Look at Ray Ray Run

I was confused how that wasnt around 500 feet. It was longer than Thomes black out game homer by like 40 feet. To clear that back drop has to 460 given the height of it.

Ding ding. Players eat like shit because they're paid like shit... and they're kids. The elite players already have access to nutritionist and dietitians - Robert certainly does. Hes a kid though and being able to eat whatever you want is almost part of that age group and development. It's not very important at 22 but becomes important for staying healthy and etc as you enter your late and early 30s.

Guys, how about baseball worries about paying minor leaguers a living wage before we worry about catering food to them year round? I like where your heads at, but starting with the basics (like a competitive wage) should be the main priority.

High school pitching is, by far, the riskiest asset available in the MLB draft. FG had a publically available value on each prospect and high school pitchers have a horribly high bust rate.

Have the Nats broadcast on and their booth thought it was just a mistake and he meant ball ha.

And Juan Minaya, Viera, and Aaron Bummer would say they think too much... When the run disparity is as extreme as it is between MLB and the IL and PCL this year, all that matters is league runs. The best pitcher in the IL has an ERA of 3. The best pitcher in the MLB is under 2. The amount of runs scored in the league tells you how hard it is to prevent runs there. Good for Covey and Fulmer for being better there.

Well, from a run prevention stand point it absolutely is. Maybe I have not defined my point well, and that's my fault, but it's harder to prevent runs in the IL and PCL this year than it is to prevent runs in the MLB. There are, overall, a lot more runs scored per game in those leagues. That means that ERA's in general are much higher, also meaning that allowing fewer runs is more difficult.

The Sox may have another issue on their hand if he can prove the injury happened in the big leagues. Kopech injury occurred in a big league game. I imagine the Sox believe delmonico's did not. If nicky can prove it did then he should be on the MLB IL

Being unable to DFA an injured player is a protection for the players.

Yes, it was adderall lol. The story is hilarious as well.

Pretty sure this is all 40 man people. I remember this happening with Tolleson prior and I believe he was in AAA.

You've got about 20 more games in which you need to hope he slumps badly because if he gets to the midway point with an 850 ops, the confidence level of him finishing the year north of 800 is about 85%. Here is a list of exit velocity leaders: Batter Avg Exit Velocity (mph) Avg Distance (feet) Avg Gen Velocity (mph) Avg Launch Angle (deg) Avg Height (feet) Events Judge, Aaron 99.0 230.4 8.5 11.2 35.2 46 Gallo, Joey 97.6 259.2 10.1 19.5 59.8 88 Fisher, Derek 97.5 213.6 9.6 4.2 26.5 33 Cruz, Nelson 95.4 250.3 5.7 16.9 50.3 94 Bell, Josh 95.0 241.4 6.5 10.9 40.5 176 Yelich, Christian 94.8 233.0 5.8 11.1 43.8 161 Schwarber, Kyle 94.8 235.6 5.2 15.4 47.3 131 Devers, Rafael 94.5 214.3 6.3 8.7 34.9 183 Sanchez, Gary 94.3 260.7 6.1 20.9 66.3 113 Donaldson, Josh 94.2 227.9 5.2 12.1 43.1 130 Moncada, Yoan 94.0 232.7 5.7 11.4 37.7 166 Would you bet on anyone else on that list having a sub 800 OPS? I know I sure as hell wouldn't. Schwarber is the only one you could argue against. Moncada very clearly, with his contact authority, would be a very good be to ops more than 800 every year he continues to hit the ball this hard.

I'm about 99% sure you can not DFA an injured player until he is taken off the IL.

The year of control for relievers isnt as valuable because of their volatility. Colome has shown a track record of success while adjusting his stuff and role. Colome is also nearing the point in which his ERA and FIP variance can be tied to contact quality suppression. He does a lot of things well. I think Hand was overpaid for, Cleveland had soured on Mejia, to begin with and him being a lefty is his biggest advantage. I dont think I'd value one much higher than the other ROS.

For the vast majority of pitching prospects, velocity peaks at a very young age (like 18-20). Adams ended up being one of those guys and he never developed any secondary stuff that was ++ when his fastball started to fade. Adam's was disappointing for sure - I was rather excited about his ceiling following his first minor league season.

Yeah, but I also think the market has already begun to correct - meaning reliever rentals arent going to continue to be traded for top 30-40 prospects. Colome is probably worth a 75-100 guy to a team that's close though. The surplus value on trading an actual prospect for a reliever has never matched up.

Look at run prevention for top prospects in the PCL compared to the MLB the past decade. It has been more difficult to prevent runs in the PCL than the big leagues- especially for certain teams - for nearly a decade now. Run prevention is, by definition, more difficult when the total runs scored is much greater than that of the big leagues. No one is saying it's easier to be good (when compared to your peers) in the big leagues than it is to be good in the PCL. It's easier to prevent runs though which is why that league ERA is significantly higher than the average MLB ERA. The average ERA in the IL right now is like 6.

His command hasnt been great of late, but once again it's a really tough environment to pitch and he had pretty much outpitched everyone in the league not name mitch keller. Now I guess maybe 2 or 3 guys are right there too. His ERA and K-rate are the dominant parts. It's harder to prevent runs in that league than the big leagues for a young guy imo.

I think you could make a very valid argument that they are worth about the same. I think hand had more control, and hes lefty, so I'd give him the slight edge but it's not much. Colome and Hand are both good to +good but not elite relievers. There really arent very many elite of the elite guys though.

Syndergaard had an ERA near 5 in AAA before his call up. The run scoring environment he's in now is worse than pitching every game at Coors by like 30%

This is nonsense. Before yesterday's start he was the 2nd best pitcher in the entire international league. The league is averaging like 6.5 runs per team per game. Cease had been dominating. Dont scout the stat line solely. Adjust for league and park.

Not really. He had been good for 2 years prior to the trade.

Its takes more than a full year to regain max strength in your wirst or hands if you break it.

he was never over matched.

Command issues a bit for sure, but he's dominating. Make no mistake about it. That league environment is allowing like 6.5 runs a night. Mitch Keller is the only guy in the international league pitching better than cease.