They often come from losing organizations and only have to worry about playing for a new contract. There's no pressure in August and Sept.

Sounds like a bunch of psychoanalytical BS to me. Sarcasm?

on an inside 1-2 pitch..nice very nice.

Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 9s9 seconds ago

Extremely limited sample size but so far Trayce Thompson is 7-for-13 against right-handed pitchers.

#playTrayceeveryday #swagger

Samardzija is a ratchet hoe.

Trayce misread it off the bat but has the athleticism to make the catch

Trayce gets an initial bad read but makes up for it with his athleticism. Also with every run Samardzija gives up it makes me more worried he won't get signed until after next year's draft. That ERA won't stop rising.

Really see no reason not to give someone else Samardzija's starts.

Trayce gets an initial bad read but makes up for it with his athleticism. Also with every run Samardzija gives up it makes me more worried he won't get signed until after next year's draft. That ERA won't stop rising.

 

The answer is simple: cut bait on the guppy. The expected 2.5 WAR from the draft pick over the course of his career simply is not worth the very good chance that Shark accepts the QO.

Yeah I'd cut him draft pick be damned. Samardzija is detrimental to the team at this point. A cancer.

Farmer and DJ were saying Samardzija doesn't pitch inside enough, as well as believing he is comfortable with his delivery when games start. They were also amazed at how many pitches he throws right down the plate.

Samardzija next year if he signs with us:

8-12, 5.00 ERA, 4.25 FIP, 195 IP, 168 K

If he signs elsewhere:

16-7, 3.34 ERA, 3.05 FIP, 214 IP, 200 K

Samardzija next year if he signs with us:

8-12, 5.00 ERA, 4.25 FIP, 195 IP, 168 K

If he signs elsewhere:

16-7, 3.34 ERA, 3.05 FIP, 214 IP, 200 K

I hope Jeff feels that way too.

Samardzija next year if he signs with us:

8-12, 5.00 ERA, 4.25 FIP, 195 IP, 168 K

If he signs elsewhere:

16-7, 3.34 ERA, 3.05 FIP, 214 IP, 200 K

You've predicted that when he picks up his QO that he'll improve his K-rate. That's surprisingly positive out of those numbers.

Melky probably can't wait for this season to end. Really awful beginning and end to the season for him .

You've predicted that when he picks up his QO that he'll improve his K-rate. That's surprisingly positive out of those numbers.

Well, from 7 to 7.75 K/9. Just means he'd strike out more batters but still have an almost identical ERA.

patiently waiting for Jeff to no longer be a part of this team.

Quite a few ND fans that I talk to online warmed me about this guy and I said whatever as long as he performs I don't really care if he's a massive douche. Well, apparently not only can he not perform on the field he also loves to ogle the fans' wives that sit behind the dugout at the Cell. That was the report I read on a UM football board from a ND fan that posts there. This was back in August.

 

What a dick this guy is just get him out of here.

Melky probably can't wait for this season to end. Really awful beginning and end to the season for him .

 

Noticed that the other day. He has really been garbage for the last 1-1.5 months

So 4 ER in 5 IP? pretty normal.

Well, from 7 to 7.75 K/9. Just means he'd strike out more batters but still have an almost identical ERA.

I've just been on the kick all year of saying "that huge drop in K rate from last year is really going to hurt him eventually" and then August hit. That's one of the several big parts of why he's so bad this year, so an improvement in K rate, to me, would mean you'd expect him to pitch better. But anyway.

That now makes 9 of Jeff's last 11 starts where he's given up at least 4 runs.

Melky was an awful signing. His career numbers were nothing special anyway and a decline is no surprise.

What I don't understand is why Ventura coddles him and DHs Garcia, the younger player who needs the work.

Ventura probably thinks Melky is the better player.

 

Shark is a fly ball pitcher. Don't know why the Sox wanted him so much, irrespective of his deterioration.

I've just been on the kick all year of saying "that huge drop in K rate from last year is really going to hurt him eventually" and then August hit. That's one of the several big parts of why he's so bad this year, so an improvement in K rate, to me, would mean you'd expect him to pitch better. But anyway.

Well, I wouldn't say his bad pitching this year is entirely due to strikeouts. I think it's mostly his command.

 

Anyway, it wouldn't be a drastic spike in his K/9. It would still be subpar by his (former) standards.

ERA approaching 5.

 

At this point I'm rooting for him to sit on the bench the rest of the year. Let Johnson get his innings. Hell, give them to Frankie. Just bench this guy.