SoxBlanco

Thanks. I just found this from Kiley McDaniel...

Alrighty then...that settles it. Thanks!

A few months ago, before this current high school season started, I read that Abrams had a better hit tool than Witt. Is that accurate and still believed to be true?

If Rutschman and Vaughn go 1-2, and we take Abrams, how would you guys react? Happy we didn’t settle for a college bat? Upset we chose Abrams over Witt? Annoyed because he’s a guy KW supposedly likes?

I posted this on the main board, but I’ll put it here too for those interested. Stat comparison so far this year: Vaughn: .375/.532/.704 with 13 HR, 47 BB, and 28 K Rutschman: .431/.581/.791 with 15 HR, 60 BB, and 31 K Their number of at bats are almost identical (152 to 153).

Vaughn: .375/.532/.704 with 13 HR, 47 BB, and 28 K Rutschman: .431/.581/.791 with 15 HR, 60 BB, and 31 K Their number of at bats are almost identical (152 to 153).

Is there any chance Baltimore or Kansas City take somebody not named Rutchman, Vaughn, or Witt? If not, then we probably have the least difficult decision in the draft.

Good call. This was actually his second start in AA. Both games were 7 innings and 0 ER.

I wasn't watching at that point. What exactly were they saying about Capra? (I saw the play where Garcia was thrown out at home, just missed the commentary after)

Wasn't this his first start in AA?

You must have only seen one angle. It 100% hit his left foot.

I assume you are kidding. That ball hit his foot.

Have there been any Jake Burger updates lately? Any guesses on when we can expect him back?

I had 7 outside sources chime in. They all said it was heads-up base running to try to go back and tag there.

I think you need to stop worrying about the guy on third base. Of course you want to tie the game, but the moment Abreu hit it deep, the game was going to be tied. I know you have described a scenario where Anderson tags and gets thrown out before the runner crosses home, but that was not going to happen. Does your opinion change if the game was already tied and there was only one runner on first base? If the answer is no (like it is for me), then there is no reason to even discuss the guy on third base.

But but but...this is the third time since 2016 that this has happened!! Three times in about 8,000 games! We should definitely be basing our base running decisions on that. I cant even believe I have to argue this. It’s not even debatable. No chance it was Tim’s fault.

You keep calling your three reasons solid, and they just aren’t. 1. Anderson is not getting thrown out at second if he tags. Zero chance. Terrible first reason. 2. This reason sucks, too. That ball was not going to fall in the field of play. Was 99% a mythical number? Absolutely. But I was trying to get the point across that that ball was either going to be a home run or be caught. I’m not sure how you could watch that play and think otherwise. Did you notice how Anderson started by going halfway? Then as the LF was starting to settle at the wall, he ran back to tag. That’s because Timmy has baseball instincts, which you clearly don’t. 3. You saved the worst reason for last. And that’s saying a lot, considering how terrible your first two reasons were. You actually think a baserunner should consider whether the runner behind might pass him when determining what to do? Ridiculous. The funniest part about your post is that you said, “Learn baseball and think.” You obviously have no baseball sense.

Those three reasons were not solid, and you absolutely tag up in that situation. The ball was hit very high. In that situation, there’s a 99% chance that the ball is either caught or it leaves the park. Anderson did the right thing by going back to tag. I said as much in the game thread, and I stick by it. There is no way that is Timmy’s fault.

What happens next? Basabe to AA? EDIT: A minute after posting this, I read that Basabe is heading to AA.

I think they would take Witt. Gut feeling.

He did miss some right down the middle. He was clearly mad at himself. They were all around 95 mph.

Beat you to it by a couple seconds. 😉

Because he was tagging up. If the LF catches that with his back against the wall, Anderson tags and is at second base. If it’s a home run, he scores anyway. It was a smart play.

Exactly. The fact that so many people have criticized Timmy is amazing to me. Not a lot of baseball smarts here.

How are you guys blaming Tim? He was tagging up, but the ball was so high. That’s not his fault.