southsider2k5

I believe they have to use the existing roster for game 1.

You say you aren't panicking, yet the whole post is about worrying about why he isn't playing the OF in his first live baseball action in 2 years. Relax, he will get there.

I admire the work you did to find a reason to be upset here. That is commitment.

He hadn't played competitive baseball in 2 years, and reported 6 weeks late to play, yet we're worried about him getting into the swing after 5 games. 5 games. Yes, that is overreacting.

For the record, it was Jimmy Lamberts turn at Charlotte and Teyron Guerrero started. Odds are Lambert is the extra man tomorrow.

The kid hasn't played real baseball for years, and he is going to a level that is about equal to what he played in Cuba. Give the kid a few days before pissing yourself.

So do we get the extra player for game 2? If so, I run Dallas out there to finish game 1, and then let Lambert, who is on schedule for AAA start game 2.

And he was terrible there.

Maybe you get lucky, but if take a chunk of his AAA numbers to adjust for park and league you are looking at maybe a .700 OPS hitter against rhp. Eh, give me the glove of a Danny Mendick if that's the case. We already have guys who murder lefties.

That isn't going to be public knowledge, and I am not even sure that can be included with medicals.

Prune juice confirmed.

Unless you want to find out who the next Tatis is, or are OK with it happening, that's not really true.

The only rumors so far are that the asks are ridiculous. I am OK with waiting this out and seeing who else becomes sellers if that is really the case.

And then deleted the posts...

Is that what you are looking for? Some kind of AHA moment? Have at it.

Considering all of the back up quarterbacks played at Charlotte yesterday, I wouldn't expect to see a Burger or Sheets for sure.

Because current stats aren't static. They change as you play games. That is the literal point. Player will get better and worse than what they currently are. There is zero chance that Andrew Vaughn has a 38 OPS+ against RHP by the end of the season, and none of the players you keep pushing will have their same numbers at the end of the season. In fact the more you play them, the more likely they are to see their numbers take a dive because they are crappy players. They have a history of being crappy players, who are currently just being played in favorable match ups. The more you play them, the more exposed they become. The house of sand that everything can only be determined by their stats today, and that it is the only thing you care about is an imaginary standard. We are going to play about 90 more games this season to get to October. I care about progress through the rest of the season, because I know Andrew Vaughn is the one guy out of that group with a real chance to get better the more he plays, unlike the rest of them.

That's the entire problem. You are setting up an imaginary standard. I am arguing reality. If you want to live somewhere that everything is made up, there isn't a debate to be had here.

He won't improve as a weak side platoon player. Even if your arbitrary 50/50 odds are accurate, that is way higher than what they would become with Vaughn sitting out most games waiting for a favorable lefty pitcher match up. As for the middle paragraph, this isn't what stats are for. They are a snapshot in time in a dynamic game. A guy hitting .333 isn't getting a hit every 3 ABs, and shouldn't be expected to do so going forward. This even more important when looking at talented young players who are going to whip between extremes just by their very nature. Literally no one is going to put up the exact same ratios of their stats for the rest of the season, so mapping out the season based on that is an exercise in futility.

I think the danger is overblown from what I have seen, but that is up to the coaching staff to keep an eye on.