You never give a hit and run sign on a 3-2 pitch. You might give the runner the green light, but the hitter is up there trying to get on via hit or walk.

If it was, it means that Soto isn't taking signs, which opens another set of manager concerns.

 

That being said, you're right --- probably was just a double play avoidance tactic.

Full count it is a very common move

Putnam!!

Have an inning Zach Putnam!

Wow Putnam's splitter looks great... maybe he should give Jeff some lessons.

Putnam KKK

two or three outings in a row that Putnam has tight movement.

 

Looks good.

Please get another run

It wasn't a hit and run

Well that just strengthens my argument. If it's merely to stay out of the double play, that means you're expecting Soto to behave like he does in a normal at-bat. And Soto swings just 40% of the time, puts the ball in play about 35% of the time, and gets groundballs on his balls in play just 40% of the time. Therefore, he hits a groundball on roughly 6% of pitches. He gets hits on about 10% of pitches. He takes called strikes about 27% of the time and swinging strikes about 10% of the time. Therefore I have the chances at a groundball or hit at about 16% and a strikeout at about 37% of the time. Adjust somewhat for a 3-2 count if you want to but it's not gonna make up the difference.

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He's struck out the side a bunch of times already this year, he's been nasty. Gave up a few HRs early on but other than that has been straight filth. Last year his K/9 was 7.6, this year it's 13.7. Big difference.

Who was it that mocked me earlier in the year for saying Putnam was performing brilliantly and his ERA would come around fast?

Carlos!

Carlos!

 

All it took was a 70 MPH cookie over the plate lol

Putnam is a good reminder to trust AAA numbers. Sox only got him because of inflated ERA numbers in brief MLB tryouts despite really good results at AAA.

You think Abreu wants to crush this guy? Lol

Jose bomb!!

You think Abreu wants to crush this guy? Lol

Abreu bomb!

Jose!!! He was swinging like crazy at those pitches.

Home runs!

Remember Hawk's "it's all good"?

Putnam is a good reminder to trust AAA numbers. Sox only got him because of inflated ERA numbers in brief MLB tryouts despite really good results at AAA.

 

Thanks Theo!

 

And holy s*** Jose!

Stros are going to get

Just looked at our schedule and there's only one series from now until the All-Star Break against a losing team, and that's Baltimore who's just under .500.

Abreu starting to heat up