9 hours ago9 hr 29 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:We still don’t know who the “Player to be Name Later” guys are from that deal, right? We get one and we lose one.We get two, lose one. That might be based on what Hicks eventually does. Edited 9 hours ago9 hr by WestEddy
8 hours ago8 hr 28 minutes ago, WestEddy said:We get two, lose one. That might be based on what Hicks eventually does.That's what I thought it was but I was going off of Jordan Hicks transactions on this Baseball Ref page to see.
8 hours ago8 hr 30 minutes ago, WestEddy said:We get two, lose one. That might be based on what Hicks eventually does.If so, the player to be named better be Roman Anthony. Good lord he's been bad.
8 hours ago8 hr Sandlin's statcast metrics and repertoire look meaningfully different this season compared to last.Against righties, he's throwing about 40% 4-seam, 31% sweepers, 20% sinkers, and a curveball or cutter here and there. Last season against righties, the 4-seam was only 14%, the sweeper was 27%, a cutter was being used for 19% of pitches, 10% were a slider, and 30% was the sinker. He got a lot of whiffs on those non-sinker offerings to righties in 2025 but when there was contact he was hit really hard. Not quite so many whiffs this year, but the contact has been much weaker.Against lefties, leaning even harder on the 4-seam using it 48% of the time. The featured offspeeds are an 81mph curveball for 21% of pitches and a 91mph cutter for 17%. There's also a 91mph "sinker" used about 10% of pitches that I suspect is a kick change. Last season, he only threw the 4 seam 27% of the time to the lefties and really just had a kitchen sink approach: 26% cutter, 17% sweeper, 13% sinker, 10% slider, 7% curveball. None of it really worked in 2025. Lefties haven't really hit him at all in this short stint in 2026.Besides the difference in mix, the pitches don't seem the same. The curveball is slower and bigger. He's no longer throwing a slider. This year's cutter has more depth. This year's sweeper has a lot more drop with the same big sideways break. The 4-seam has a much lower spin rate and slightly less rise but has been a lot more effective. I suspect he was slightly cutting the 4-seamer last year which tends to create wasted spin. It's interesting to see all that change and the mostly-good results in AAA, but it also makes you think he might not have enough reps to be consistent with all this new stuff. Hope it all goes well.
2 hours ago2 hr Ugh that is a punch in the gut. I do wonder if that is whats been causing him issues on the mound recently.
2 hours ago2 hr I'm sure Schultz is on some sort of innings limit, so if this is something minor and they are just giving him a few weeks to be 100% i'm totally cool with it
2 hours ago2 hr 8 minutes ago, fathom said:Awful news for Schultz if it’s legit injuryIf not legit, handling this way would be silly letting valued time tick. Just option the dude and put him on the development list or take it slow in AAA to give him a break if that is all it is. I am sure its legit-ish, just hopefully not serious.
2 hours ago2 hr 8 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:I'm sure Schultz is on some sort of innings limit, so if this is something minor and they are just giving him a few weeks to be 100% i'm totally cool with itPatellar tendonitus is a "he's not really hurt we just need a roster spot" injury if I've ever seen one. I'd estimate 90% of pro athletes deal with patellar tendon soreness mid season. Jordan famously played through it most of his career.
2 hours ago2 hr wonder if there's an issue with his knee unrelated to pitching, or is it his in his mechanics how he lands after each pitch that are causing him to twist a bitI noticed he did twist that right knee last year before they shut him down
2 hours ago2 hr 33 minutes ago, fathom said:Awful news for Schultz if it’s legit injuryKnee tendonitis last year as well. Hopefully, they can do something to stop it occurring, but this seems like something that a lot of times only gets worse as you add years.
2 hours ago2 hr 3 minutes ago, joejoesox said:wonder if there's an issue with his knee unrelated to pitching, or is it his in his mechanics how he lands after each pitch that are causing him to twist a bitI noticed he did twist that right knee last year before they shut him downTwisting isn't really the issue it's just pushing off it over and over again. I had it really bad for decades before mine ripped, played through it in college and through countless pickup games on the hard pavement of NYC. The pain never really goes above a 3, it's just a nuisances really. Over time the micro tears can cause issues but in a young athlete like Noah that's not at all a concern. 12 years, sure.
1 hour ago1 hr The official narrative of Noah's 2025 is that the reason he struggled with his command in Charlotte in a way he never had before was because his knee was bothering him and he was trying to pitch through it.
1 hour ago1 hr 8 hours ago, Bob Sacamano said:We still don’t know who the “Player to be Name Later” guys are from that deal, right? We get one and we lose one.Wasn't it rumored to be the Rule 5 guy we returned?
1 hour ago1 hr 1 hour ago, Lukakke Appling said:Same knee he had issues with last year.Yep...obviously time hasn't solved this for him.Too bad, Sox had high hopes that eventually he could become a key piece.He may have to change some things with his delivery which is always dicey.
1 hour ago1 hr 4 minutes ago, GreenSox said:Wasn't it rumored to be the Rule 5 guy we returned?Would that already have happened?
1 hour ago1 hr 6 minutes ago, GreenSox said:Wasn't it rumored to be the Rule 5 guy we returned?I think that was less rumor, and more speculation.
1 hour ago1 hr 6 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:Would that already have happened?I think teams get six months from the trade to finalize PTBNLs
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