jpx7 (09-23-2017), Managuarantano's Volunteers (09-22-2017), Tapate50 (09-22-2017), The Chosen One (09-22-2017)
For some reason BaseballSavant is having issues and I can't grab exit velocity data from 2015, but the data from 2016-2017 shows exit velocity increases year to year until a player reaches age 27, at which point it starts declining. There is very limited data available for 21 year olds, but it looks like Albies will probably increase his exit velocity by 1-2 MPH from the age of 22 to 27.
That increase in exit velocity makes him Mookie Betts if he doesn't change his batted ball profile. To be Altuve he needs to hit less FBs and increase his exit velocity. If nothing changes he is probably a faster Cozart.
I'm guessing more Betts, and less Altuve or Cozart. That is a very valuable player.
Last edited by Enscheff; 09-22-2017 at 04:13 PM.
AerchAngel (09-23-2017), jpx7 (09-23-2017), Managuarantano's Volunteers (09-22-2017)
Ventura's Stolen Bases
Loving the analyses of Albies. Thanks Enscheff.
Ventura's Stolen Bases
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Surprisingly competitive, but the season just ended. I think Rivas just beat Leon for the championship (I watched like 10 seconds on television).
As far as USA beisbol, my internet is pretty terrible for streaming here, so I basically have to find the worst quality streams possible to use (the kind everyone else complains about because of quality, haha). I've mostly been following along with y'all for now and occasionally catching Newcomb. Only have one more beisbol season in the "dark", I suppose, so if I'm lucky I'll be in the US when we're actually good. Needless to say, I'm on board with Enscheff's "put off spending for another year" plan partially for selfish reasons, haha.
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Aggression with prospects is fine, but being stupid is not. There should be a way to find a happy medium between a Pirates like idea of being overly cautious with prospects and going stupidly fast with prospects.
Well, here's what you can do, since you apparently have all this free time! How about researching posting history and showing when these projections were anywhere close to accurate. By the time Albies has been in the majors for 4 years, this thread will have long been forgotten. At the same time, those who check in with Fangraphs on an hourly basis will not want their previous remarks brought back from the dead.
"For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."
no one does it better than Enscheff and stats/mathematics.
I think he is a programmer by trade like me.