Love the thread title. 

Lol Jon jay hitting cleanup

Abreu blown away by 91 and 92 mph fastballs

Just now, fathom said:

Abreu blown away by 91 and 92 mph fastballs

Location and sneaky fast 

48 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

Love the thread title. 

We demand universal DH 

Just now, elrockinMT said:

Location and sneaky fast 

91 was literally right down the plate 

5 minutes ago, fathom said:

91 was literally right down the plate 

All 91 mph fastballs are not created equal. A 91 mph fastball with elite spin can still be incredibly effective. 

C'mon Fathom you know better than that. It isn't likely for a pitcher to even reach the majors throwing in the low 90s without elite spin. 

Edited August 4, 20196 yr by Jack Parkman

2 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

All 91 mph fastballs are not created equal. A 91 mph fastball with elite spin can still be incredibly effective. 

Check his fangraphs pitch values, he can‘t hit fastballs anymore. He is done, but I am afraid the Sox think differently.

Just now, GermanSoxFan said:

Check his fangraphs pitch values, he can‘t hit fastballs anymore. He is done, but I am afraid the Sox think differently.

He has “outfielder pitching against him” speed bat now

2 minutes ago, GermanSoxFan said:

Check his fangraphs pitch values, he can‘t hit fastballs anymore. He is done, but I am afraid the Sox think differently.

No, I agree with you. I don't want Abreu back in 2020 at this point. 

The only reason to bring him back is on a 1 year deal as a bench bat. 

Edited August 4, 20196 yr by Jack Parkman

1 minute ago, Jack Parkman said:

No, I agree with you. I don't want Abreu back in 2020 at this point. 

The only reason to bring him back is on a 1 year deal as a bench bat. 

The problem isthat there aren’t any real alternatives on the market unless you convince Castellanos with some extra money to buy himself a 1B mitt.

7 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

All 91 mph fastballs are not created equal. A 91 mph fastball with elite spin can still be incredibly effective. 

C'mon Fathom you know better than that. It isn't likely for a pitcher to even reach the majors throwing in the low 90s without elite spin. 

His spin rate is below average 

btw I wish McCann would get a day off once. He is being played into the ground.

Have philly fans turned on Harper yet

Goins has done a great job

3 minutes ago, fathom said:

His spin rate is below average 

That is an important piece of information. Now you can continue discussing how Abreu is over the hill now. Velocity without spin rate data is useless at this point. 

Edited August 4, 20196 yr by Jack Parkman

Watching McCann hit now is such a stark difference to two months ago. His swing is all arms, he is gassed.

At one point in his career, Jon Jay was considered to be fast, right?   I know he is over 30 and stuff but damn he looks so damn slow now

1 minute ago, GermanSoxFan said:

Watching McCann hit now is such a stark difference to two months ago. His swing is all arms, he is gassed.

My son literally just asked why does he hit so many foul balls now

Just now, Kyyle23 said:

At one point in his career, Jon Jay was considered to be fast, right?   I know he is over 30 and stuff but damn he looks so damn slow now

I do think he’s nowhere near 100 pct with his injury.  But yes, he runs in quicksand 

Goins read that ball well, I would have sent him with Lopez up. Gonna need a hit to score anyway

Bases loaded for the pitcher.  Will never ever understand why this is appealing to NL fans...

If Lopez swingngs the bat here...

Just now, SouthWallace said:

Bases loaded for the pitcher.  Will never ever understand why this is appealing to NL fans...

Friday was pretty fun