SlappyUtilityMIF

I would be extatic if Schnope ended up with a career like Will Clark !!! Would you be disappointed if his ending career #'s were like Sean Casey's? Or, JT Snow's career #'s? Each of these players played 12/15 +/- years and did well for their teams.... In the end, I guess, I'm saying don't toss #'s at a kids name. Let them develop and grow and let them figure out what their game will be. And be happy with whatever it ends up being!

Follow up from Jeff Pearlman... RIP Lyman.. 4d93ac9a5c3b190917f5bc1c6004d2ac.mp4

Great read !

Actually, it's averaging mixed with some Hope & Prayers...

I'm sorry James, any mention of Tony Gwynn in the same sentence as a 75 game career of Schanope.... Dude just stop!

Solid to only grab at a single point of the entirety of my reply... And he *probably could be* a 5-10 HR guy while averaging 20-25 2B's and having 120 singles per year and hitting 275-320... Is that bad? Sean Casey and others have made a career out of that! Brian Downing wasn't a prototypical lead off guy either though! 20-25 HR 50-75 rbis 260-280avg but he got on base. What everyone doesn't understand is on any roster, including your starting 9 it takes all kinds of skill sets to win. Having a guy at the top who is a consistent table setter high obp guy and having an identical guy at the 8th or 9th spot works to continue the li eup or extend the inning. I'm fine with a bunch of Wards, Schanopes, Neto's, O'Sloppy's as long as the following holds true. 1. Consistent growth for the player and the team in the standings every season. Minus projections as projections can kill the psyche of a young player. And let's be honest injuries and shit happen every year! 2. I'm fine if they don't win it all every year. Just get those years of consistency back 85-90 wins make a deal or 2 at the deadline and roll the dice. On very Good Rosters the players I mentioned above are complimentary pieces to surround your Super Stars with. A good solid supporting cast. But, also in reality if you're expecting ungodly #'s of HR's & RBI's out of Taylor Ward because he's the last guy standing so he's in the 3rd hole.... You're pretty much expecting more than the player is and you should be more tempered and more often than not you'll be disappointed...

Power is always the last developed skill set, as it is lift... Sorry. Usually, it's gap to gap power that a player comes in with = extra base hits that could project to lift as the player adds weight and matures.

Dude is NOT hitting 18 Bombs this year!! 10-13-15 Max this year! As soon as someone around here throws out 18 Bombs suddenly 20-25-30 comes out then the next thing you know Schnope is hitting 40-50!... I don't care what any website or analytics state. Some people in here just Juan "Frosted Tips" Rivera every MF'ing dude on this team every year...

At this point make Tyler our opener and closer have him pitch every game... Hell, he can DH also... Just keep slanging baby!! That's 2 mid prospects right there...

Tim Anderson has entered the chat....

Anderson slanging !!!!

MFing Ralph Macchio... Sweep the leg @Chuck

Computing. ... ....

Says, NO!

I'm in a Cult of Sustainability!!! Nice, Bob Ross @Spirit.... Great show guys! Agree with everything as always!

Over shift burns us again! 2 outs regular positions that's a ground ball to Neto. Why pitch away when your defense is played to pull.

Enter Sand man....

Depends, (off day program, pregame work, or getting hot will also be different from a starter to a relief guy) normally, you would start off any regular day pen session at 50-60% Velo. Working on repetition in mechanics, grips, release point. Working each pitch 2-5 each (normally never throw 5 hard breaking balls in a row)..**This early time was also when we worked on grips, finger pressure, run, cut, turning over the change up etc. Which would also be done on flat ground 60-120 feet away** Ramp up 70-80% then 100% last 3-5 each pitch. In game getting hot (you've stayed stretched out, some weighted ball, maybe some band work etc). 4-5 easy tosses out front of the rubber. 4-5 fast behind the rubber (over extenuate the mechanics including leg kick or rotate of lower half) then 10/15 pitches on the bump and I'm ready to go! Threw 4-5 days a week. Plus, appearances. Try to take 2 days off. 1 of the 2 for full rest (lower half heavy lifting, stretching, video, going over charted outings, and scouting reports) 1 for swimming, light jog, light bike, bands, hot tub.

‘Alas poor Davis! I knew him, Perry’

Overall, thought he did fine. Oh, well, he'll sign with the Braves or Royals...

Yes, I understand what you're saying sir. But, this is a Wendy's drive through...

Odd, we were taught never to squeeze lefty vs lefty as there was an open tag lane to the runner with no one in front of the catcher blocking their view....