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  1. Jose Abreu
    I do agree that he should swing more with 2 strikes. But not on pitches that are called strikes 0% of the time, because they're nearly unhittable anyway. That's more what I was getting at, those 15-25 calls that were just indefensible for an umpire. If the pitch is like an inch off the zone, then yes, he should expand and swing.
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    Posts like these make it clear to me as to who watches games and who doesn't. If he were getting rung up on pitches that were an inch off the zone I wouldn't care as much. But when he routinely gets called out on pitches quite literally 5-6 inches off the zone, pitches that are called a strike in their respective locations 0-5% of the time, I really can't fault him for it, and neither should you
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    I'm sorry, I guess I didn't consider that thinking that Abreu is a good hitter and not an awful person makes me biased. Sorry I don't go out of my way to rail on him for every slump or every off the field choice he makes. It's so unfortunate that he's an above average baseball player, and he's such a monster for helping special needs children in his off time. Better?
  4. Jose Abreu
    According to baseball-reference he hasn't played a game with us
  5. Jose Abreu
    No, my point is that Ozzie Albies hasn't been that good since May (I used the last month because it happened to be a little worse). Yet to the Longo's of the world, he's some sort of cult god even though Moncada has a much higher ceiling.
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    The same Albies who has a sub-685 OPS over the last month? No, I'm not ready for that.
  7. Jose Abreu
    But he's smart enough to not take a Ron-like approach to Abreu, otherwise it would be obvious that he just hates Cubans
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    Yes he is but he allows weak contact and therefore the regression isn’t as major as you’d expect. FIP overweights strikeouts in my opinion
  10. Jose Abreu
    this is a good thread
  11. Jose Abreu
    Meanwhile, Carlos Rodon is really, really good.
  12. Jose Abreu
    They’re not excuses when they’re quantifiable and objective. sure, it doesn’t mean he’d be an all-star with normal umps, but they certainly have played a role
  13. Jose Abreu
    And from all reports, Moncada is motivated, hard working, determined, etc. but apparently he’s lazy and doesn’t care because some people don’t like his facial expressions
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    Honestly, at least on Twitter and social media, being a Moncada fan/supporter is more of the dark side at this point. Speaks a lot to how he's played this season. If I didn't know his numbers, I would guess based on fan reaction that he was at like .175/.200/.225 or something Engel-like.
  16. Jose Abreu
    Hey, at least he swung!
  17. Jose Abreu
    With September coming and Delmonico/call-ups able to play 1B I was sort of factoring in rest, but I guess he had 22 September RBIs last year so it's very possible. I wonder how many players have started their careers with 5 seasons of 25/100. Can't be many
  18. Jose Abreu
    Yeah he's so good at pitching deep into games now. He has developed really nicely.
  19. Jose Abreu
    I would love to see that but he'd need a massive September. Unfortunately I think he may need to "settle" for 93 or so. Hope I'm wrong.
  20. Jose Abreu
    He's at a 117 wRC+ and an .810 OPS now, but yes, he's absolutely washed up and 39 years old and can't hit fastballs anymore!
  21. Jose Abreu
    Davidson really sucks, but he makes sure to do *just enough* to not get DFA'd
  22. Jose Abreu
    The math just doesn't work. There are 30 teams with 8.5 starting position players per game (since DH/no DH). That's 255 regulars. Even if you want to cut that number in half and say that only the top half teams should be counted, now you're at 128 regulars when only 52 of them met the threshold. It isn't a fair or accurate lower limit.
  23. Jose Abreu
    I see. I tend to enjoy eastern religions. While they too have their issues, I feel like they aren't as rampant (in terms of child abuse) as they are with Catholicism, but the post I replied to seemed to lump every religion together.
  24. Jose Abreu
    Right, I agree with you, but the quote I was discussing was purely about his 2018 season. If this is who he is forever, then I'd be disappointed, but I believe that he will improve.
  25. Jose Abreu
    I don't get it- because of the issues with Catholicism? If you personally are agnostic/atheist then that's one thing, but the recurring issue here seems to be within one sect of one religion, not all organized religion.
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