JUSTgottaBELIEVE

Robert OPS at .823. Finally getting healthy?

4 years. We’re right next to York. What didn’t you like about Nashville?

Avg age in AA is 24.6 so in 4 months he’s 5 months older than the average. Not a big deal if he shows he can perform there in the second half of this season and lay a path for starting with Charlotte next season.

Ah ok. Now you’re in Elmhurst? Me too.

I thought you lived in TN or was that a joke?

Seems like an inexact science to me, which is why I never understood setting an exact number of innings as a limit for the season. Are 7 innings where the pitcher throws 90 pitches the same as 7 innings where the pitcher throws 115 pitches? Should we be comparing a 6’6” 245 lb frame to a 6’1” 185 lb frame for previously established precedent? There are so many factors that make each situation unique imo.

But Chris Sale also had a huge jump in workload from 2011 to 2012. He was fine for years after that.

What happens if he goes 150 this season and 175+ next season while continuing to perform at a high level? Will he have established a new precedent for pitchers coming off TJS moving forward?

Late first round perhaps? If he keeps this up another couple months, he’ll be cracking T100 prospect lists in the offseason. An OPS in the .850-.900 range as a true 18 year old in A ball would be impressive.

At this point, would you be surprised if he pitches 150 innings this season while maintaining an ERA in the low 3s? I figure he’s got another ~12 starts and 50+ innings in him before the season ends.

Yup, including the resident doctor

If he pitches 150+ innings this season is that really an “innings limit”? Sure seems like 150+ innings is a full season’s workload by today’s standards.

Thing is, he already blew past the magical innings limit most had imposed on him for this season. It’s only July 1 ?

It’s funny that a month ago I was being ridiculed for saying I thought Crochet would have slightly less but similar trade value this July to what Cease had last offseason. Now some folks thinking he will have even higher trade value. I don’t necessarily agree with that but at least now you see the light. Crochet is a stud, magical innings limit be damned.

He posted that to twitter after the Nightengale article lol

Crochet now leading all mlb pitchers in both bWAR and fWAR. Trade value going ⬆️

So god damn efficient. 7 IP, 11 Ks on 88 pitches ?

Big Unit 2.0

Decent chance the boys sweep tomorrow with Crochet back on the bump.

Sox just need to move out of the AL Central, which is apparently the best division in MLB. Sox have a better winning % against the ALE, ALW, and NL.

Yea but the Rangers have a worse record than the Nationals and no way they’re worse. NL sucks this year.

Nah. They hadn’t played the Rockies until this weekend and boy are they BAD.

How can the Sox be the worst team in MLB history when they’re not even the worst team in MLB this season?

Win #2 for Drew. Awesome

Robert quietly has a .773 OPS. That’s better than I would have expected given how shitty he’s looked at the plate most games.