2023 MLB Postseason Discussion

[yourout]

Really impressed with the hitting mechanics of the Diamondbacks.

No excessive launch angles and screwed up footwork.

[Underachiever]

Corbin Carroll is pretty damn good at baseball

[Fear The Chorizo]

This isn't meant to jinx anyone, the Phils could easily come back late in this game and wind up back in the WS - but I think this Dbacks run is worth a deeper dive when it's exactly how the Brewers should approach building and developing their roster.

Checking notes - the Dbacks ranked just behind the Brewers in 2023 team payroll at the start of this season.  What's even more impressive is that includes nearly $40M in retained salary for players no longer on their roster due to releases/trades/declined options/etc...most notably $18M to Madison Baumgarner in late April, and I believe he's owed $14M more next season to sit on his couch at home and yell at everything.  The Dbacks' active payroll would be in the Tampa Bay/Oriole realm of the low $70M range - you can win without carrying an unsustainable payroll as a small market club, if you make wise personnel decisions when they need to happen.

Kudos to the Dbacks for moving on from sunk costs when veterans no longer are good enough on the field to help the ballclub.  Pretty glaring difference to how things have shaken out with the Brewers, who by comparison nursed a completely washed veteran like Winker through an entire season with IL/rehab stints so they could get him on their playoff roster, primarily because they had to pay him close to $8M in salary.

[Fear The Chorizo]

8 minutes ago, yourout said:

Really impressed with the hitting mechanics of the Diamondbacks.

No excessive launch angles and screwed up footwork.

They give quality ABs throughout the lineup and stay within themselves...and both Carroll and Marte have been huge all postseason.

[yourout]

1 minute ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

They give quality ABs throughout the lineup and stay within themselves...and both Carroll and Marte have been huge all postseason.

As you know I'm a bit of a mechanics nut from my coaching days and it's refreshing not to see anybody lifting their front foot up to their waist while swinging at a 45° angle to the pitch. Or the train wreck that is Weimer.

[yourout]

That lead off walk could really come back to bite him.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Just now, yourout said:

That lead off walk could really come back to bite him.

there was one out...but yeah you have to make that guy hit his way on in front of the top of the order

[yourout]

2 minutes ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

there was one out...but yeah you have to make that guy hit his way on in front of the top of the order

Now it's big trouble.

[Underachiever]

What’s a balk?

[Underachiever]

Just now, Underachiever said:

What’s a balk?

And why wasn’t that funky move by ginkel a balk?

[yourout]

1 minute ago, Underachiever said:

And why wasn’t that funky move by ginkel a balk?

It should have been.

Can't completely stop the foot at any time.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Just now, Underachiever said:

And why wasn’t that funky move by ginkel a balk?

very nearly was, but Ginkel did managed to get that left foot behind the rubber - doesn't have to throw to 2nd on that.  looked almost like he got a cleat stuck or something.

[AKCheesehead]

I don’t know. My picture is pixelated and anyways it’s hard to guess when an ump is going to decide to call a balk. 

[AKCheesehead]

I was hoping for another bat destruction. 

[yourout]

Ginkel has wicked movement.

[yourout]

Just now, AKCheesehead said:

I was hoping for another bat destruction. 

Stupid bat.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Ginkel has thrown just 1 slider that's even been hittable, and Turner was way off balance and popped it up...just filthy downward movement on that pitch.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Honestly Ginkel should start the 9th...but I'm sure he won't

[yourout]

4 minutes ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

Ginkel has thrown just 1 slider that's even been hittable, and Turner was way off balance and popped it up...just filthy downward movement on that pitch.

That is the slider equivalent to the Devin Williams change up.

Basically unhittable.

[Brewcrew82]

Streak is alive and well. 

[LouisEly]

1 hour ago, rondoman said:

History is on the line!

So it is written, so it shall be done!

[AKCheesehead]

Still streaking. Who had Jake Cave for the final out on their bingo card? Good game. 

[SomewhereInTime]

What a joke of a postseason

[Brewcrew82]

Just get hot in October. 

[LouisEly]

Just now, Brewcrew82 said:

Just get hot in October. 

Bites at the apple!

(*ducks and runs for cover*)