Look at Ray Ray Run

Literally none of this matters. He is not the first person in baseball history to be heavily pull oriented into the shift. That's why the shift exists. He also isnt 40% worse, in regards to pulling the ball, than every other pull oriented hitter who is shifted on in major league baseball. The difference between a hit and an out can be as small as a millimeter on the barrel. He actually has decent ev which makes his outcomes even more unlikely as EV correlates better to average than pull heavy sprays. He should expect your babip - even after shifting - to fall between 250-265 (250 would be low too). He's been unlucky regardless of what your eyes may tell you - it's just basic statistics. Go look at Joey Gallo. Extreme case. Every ground ball he hits is to the right side and he's a extreme fly ball hitter... his BABIPs before this year were 250.

Ftr he still sucks.

This is just wrong. Even with the shift your expected BABIP is 250-260. That means he's nearly 70 points off shift league average. Its more than one SD from the mean - that's very unlucky. So yes it absolutely should normalize.

When assessing someone's performance in an individual game, the outcome is all that matters. He went deep into the game and made a QS against historically good offense through this point.

Giolito is pitching so I imagine it'll be McCann

He had a 3.84 FIP in 2017. Greene is nothing more than a bridge reliever on any decent team. 3.84 is worse than colome has put up in 5+ years.

They compete. That's what having offensive talent will do for you. Compete and be dangerous. Going to be some real ugly losses throughout the year with the pitching inconsistency but their offense is what separates them from the other really bad teams who have bad pitching and bad offense.

Jason is that guy at work that ALWAYS did his homework and assignment and even went above and beyond... and when you showed up and didn't get everything done, he's happy to share his extra work with you to make sure you look good as well. He clearly prepares himself in a very professional manner and has received much respect for that.

Benetti does a really nice job.

I can't do them anymore. I was listening to the game the other day on my way to dinner or something. It was the game where Anderson hit the bomb to center. There were two home runs hit that inning I believe, and I had no idea either was a homer because farmio didn't tell me. He acted like they were fly balls to center... and then suddenly he was like, and it's gone. You never know what is happening in the game with him.

Yeah, I guess I view edgy as someone who acts a particular way with his own guys. I was kind of a competitive dick head - surprising I know - but it was because I wanted to win really badly with my guys. So yes, I think we're just disagreeing there. Eaton is what I would classify as a "ra-ra guy" and no one likes ra-ra guys who are fake. Eaton loves to slide to show that hes playing hard... one of those guys. Eaton was the annoying rara teammate always kissing coaches ass and talking loudest only when he could be heard by coaches or front office people and etc. Nick swisher was another rara guy who was an asshole when things weren't going well and loved to speak loudly in public settings but didnt actually care enough to sit down privately with teammates to Express things.

Lol Eaton calling drake LaRoche the team leader was one of the most embarrassing things I've been in the professional baseball world. Good on Frazier for calling out his bullshit.

Once again, it is derived from some absurd competitive drive. Sale, by all accounts, is a real nice teammate. He doesnt pass blame or point fingers. He owns things personally and supports his guys. The jersey cutting was a fuck you to management, not his teammates.

Buster Posey is the best leader I've ever had the privilege to be around in the baseball world... he is the exact opposite of edgy or tough/mean. He's a selfless teammate in a world filled with selfishness. Buster is a pretty good winner too I'd say.

Sale isnt really edgy. Sale is just uber competitive, there is a massive difference. Being an asshole and selfish dick are not good leadership traits regardless of profession.

Jimmy Rollins walking around wondering why theres a fucking 12 year kid asking him if he wants to play cops and robbers 13 times a day.

Yeah but not that low. The shift takes about 40 points off your expected BABIP.

Tim Anderson has a 19% k-rate this year - that's under league average. Hard to tell what a kids contact skills are in high school.

He's on pace for 3 WAR in rWAR and 6 WAR in fWAR because he grades out well defensively with fWAR and poorly defensively in rWAR. The point I'm making is offensively he's on pace for about 3 WAR which is all that matters with Harper. Defensive metrics are far too volatile to rely on them in a short sample - I'd argue 1 year of sample is too small. So as of today, if this is Bryce Harper, the Sox will not regret missing out. If peak Harper was an outlier and not a talent ceiling attainable going forward, then Bryce won't be worth his contract.

In what world is palka better than anyone on a mlb roster?

Signed up. Good luck with everything going forward. Appreciate anyone who works hard in a field of passion. Is there a way to contribute more per month?

Yeah, I was wrong. He had changed it 3 times before and things arent good if you keep doing that. I am not sure why it's funny that sometimes peoples opinions are wrong. Wont be the last time I'm wrong in my life that for sure.

The development of giolito change up and the dramatic change in his delivery probably saved his career. Those are two huge changes as well. Kudos to cooper and the rest of the pitching coaches.

Supposed to stop raining in 2 hours. Would guess they wait this one out.

Tell me the difference between what Bobby Witt Jr has done and what Blake Rutherford had done - with the exception being positional value. Witt isnt quite as old as Blake was but he's close. Ftr, I'm a big fan of Witt I just think the age thing is something that should not be overlooked.