cajunrevenge
Well-known member
If all 3 stay up they will be free agents the same year if we dont extent them.
NL rookie of year
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JxnMissFan
Gwinnett Bound
At the end of the year Neck will be around his career averages. Love him or hate him you can't deny he is consistent. The difference in 26 year old neck and 34 year old neck is not that big.
jpx7
Very Flirtatious, but Doubts What Love Is.
A TC article from yesterday mentioned two things: an improvement in launch-angle that, whether intentional/sustainable or not, has lead to a lot more LDs over MIF’s heads, and a lot fewer GOs to 2B; and a substantial increase to both the number of strikes Markakis is being thrown and the percent at which he’s swinging at those strikes. The speculation was that the latter two, likely twinned developments were more meaningful, but I’m not qualified to say.
I don't doubt that there are plenty of potential explanations for his improved play early this season, and also don't think the vast majority of fans really care what they are at the end of the day. They're great for discussion around here (whether you're a big numbers person or not), but the typical fan at best likely has gained a loose understanding of the $/WAR discussion - and those folks will look at it and say "I have no idea why people complain about Markakis - he's earned his money a lot more than tons of guys", and they'd be right if he continues his good play.
Most of us that aren't as numbers-driven as some aren't Joe, and really do appreciate the "new math" more than we're given credit for - we're just more interested in the fact that the team is playing well than when it's going to end or why (if/when it does). It's a lot more fun to watch games when you're not being quite so analytical - it really is (for me, anyway).
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BeanieAntics
Arbitration Eligible
Yeah I think that addition at the end is pretty important. I played baseball my whole life until I was 19 and up until that point didn't know anything about analytics. Around that time I started to learn more about. I've enjoyed watching the game more in the past 8-9 years than I ever did before that.
That's just it - the "old-timers" (like me and quite a few others who don't post regularly anymore because they don't feel like being dragged into the constant back-and-forth) who watched the game for decades before you were born remember what it was like when we didn't all have smartphones (or the need for so much netting around the field since we were paying more attention - while working on improving our "eye tests" LOL) and aren't "idiots" who call the new information hogwash like Chip and Joe, but we do enjoy watching without getting too caught up in the numbers.
It doesn't have to be one way or the other - when some of us are looking for explanations for something we can't quite wrap our heads around, it's awesome to look further into the numbers like we can today. We just don't care to constantly be bludgeoned by them.
Old timers are just a little upset that they aren’t the baseball experts they thought they were. The nerds they used sports to differentiate themselves from are now better at understanding the the game than they are.
They much preferred the time when knowing what quailified as an RBI or an earned run made them smart.
It doesn’t sit well with guys who aren’t nerds and aren’t athletes. They essentially have nothing now.
They much preferred the time when knowing what quailified as an RBI or an earned run made them smart.
It doesn’t sit well with guys who aren’t nerds and aren’t athletes. They essentially have nothing now.
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cold blooded
I feel like the league needs to grow exponentially more forward-thinking about showcasing new analytics. This can be done without throwing the old timers off kilter, but the evolution really needs to happen sooner rather than later. The regional sports networks should update their graphics packages and stat presentations. Even if the actual color commentary isn't laced with modern analytics and related discourse, there are ways to go about moving the ball down the field that are much more efficient than whatever it is that's happening now.
For example, Savant is so much fun to tinker with, but it's hidden and barely navigable. That broad set of Statcast data needs to be better incorporated into Gameday and elsewhere across the MLB digital sphere. It's still treated as a kind of red-headed stepchild and that's both odd and unfortunate.
From a marketing perspective, how does it not make total sense to develop out a 'tech lite' persona using analytics and the measuring technology already in place? Fits the 18-30 demo like a glove.
MLBAM was almost a decade ahead of its time with streaming - yet there is a ball being dropped here.
For example, Savant is so much fun to tinker with, but it's hidden and barely navigable. That broad set of Statcast data needs to be better incorporated into Gameday and elsewhere across the MLB digital sphere. It's still treated as a kind of red-headed stepchild and that's both odd and unfortunate.
From a marketing perspective, how does it not make total sense to develop out a 'tech lite' persona using analytics and the measuring technology already in place? Fits the 18-30 demo like a glove.
MLBAM was almost a decade ahead of its time with streaming - yet there is a ball being dropped here.
And those nerds are still nerds and will still never accomplish anything athletically, so they try to make themselves feel better because they can use a calculator yet still can't hit or throw.
Except for the nerds that also played D1 ball.
Where did the old timers play? Any notable athletic accomplishments?
Or are they just a big bunch of nothings overall?
Now they decide when players can't hit or throw anymore by not giving them jobs.
I'm still waiting for a list of notable athletic accomplishments...
Ever hit a ball out of Billy Hebert Field, where the A ball team for the A's plays?
Ever clocked a 6.8s 60 yard dash in front of an MLB scout?
I'd love to hear some athletic accomplishments of the old timers.
Ever hit a ball out of Billy Hebert Field, where the A ball team for the A's plays?
Ever clocked a 6.8s 60 yard dash in front of an MLB scout?
I'd love to hear some athletic accomplishments of the old timers.
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The spin rate on my curveball is 1300 RPM.
msstate7
Well-known member
2016 Saturday night vs A's at turner field... that was me that streaked. I'm the streaker!
Not really, but I was sitting fairly close haha
Don't forget to remind us that you didn't (never) start it.
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
The spin rate on my lies is at 2500