trip up. I bet Holliday will be back before we know it.
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