Dylan Bundy

[Lou]

14 minutes ago, True Grich said:

 

Great song.

Dumb video.

[Revad]

7 minutes ago, Lou said:

Great song.

Dumb video.

I agree, seriously

[Angelsjunky]

1 hour ago, totdprods said:

This is part of why I started slicing minor league stats into two-week periods, and digging in to those small samples to simply look at who is performing. They have no real bearing on MLB success, but sometimes they reveal - especially when a name sticks for a couple 'editions' - when someone might have turned a corner in their performance. 

Minor leagues can be weird, almost the reverse of MLB stats, in that looking at a full set of data over the course of a year can be misleading. These are players who are developing - someone with a subpar season's worth of stats might have had a turnaround moment in BB/K or another indicator that doesn't show up if you look at the big picture, or a pitcher who gets hammered early and then goes on a nice run for a couple weeks. That's the nature of minor league ball and what makes the small slices more interesting, and often gives me the hunch on who to look into further.

Yep. I think, also, with minor leaguers you're looking for that breakthrough, when everything starts clicking, and then whether or not they can sustain it, and then after that, they can adjust to any differences in the way that pitchers approach them. We see with Adell that he hits a bunch of home runs, then goes 1-10 with 5 Ks (or something like that). Meaning, he's not ready and would likely have poor results in the majors.

 

[angelsnationtalk]

18 hours ago, Stradling said:

He’s getting beat on his shitty fastball which for some reason he’s throwing more this year.  He was successful last year because he limited his fastball usage. 

The Callaway dropout effect?

[Mark PT]

On 6/1/2021 at 12:04 AM, Dochalo said:

yah.  I was right about the one guy I was bearish on and have been getting my ass kicked on other like quintana.  I also thought Canning would start turning a corner and throwing more meaningful strikes ie improve his command and I'm really hoping that happens because I think his ceiling is still pretty high because of the quality of all four of his pitches.  He's just got to start throwing the ball where it needs to go more often.  And I was wholly wrong about Cobb.  And Jose Iglesias. 

I was touting Walsh since 2017. 
I was meh on Fletch until he got called up.   I still like him but I really hate if he's gonna be some contact guy.  He needs to walk 80 times a year and I think he's got that in him.  
I still think Taylor Ward is gonna have some good seasons for someone. 
I've had a man crush on Rodriguez since the draft. 
I didn't like the Jordyn Adams pick all that much.   Wished we got Gorman.  
Love me some Kyren Paris. 
Bearish on Jackson
Like Marsh but kinda think people need to slow their roll on him.  
Still like Adell but for two years from now.  
LIke Thaiss more than most.  Especially at C.   
I don't mind Heaney and think we should sign him to a three year deal.  Yah, I said that.  I think he's consistently inconsistent and sometimes that works.  
Thought our pen was gonna suck this year and would be our Achilles heel.  
Loved Nonie Williams for awhile.  
Had higher hope for Cole Duensing
Gave up on Brennon Lund but now think he can be a 4th/5th OFer 
Still like Aaron Hernandez, William Holmes and think people should remember the names Connor Van Scoyoc and Daniel Nunan from the 2018 draft.  
Hated the Will Wilson pick and hated even more that we gave up our first round pick to get rid of money.  Wanted Arte to eat his fucking brussel sprouts on that one.  
Like Rivera and Daniel
Really like our top three picks from 2020.  Especially Detmers and Blakely.  Calabrese some but not as much.  

There.  I'm on record and it's pretty much a mixed bag.  

And while I'm on a stream of consciousness red shoe diaries confession/rant, 

I'd tell Joe to stay in his lane with his f'n balloon animals and salmon croquettes and otherwise be a pretty boring on field manager and follow a very specific line
I'd tell Arte to piss off unless I need his money.  
For the rest of this year I'd put Ward in CF till Trout gets back and sit Rojas 
I'd only use Rodriguez out of the pen if it's in 3-4 inning stints and I'm getting him stretched out in the minors first.  And it's on a schedule.  Not as needed.  
I like Gosselin.  He's playing almost every day.  
And here's a news flash.  Just because Theo Eppstein said he made baseball boring, stop trying to force the game back to 1970 when we know that shit doesn't win as many games.  For now, stick with what gets you wins and let the establishment change things.  
You want to get really creative for the rest of the year?  Put Barria, Sandoval and Suarez in the rotation and tandem them with guys like Heaney and Bundy.  Yeah, that one's a little out there, but the point is to get the young guys consistent work.   Take care of the guys who you know are going to be here next year and let the others who probably want to fight for their next contract do so from the spot that might not be as comfortable for them because F them.  They're gone in a few months.  Bundy can follow Sandoval, or Barria or Suarez and force himself to get ready on short notice.  
And I'm not calling up Adell or Marsh yet.  They're not ready.  

And next year?

Here's a good one for y'all.  Since our SP is likely gonna be mediocre at best anyway, I'm sinking my entire budget into a kick ass bullpen.  Because you know there's gonna be a budget and you know that adding three to four guys at 1/8m is gonna be full on pull and pray.  So f it.  Lock down innings 6-9.  Bullpen arms aren't predictable you say?  What about 1yr deals for crappy starters?  How has that pool of hog shit treated us the last few years?  Predictability is all relative.  

And most all, someone needs to hire people that are better at their job.  And a lot of them.  Collect smart people.  No team has failed because they have too many smart people.  They fail because one person thinks they're smarter than everyone else.  No matter how much you think you know, others can help.  

So there you go.  The musings of a madman.  

 

Canning is, by far, the most disappointing pitcher they have. With that kind of stuff and to not be able to have major league control is a crime against humanity. I would hire Greg Maddox and force Canning to spend the entire offseason learning control.

[Angel Oracle]

3 hours ago, Mark PT said:

Canning is, by far, the most disappointing pitcher they have. With that kind of stuff and to not be able to have major league control is a crime against humanity. I would hire Greg Maddox and force Canning to spend the entire offseason learning control.

Or hire Greg’s brother, a pretty fair pitching coach himself.

Although currently pitching coach for the Cardinals

Edited June 3, 2021 by Angel Oracle

[Lou]

3 hours ago, Mark PT said:

Canning is, by far, the most disappointing pitcher they have. With that kind of stuff and to not be able to have major league control is a crime against humanity. I would hire Greg Maddox and force Canning to spend the entire offseason learning control.

He had an ERA of 3.60 in May. 

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

He had an ERA of 3.60 in May. 

But how many 3-2 counts did he get into?

[Lou]

3 minutes ago, Taylor said:

But how many 3-2 counts did he get into?

411

[DMVol]

7 minutes ago, Lou said:

411

I thought it was 410....

[RallyMo]

4 hours ago, Lou said:

411

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