Look at Ray Ray Run

Idk, infield flies are worse. My question is.... is this worse than the Beckham fail to lose the game on the infield fly??

Teams trade for ceilings at the deadline, not an avg performer, imo.

How would Charlotte impact exit velocity. His wRC+, which is league adjusted is 183.

Elko has a bunch of balls hit over 110 mph. Meidroth did not.

XWOBA up to 344. 63rd percentile. Launch Angle up 5% compared to career average as well. A lot to like about the profile right now.

Hmm, draft a player who goes on to get worse every year after showing talent, success and tools at lower levels.

Ahhh, got it. Ruin the player so he's so bad he can get custom one on one help. Brilliant thinking, not sure why i didn't think of that.

People coming into their own at 26-27 isn't insane or completely out of the ordinary. He probably isn't but there's a non-zero chance he's a guy. Those exit velos should give some hope that he's a different player than he was.

Still having a good chuckle over Tim Elko selling tickets... I guess if we're counting his friends and family he'd add a few to the crowd.

Most successful organizations have the structure and tools in place at each level to work on failings like this. You'll notice other teams aren't sending AAA top prospects to Arizona. This, if anything, is another large black eye on the developmental skills and tenure of Chris Getz.

Lol ahh yes, the classic white sox did nothing wrong with his development it was outside influence.

We're really celebrating a team breaking a player to such an extent that he has to be removed from games to be fixed?

Tim elko isn't creating a buzz for anyone imo. He's just earned the spot.

I'm not saying he knows nothing, but he's been wrong plenty of times before... like when he said hiring Getz wasn't happening and didn't make sense.

Yeah, I like all 3. Uni is trash but hats are great.

104 wRC+ for Lenyn

That ucl injury really has impacted him and he hasn't found the velo and never had it fixed.

Yeah, the reason I won't strongly argue warren over Love is because BJ was a tight ends coach and seems to know what he's doing there and I'm not and don't pretend to be one. If he likes him better, I'm fine taking him. My issue is with the idea this was a BJ pick. Coaches in the NFL do not have a strong track record with being the defacto GM and coach. Seperation between the two has been really important for most successful organizations even though they clearly work together.

The 2nd tight end on the lions had 17 targets last year. Lions offense was best in nfl and they werent doing that with two tight ends. Kmet caught 47 of 55 total targets last year. There just isn't much room to improve the outcomes of that room. The gain is minimal at best. If Loveland plays in the slot it'll be once or twice a game, he certainly can't exist there more frequently. I'm far from an expert on players and their future outcomes, but I have a better understanding of team building and where to invest resources and what the bears are doing hasn't been a recipe for success historically.

Those pats teams didn't have dj moore and rome. Only one football to go around.

I hear you and the general argument, but I'd have taken the guy the niners did. They need line depth and health.

Not sure what you're reading but on about 10 analysis i read, even the ones that liked Loveland more, have the blocking edge to warren.

Name me another team who has invested this heavily in the tight end position. La Porta caught 60 balls for 700 yards as the only viable tight end for Johnson just last year. Now the bears have two tight ends. The production and value your going to get out of Loveland is so low. The bears have a nice receiving core, they need line help and depth. Poles is a disaster. Also, Warren is arguably a better blocker which makes this even worse. And my guy, thr second tight end in Detroit last year had 17 combined targets. This idea that you need two tight ends in Johnson system is bs. Running 12 doesn't mean you need to invest big money and resources in two tight ends. Detroit offense was pretty good with Brock Wright as te2.

For me, its just bad team building. You've already invested in tight end and this was a luxury pick you make if your roster is built and stacked.

I keep seeing this cited, but LaPorta is just another example as to why you shouldn't invest tier 1 picks on TE's. Sam was the 34th pick in the draft. Paying a premium for a TE when you're already paying a tight end is wild