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So you're telling me there's a chance... Bauer.
jessecrall replied to floplag's topic in LA Angels | MLB Daily
I read it when it came out. Bauer's a fool. -
So you're telling me there's a chance... Bauer.
jessecrall replied to floplag's topic in LA Angels | MLB Daily
Money Quote: "But I can’t tell you I know Bauer. I spoke with Bauer one time, and I said, 'I’ll never do that again. I’m good. I got my fill for a lifetime.'" -
So you're telling me there's a chance... Bauer.
jessecrall replied to floplag's topic in LA Angels | MLB Daily
According to Bauer, Cole told him at UCLA that he had no future in baseball. Then again, Bauer had zero friends in high school which is astonishing considering he would have been a star athlete so I think he's just a douche. -
So you're telling me there's a chance... Bauer.
jessecrall replied to floplag's topic in LA Angels | MLB Daily
There's this great interview clip where a reporter's asking Alex Bregman about Bauer and how they go back and forth on Twitter and Bregman's genial about it until the reporter mentions that he and Bauer are friends or something at which point Bregman's face drops and he goes "We're not friends" and ends the interview. Ballplayers are grown men who can deal with guys they don't like but why expend the prospects required to land a pitcher with exactly 1 great season under his belt if there's any chance he'll give you headaches and hamper your ability to sign additional players? -
So you're telling me there's a chance... Bauer.
jessecrall replied to floplag's topic in LA Angels | MLB Daily
Cole > Bauer because Cole isn't a giant pain in the ass. -
Small sample size alert, natch, but Fletcher's chase rate this year has dropped from 28% to 21% and his contact rate's gone from 91% to 96%. And based on his plate discipline and contact quality, he's been UNLUCKY this year so...I don't think it's crazy for him to end up with an average OPS+ along with his plus defense.
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If Ohtani's healthy and hitting anything close to what he did last year, he's starting every day. You can take Bour & Pujols' attitudes about playing time into account when there's a 10 point difference in OPS+ or there are distinct platoon advantages or disadvantages. But when you have someone coming off a season where he was 50% better than the average hitter AND he can run AND he improved significantly against lefties as the season went on AND he puts asses in seats, there's just no way he's sitting unless you want to give him rest for physical preservation.
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My main issue with the WAR stat...(Trout)
jessecrall replied to Second Base's topic in LA Angels | MLB Daily
Bill James ran a simulation in his revised Historical Abstract in which he took peak Babe Ruth and put him in a lineup with 8 deadbeats and had a season where he was pitched to and a season in which he was intentionally walked every single time. The team where Ruth was walked every single time scored more runs. It's just rarely a good percentage play to intentionally walk someone even if Trout's hitting ahead of someone who's scuffling. He'll STILL draw intentional walks anyways but managers aren't operating on the same default that they were 15-20 years ago. -
My main issue with the WAR stat...(Trout)
jessecrall replied to Second Base's topic in LA Angels | MLB Daily
If three men don't reach base ahead of Trout, it's a solo shot. And if Skaggs gets bombed out of the game early and the bullpen doesn't step up, 5 runs might not do it. Trout deserves about $430 million worth of credit for what he does but I think his WAR is generally accurate. -
Baseball Experimenting With Rule Changes in Indy Ball
jessecrall replied to Second Base's topic in LA Angels | MLB Daily
I'm with you on this, mainly because I want a diverse game; not just in terms of where players are from but HOW they play. Watching an endless parade of relievers throwing 98 to .240 power hitters is limiting the game. Baseball has already made adjustments to deal with imbalances via lowered mounds, altered strike zones, humidors, QuestTec...none of this is some grand violation of a pristine pastime. -
Things That Are Less Exciting Than a Potential Trout Extension
jessecrall replied to Taylor's topic in LA Angels | MLB Daily
Seeing Kate Bush live Watching GOODFELLAS for the first time Having Megan Ellison back a dump truck full of money to my door so I can direct an over-budgeted adaptation of Richard Yates' THE EASTER PARADE with Saoirse Ronan -
Fangraphs top "100" prospects for 2019
jessecrall replied to eaterfan's topic in LA Angels | MLB Daily
I wouldn't worry much over rankings; the tools for Canning are consistent across all the respected publications so it really comes down to people weighing judgments over ceilings vs floors or talent vs durability. The Fangraphs guys are good and they say Canning's FV tools are all 50 and up; that's not out of synch with anyone else. -
The point of ZIPS is to project how people would do with regular playing time as opposed to projecting roster decisions and coming up with essentially useless predictions like "What would Rengifo do if he got 47 plate appearances at the tail end of the season?" Obviously, Brennon Lund isn't going to play 106 games unless multiple team planes crash but it's more helpful and interesting to see what he'd do if given the chance.
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Keith Law in his chat today: -He sees Rengifo as a plausible long-term solution at 2B -He loves Jahmai Jones, thinks he's already an adequate 2B but needs to produce -Jordyn Adams hasn't played enough to break his top-100, could be a superstar, could make the biggest jump in his 2020 rankings
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I've been an Angels fan for 20 years. Ohtani's 2nd start against Oakland is the most dominant performance I've ever seen from a Halo. If he can give you 20 starts a year without screwing up his swing, you run with it. Plus, the Angels have talented outfield prospects coming out of their ears.
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Jim Callis: Is Vlad Jr. the best prospect ever?
jessecrall replied to Chuck's topic in LA Angels | MLB Daily
It's probably Griffey, maybe A-Rod...Trout was a better prospect than Vlad Jr, I think. It's hard to guess because in retrospect, you end up gravitating toward guys who had huge careers. -
It's true. No open heart surgery can begin without the patient watching a 5-hour-long long video detailing the procedure in all its gruesome details. It's kinda cool, actually. The patient is Ray Liotta and he narrates the whole thing.
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That's one way to fix those overcrowded subways...
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A certain freshman congresswoman
jessecrall replied to yk9001's topic in AngelsSpin.com Political Talk
Not something I can get into using my real name but if you've seen ZODIAC, he was basically Robert Downey Jr. toward the tail end of that.