Look at Ray Ray Run

Another bomb and this time a real bomb. FG stubbornly not bumping up his power grade is just becoming funny at this point. Theyve still got him at a 30 and theyve defended it recently lol.

Says who? No one is much more advanced than the Dodgers. No one is much more advanced than Andrew Friedman in anything PD and analytics in baseball.

He spent years in the Dodgers system - I don't think the Astros are better equipped than the Dodgers in anything. Equal possibly but not better.

The Dodgers front office was taken aback by how intelligent Greinke was in their interview if that opens peoples eyes. The guy literally sat in on Dodger drafts and gave his thoughts and opinions. That's how highly he's regarded.

Vaughn will likely get better each level as he finds his timing after the lay off.

One of my favorite baseball quotes ever about analytics and baseball and how it should be managed came from Greinke: “Baseball is a sport where being stupid and keeping things really simple a lot of times is the right way to do things,” he said. “There are very few guys that are capable of processing a lot of information and applying it and still being good at it. … I don’t want to name names, but there were guys I played with that were so stupid that they’re really good, because their mind never gets in the way.” The whole piece is a great read: https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers-greinke-20140905-story.html The Astros aren't teaching Greinke anything he doesn't already know.

Ok. I find that having a nice bullpen piece or two may help with the confidence of a young staff. To each their own.

Greinke is probably the smartest player in the MLB (smart's in this sense). He started the deep dive into analytics before the Astros front office existed. He has very specific information he wanted to evolve his game and hes aged gracefully despite velocity declines because of that. If you search you can find extensive articles and interviews from Greinke about how he bought into analytics and implanted them into his arsenal. The astros are sharp, but Verlander had declined as had cole - they both needed guidance. Greinke has stayed consistent despite his stuff diminishing and its because of his analytic process. I'll add that when I say he's smarter than their front office I mean in regards to knowing his game and understanding how to maximize his outcomes.

Cool. The sox traded a bad defensive catcher for a closer to help their staff and bullpen. Then they signed a navarez replacement for 1.5 million who has been just as good as navarez and they have a nice bullpen piece to. Good moves by Hahn and a good decision to bring a better receiver for the young staff... yet people are still complaining. Weird stuff. I would rather have McCann and Colome than Navarez. I don't know about you.

Greinke is probably analytically smarter than the Astros front office. He doesnt need help in that world.

1. He doesn't grade out anywhere near that poorly in RF 2. Allen was better last year at 21 years old at the same levels allard has been at this year. People love the younger and unknown. Allen is likely just a better version of allard.

What are inflated about Reyes' numbers?

It was a safety squeeze but the runner froze once he saw the ball in the air.

A top 100 prospect for abreu lol

Lol how is that his fault?

He's asking how you can say he's called bad games. His pitchers rarely shake him off which is a pretty good sign that he calls a good game and is on the same page with his starters... and that they trust him. Pitch Execution isn't the responsibility of the catcher.

And he's still got a wRC+ of 112. If he's around 100 that's fine with nice defense.

Sure. Why not? If he's an average hitter that is.

I love to hear how a fan evaluates a catchers game calling abilities. I'd consider a catchers game calling ability to be something that would be really difficult for a fan to assess but maybe I'm missing something.

McCann is a fine player. He's not a star but he's made adjustments and is likely about an average hitter with regression while being a nice back stop. Saying he stinks and ripping him because he's not hitting 330 anymore is a bit much.

Oh my.... his game calling.

The padres trading franmil reyes and logan allen for Trammel is puzzling to say the least.

I dont think they can sell to fans that they're trying to improve by trading their best starter for Yasiel Puig. Franmil Reyes is better than Yasiel Puig so I think he'd be a better sell.

Everyone who makes the playoffs has a chance.

Don't look now, but collins has made a small swing change shortening his hand hitch at the start and he's swung a bit earlier in the count since his demotion. No clue with either will stick or actually matter but he's had a nice week.