soxfan49 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:50 PM) Engel should be playing in minor league games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:52 PM) Yoan is fouling off too many fastballs over the plate instead of squaring up. But he leads the league in exit velocity QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:52 PM) We traded Chris Sale for this guy? He is doing his best QUOTE (Heads22 @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:52 PM) Yoan needs a day off or something He’s 22 from Cuba. You expect him to hit in this weather? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 08:51 PM) Was his velocity better to start last year? Don't think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 (edited) QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:51 PM) Was his velocity better to start last year? Don't think so Even last season toward the end there were 94-95 mph pitches mixed in there. They were rare, but they existed. IMO 23 year old pitchers don't go from averaging 95 to averaging 91 without being injured. Edited April 13, 2018 by Jack Parkman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footlongcomiskeydog Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 QUOTE (Heads22 @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:52 PM) Yoan needs a day off or something The season just started. Dude doesn't need a day off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggins Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 He needs a day off for sure, he's either looking at strike three or swinging through center-cut fastballs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Does Yoan batting lefty remind anybody of the real Rock Raines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Hell of a throw by Omar whether he got him or not Edit: he didn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 nice tag TA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Laces count. That call is bulls***. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Fireworks Man Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:55 PM) Wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 how do you over turn that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sir Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Soxfan49, I like where your heart is at, but regarding Engel, even MiLB games are a stretch. He’s terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 12:57 AM) Laces count. That call is bulls***. Actually thought they changed rule and doesn't count now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 QUOTE (StrykerSox @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:48 PM) Sure. But I’m not a huge sabes guy. What does that mean and how does it negate whiffing 35% of the time? My lasting viewpoint, FWIW, is that hitting it hard doesnt mean much when you often don’t hit it at all. Not that revolutionary, but it doesn’t seem like Benetti agrees. Basically, xWOBA tracks how hard he hits the ball, its launch angle, and gets a percentage of hit probability based on that data. If xWOBA is higher than wOBA, which weights the actual results of batted balls rather than the stats behind it, it generally means the player has been unlucky. In Moncada's case, the discrepancy is pretty big, so stats like average/OBP/OPS will increase in due time. It doesn't necessarily "negate" the strikeouts. I agree that he strikes out too much. But even with a 35% or so strikeout rate, I think he will still be a good player when you factor in his defense and hitting. As the years go by, I also expect that 35% figure to drop, too. It will take time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 QUOTE (StrykerSox @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 07:58 PM) Soxfan49, I like where your heart is at, but regarding Engel, even MiLB games are a stretch. He’s terrible. Now this is something the three of us agree on lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 12:58 AM) Wonderful. Doesn't show his velocity in Charlotte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Terrible throw, terrible player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Might as well throw it in the stands....good lord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 12, 2018 -> 08:00 PM) Terrible throw, terrible player He's almost indescribably bad at this point. It blows my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 nice throw... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 If Rick Hahn wants to assemble one of the worst defensive teams in the league he's certainly done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 The defense on this team is amazingly bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 QUOTE (Baron @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 01:02 AM) If Rick Hahn wants to assemble one of the worst defensive teams in the league he's certainly done it. Anderson has some of the worst footwork I've seen from a big league SS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 The entire team needs to get absolutely s*** faced after this game and do not even worry about tmr. If they have to play hungover it might be the best thing possible. I am 100% serious right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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