chw42

The whole idea of being a push hitter just simply does not work for certain hitters. Jose Ramirez went from MVP candidate to near replacement level because he stopped trying to pull the ball in the 2nd half of 2018 and the first half of 2019. Vaughn, Eloy, and Robert are all seemingly suffering from similar problems. They look amazing when they pull the ball but more often than not end up sacrificing power for contact when they look to hit the ball the other way. Mostly fastballs too. On the other hand, Tim Anderson is at his best when he does push the ball the other way. As he ends up rolling over more often than not when he pulls the ball.

They probably shouldn't play him at 2B unless they really have to.

I mean we've seen it first hand and that was when the guy was still in this prime. I'd be hesitant to trade for Cubs relievers after the Kimbrel debacle last year. The Cubs clearly have some sort of way of fixing up relievers that other teams don't. Robertson was trash with the Rays last year and the Cubs turned him into a valuable reliever at 37 somehow.

Crochet is probably our best chip for him. I wouldn't want to trade Vera, Montgomery, or Colas for him. If the cost really is that high I'd rather they get Naquin.

I'm sure Bell and Happ will require similar trade packages. Happ might have one more year of control but Bell is easily the 2nd best bat available for trade after Soto. I'd rather they get a real outfielder instead of another corner infielder posing as an OFer.

Bell is probably worse than Sheets in RF. Realistically, he's a DH.

How long till Colas gets promoted to Charlotte?

They've mastered losing the first 2 games of a 4 game set and then winning the last 2 to salvage a split.

They play the Sox and Twins very tough. They play like shit against everyone else.

Liam's stuff wasn't all there today. Just hoping it's cause he also threw a bunch of pitches yesterday and not a precursor to more elbow issues.

The guy gets as many bullshit hits as Jake Burger. Maybe more.

Another Guardians hit on a high fastball.

The whole team would be on the IL if we did that.

Well I'd argue that had Madrigal stayed healthy he'd be probably be as good as Kwan. Madrigal seems to have better bat to ball skills but Kwan has way better plate discipline. Kwan staying healthy is probably the biggest difference.

AJP!!!

I honestly don't remember the other 2.

Wait, that's not Leury's first homer?

He's playing himself off the team. It's a lot harder to hit when you're not facing position players.

That explains why he threw 11 pitches to 5 hitters in the first inning. Time for another Maddux from Bieber I guess.

Seems like Tony has been failing upwards for 3 decades.

No swing and miss stuff at all. We had to pray they hit it right to people and that's what happened.

lmao we got so lucky. It's like the baseball gods want to keep torturing us.

That foul ball might be a precursor to the game tying hit.

Had he got Clement out we wouldn't be in this situation.

Kwan is definitely tying this.