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Those in Michigan right now might not agree...especially about it not impacting younger people.

It’s like the Yankees with Andujar, Voit, Bruce, Tauchman, Sanchez, Gardner, etc.

Another question is whether he can barrel up those 97+ fastballs when’s he is looking for them? 93-94 mph is one thing...but it’s going to be about getting ahead in counts, attacking hittable pitches early, and identifying balls off the plate (especially sliders low and away) and laying off of them. It’s not atypical of young Latin American hitters...hell, most young hitters struggle here, it’s the difference between superstar and occasional All-Star. This team doesn’t go anywhere with Moncada and Robert as moderate, sub 800 ops hitters...especially Moncada.

“Tatis was feeling better after it was put back in the socket and will undergo an MRI today to see the extent of the damage. Dr. David Chao, an orthopedic surgeon who was the Chargers’ doctor for nearly 20 years and who I have worked with extensively, correctly identified the injury almost immediately after it happened and also believes Tatis has a labral tear that will eventually require arthroscopic surgery. Chao talks about it in this video. I’ve worked closely with Chao. He doesn’t speak on an injury unless he is virtually certain. Even if Tatis is able to put off surgery, this could be an ongoing issue until he does get it fixed. When a shoulder injury like this recurs frequently that means it is getting easier for it to dislocate. Remember, it was just two weeks ago that Tatis left a spring training game after reaching across his body to backhand a ground ball. If he does get surgery, it will end his season.” Kevin Acee SD Union Tribune https://www.outkick.com/david-chao-md-shoulder-surgery-for-fernando-tatis-jr-a-matter-of-when-not-if/ Looks like he will be moved to CF next year...and, just like the White Sox with Vaughn, could be seeing Abrams one year early if Profar and Kim can’t handle SS. Also, in this way, they don’t have to rush Gore, Lamet or Clevinger. They’ll try for the wild card, but won’t mortgage the future to win this year.

Texas/Arlington yesterday?

Looks exactly like something the Marlins would come up with to promote a new fruity cocktail drink at their outfield sports bar...

Really?

Did this get misplaced from the positivity thread? Because those who have watched nearly every at-bat are going to have to “slightly” disagree with you...

You sound like a politician. This begging approach is beneath you. Nobody deserves likes. They have to be earned, haha.

No, all the knee, hip and back problems related to the terrific torque from his swing, trying to evade tags, diving on the ground and in the air...Conforto has a similarly aggressive approach. Almost violent. Corkscrew effect. I should probably contact all the SD Perkins Restaurants but they’re likely all out of business, wiped out by IHop, Dennys or Waffle House.

Fwiw, Michael Conforto suffered a similar injury in 2017. That particular injury included a tear in the posterior capsule, complicating the situation. https://www.mocnyc.com/daily-news-dr-tehrany-comments-unusual-shoulder-dislocation-michael-conforto-suffered/ https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/michael-conforto-injury-pile-mets-season-article-1.3443116 “And the surgery is not an easy one which would included an expected recovery and rehabilitation time of four to six months. That means there would be a chance that Conforto would not be ready for spring training. The surgery depends on the extent of the tear and the quality of the tissue remaining. The recovery and rehabilitation is a tedious process that involves immobilization then slowly stretching the capsule after it heals and then strengthening the shoulder. "It's about four to six months before an athlete is back to playing professionally," Tehrany said. A shoulder that has been previously dislocated and without surgery is more likely to suffer another dislocation, Dr. Tehrany confirmed. Conforto is believed to have dislocated the shoulder before, but there was nothing that could have been done to prevent it.” He (Conforto) came back the following season and lost 142 points off his OPS, but was pretty much back to 100% by 2019. But the situations (swinging violently and missing a pitch) were almost identical. https://www.mlb.com/video/conforto-exits-game-with-injury-c1765623883 So he’s (Tatis) had the broken left thumb/ligament damage in 2018, a back issue wiping out the end of his 2019 season and now this...starting to sound like Tiger Woods but ten years earlier in his professional career,

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2021-03-24/padres-fernando-tatis-shoulder-injury-practice “Tatis has dealt with the balky shoulder since he was in the minor leagues and twice this spring sat out for a period after hurting the shoulder. Sources have described what happens as the shoulder popping out and then back in when Tatis does certain movements. Chao said the reoccurrence of the injury in such a short period indicates it is becoming easier to dislocate and portends ongoing issues even if Tatis continues to play.” .... “Right now he’s feeling better from, obviously, he was in quite a bit of pain coming out of the game,” Tingler said after the game. “I don’t have a lot of information except the fact they’re going to do more tests and evaluation tomorrow and we’ll see where it goes from there.” Apparently he’s had shoulder problems (popping in and out of joint) ever since he was in Rookie ball. Would be interesting to find out how long Preller or even Hahn knew about it. He had a similar problem nearing the end of spring training and played through it after PT. Obviously if they were hugely concerned they wouldn’t have offered him $340 million. Wonder what he actually could have done if he was “playing hurt” all this time? I have a feeling he’s going to try to come back at least once or twice...before undergoing surgery that has been long-delayed. They might have Lamet go under the knife as well. Which would mean they hold back Gore at least until they ensure the extra year of control, with Clevinger also out for the year due to TJ.

Leading Cedric Mullins of the Orioles in MLB batting average, hits (12-10), tied with Whit Merrifield and trailing only Nick Castellanos in total bases for MLB, 5th in OPS behind Will Smith (LAD), Castellanos, Byron Buxton and JD Martinez.

The White Sands Pupfish play their home games in Alamogordo, near the nuclear testing site. He has to be "Fat Man/Pequenito (little boy)" as his nickname, or A-Bomb/Y-Bomb, something like that. He's too kind hearted and fun loving for The Yerminator, although tthat's really clever.

9/29/2014- The Baltimore Orioles have acquired the rights to Yermin Mercedes from the White Sands Pupfish. Mercedes split the year between Douglas and White Sands in 2014. Ryan Powell, The Baltimore Orioles Independent League Scouting Director is no stranger to the Pecos League. He managed Carlsbad in 2011 and in Trinidad for 2012. "It is great to sign a player from the Pecos League. The Pecos League continues improve every year and has quality players. We look forward to having Yermin." says Powell. "Yermin was the best player in the Pecos League" says Sean Wolfson Pecos League Umpire. "If Yermin wasn't going to get signed then no one is going to get signed. He can flat out at hit. " says White Sands Manager Darrell Carrillo. Mercedes is represented by Toro Sports Agency out of Pensacola Florida.

"Dr. David Chao, an orthopedic surgeon who correctly identified the injury hours before the Padres announced a shoulder subluxation, said Tatis will likely require arthroscopic surgery for a labral tear. Chao, who served as the Chargers team doctor for almost 20 years, said it is possible Tatis could continue to play and put off surgery if the tear was not made worse Monday. Surgery would end his season, as it generally requires a six-month recovery." Kevin Acer-SD Union Tribune This would be a first where a doctor watching from afar predicts the outcome so quickly.

Vaughn looked better his last at-bat (seemed to be watching all of the pitches well, laying off) but still needs to start turning on pitches more aggressively...it's not like that Mariners' pitcher had overwhelming stuff. At least he didn't look completely over matched.

Why didn't his parents name him Sweater Vest or Option/Shares Vest?

It's amazing how locked in Mercedes is on every pitch.

Angels doing Angelic things...looks like they're going to mount another late innings comeback, this time against the undefeated Astros.

https://elitebaseballperformance.com/the-other-type-of-shoulder-instability-batters-shoulder/ So basically you've got a range of predictions from 6-12 weeks all the way to surgery and out for the season, with Kim likely taking over. PTAC, here's your chance to analyze for all of those fantasy/roto league players, or just fans of baseball in general.

Looks like Tatis will be out 2-3 months. Some are saying healing time of 4-6 weeks. The Padres are going to have that vaunted depth tested, and quickly. Left shoulder sublaxation/partial dislocation. Will be evaluated fully tomorrow. PTAC? He's already had problems with the same shoulder before, so he's ultimately going to need surgery.

Mercedes is like Pablo Ozuna going over the bag. That's two infield his now, at least.

Probably why most of his fastballs are in the 96-97 mph range and not 98+. Maybe that's actually a good thing, doesn't seem to be affecting his results at all.

That's why you sign the extension as quickly as you can. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2021-04-05/padres-giants-fernando-tatis-injury-shoulder At first, it looked like the elbow, but then all the focus is on the shoulder right now. Snake bitten. This would be his third major injury. https://twitter.com/Jomboy_/status/1379270855532904449/video/1