GDT 8/24/22: Braves @ Pirates - Afternoon Sweeping

[bravesfanMatt]

Does bill have more homers than fly balls?

[Garmel]

Harris is still having a hard time with that offspeed pitch in the dirt.

[chop2chip]

Does bill have more homers than fly balls?

HR/FB %
Bill - 29%
Olson - 17%
Riley - 21%

[thewupk]

I was fully expecting that ball to be caught. Olson needs to stop messing around and hit these rockets over the fence.

Like Bill does

If given the chance. Always be like Bill.

[chop2chip]

Harris is still having a hard time with that offspeed pitch in the dirt.

MH2 has been improving.

BB%
May - 0%
June - 2.9%
July - 5.2%
Aug - 6.3%

[zbhargrove]

Dang… Kyle looking filthy

[thewupk]

Wright looking good against this trash lineup so far

[mfree80]

Is there anything Chip doesn't have a cliche' for?

[Nerfherders]

Day game update: 19-22 in day games, but outscoring their opponents 161-160.

But in indoor day games they are 3-2, outscoring their opponents 23-14, leaving outdoor day games at 16-20, outscored 138-146

[chop2chip]

LOL at Robbie's slide on the stolen base. He went in like he was trying to break up the double play

[thewupk]

2023 Schedule is out. Finally, it's pretty balanced. Every team will each other and I get lucky that the Braves are going back to Dallas next year.

[Russ2dollas]

There will be major regression for Grissom because prime Honus Wagner couldn't maintain his luck on balls in play
xBA of .318
BABIP of .474

However, he has some strong underlying metrics that would be promising even with BABIP regression.
16.7% k (22% league average)
xSLUG .498 (.406 league average)
34% line drive (25% league average)

Where my concern lies (at the moment - small sample alert) is his batted ball data isn't very good. He can still be successful with below average EV's (see Jeff McNeill), but we should set our expectations accordingly.
86 EV (31st percentile)
107 Max EV (this is basically peak Ender level --> I expect this will be closer to league average once he has more batted ball events)

Great detail.

I think he is a hitter and do well. I didn't think he'd have this much power b/c of the exit velocity and the swing path.

That said, power can go up in MLB with changes to the ball and smaller parks.

I think he will hit the ball harder. He's still very young and it's obvious his body isn't filled out. I also think there could be some things on approach where he could be more focused on driving/harder contact earlier in the count. He has such a good hit tool I think he sometimes hits balls he should not. I'd rather him hunt something to do damage on for the first strike or two.

[zbhargrove]

Yo… 122.4 mph by Cruz there. Single lol

[Bluedevilruss]

That’s the hardest hit ball I’ve ever seen

[zbhargrove]

Hardest hit ball in statcast era

[bravesfanMatt]

Yo… 122.4 mph by Cruz there. Single lol

I hope there is a replay of that.

[bravesfanMatt]

Hardest hit ball in statcast era

Fun fact, it is actually double the hardest hit ball any Mutts player has hit this year.

[thewupk]

Day Baseball Is Fun Again

[chop2chip]

Horrible stop sign by Wash lol. Acuna beat that throw by 10 feet.

[Enscheff]

Up 5-0, Acuna runs through the stop sign at 3B to slide headfirst into home for that ever important 6th run.

Can you think of a lower baseball IQ?