LouisEly

Looks like a reason for his poor performance. Maybe a reason to outright him in the offseason if they need the roster spot as with the surgery it's unlikely that anyone will pick him in the Rule 5. But yeah, those conspiracy theories...

Does Suzuki know enough English to be able to tell the ump that he got hit? Did he already use his timeout that AB? It looked like it hit the ground, then him in the leg first and then nipped him in the groin, so maybe the umps only saw him get hit in the leg initially.

If they need that much, they're toast

They said on the broadcast that they want to be careful with how many times Woody gets up and down. I.e., going out on the mound six times starting-and-stopping is about the max they want him to do, regardless of pitches.

It is 6-0! Brewers are pouring it on!!

POUR! IT!! ON!!!

Twins fans don't have to worry about trading away prospects at the deadline.

Lions DT Levi Onwuzurike also out for the season with a torn ACL.

And Perkins. And Cortes. Maybe even Gasser. Hell, you can probably count Mis and maybe even Durbin.

There is a big part of me that says the only button they should push is cruise control.

Last picture is the Hermosa Beach pier, correct? I used to play beach volleyball straight ahead at the end of that beach.

Of the 24 ahead of Collins, only one - Acuna - has fewer PAs. And compared to Collins' 214 PAs (Acuna has 201), the only other one who is close is Wilyer Abreu of BOS with 286. In terms of WAR/PA, among the top 30 OFs in WAR with at least 150 PAs, Collins is 10th.

@Brock Beauchamp Can you please add Ethan Murray? Also, is it possible to list the others (non-top-20) in alphabetical order by last name?

Agree with this in principle. This year, right now, the system is stacked so deep that in reality Fischer should be the only draft pick to make the list (maybe Ebel gets a few votes in the 18/19/20 spots). Given that it is highly unlikely that Fischer doesn't sign and that Ebel has signed, it should be safe for draft picks this year. A few years ago when the system was more barren, signing draft picks might have been more of a concern. Yes, they picked some high upside guys, but there are plenty of high upside guys who have already proven themselves over a couple of seasons.

Among the top five in Carolina's lineup last night - Payne, Adamczewski, Made, Pena, Bitonti - the lowest OPS of the group is... Made. That's exciting. (Not saying anything other than pointing out a statistical fact. It's praise of the other four, not criticism of Made.)

Dodgersfanatic.com must be going ballistic right now yelling for the team to sell.

Nestor Cortes. And they don't have to give anything up.

That's been huge the last 2 months. Collins, Durbin, Ortiz getting on base and driving in runs.

Sir, this is brewerfanatic.com

That'll stop the wave

Vaughn... just been a dude

Taking shots at other posters is kind of your thing, isn't it?

That comeback sinker last night was absolutely filthy. A poor-man's Greg Maddux at 5-7 mph faster. Coupling that with just an average cutter, if he can tunnel those well, will be a nightmare for hitters.

And herein lies the weakness for DRS, particularly for infielders. I think it's safe to assume that the lower the exit velocity, the more likely a batted ball is going to be an out statistically. You don't need to look any further than the last out of the game last night to know that isn't true, particularly for infielders. In fact, it may be more of a parabola for exit velocity and likelihood of making an out for infielders. Last night Ortiz didn't have to go to his left or right (range) to make the play - he had to charge it because it was so softly hit. Charging and bare-handing a ball to make an accurate throw to 1B is very, very difficult. If a ball is hit too softly (low exit velocity), an infielder has very little time to make the play because they have to charge the ball before throwing it. Horizontal launch angle is also flawed because it depends on where the infielder is positioned. On one play an infielder may be shaded towards the bag or the hole depending on the pitcher (LHP vs RHP) or baserunner (holding a runner on, threat of a SB). Last night, the horizontal launch angle would have showed that it was hit right at Ortiz, and likely statistically a high probability of being an out. Anyone who watched knows that was far from the case. My guess is that the last play of the game, based on exit velocity and horizontal launch angle, would have showed a very high probability of making an out. The reality is that it was an incredibly difficult play that had a high probability of the runner getting on base.