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  1. Playing Catch
    I'm not here to defend the decision, as I didn't like it at the time either, but we don't know all the facts involved. Just a few ideas that could have colored their decision... - They wanted more lefties on the 40-man (e.g. Connor Thomas) - They didn't like Smith's medicals - Behind the scenes promises or conflicts with agent/player/teammates/coaches - Some kind of pitching magic metric that convinced them it wouldn't work in MLB. My point in bringing this up is simply to note that the Brewers, of late, haven't conducted themselves as a thoughtless, professionally negligent outfit. They seem to put a lot of thought into all of their decisions -- and perhaps this was an example of overthinking it. Paralysis by analysis. If anything seems thoughtless about this is that the White Sox picked him with the first pick, (seemingly) based on what a newly-hired pitching coach suggested.
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    This is tangential to the topic, but I'm wondering if there are legitimate advantages/disadvantages to where teams spend Spring Training. I presume that if pitchers spend a month in the dry Arizona air, their stuff will behave differently in the cold, wet New York atmosphere. This is merely a curiosity. So I'm not claiming and blaming. I think the "problem" has been that the Yankees took advantage of their park with great effect, and TKO'd the Brewers in the 2nd round. The Brewers pitching staff desperately needs a day off, or three.
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    I think it's fair to be concerned that a poor start could *ahem*, torpedo, their season. However, I think any criticisms of roster construction need to consider that the greater part of their 10 guys are unavailable to start games. Uribe and Mears are also unavailable. I think the team knew that they'd be a little light to start the season, but that hoped they could get through it, and grow into the season.
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    I predict that this phenomenon will end up being no big deal. My guess is that these bats will end up benefitting players that are willing to sacrifice opposite field power for the ability to turn on an inside pitch.
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    I'm not bright enough to understand the problems this would create, but this is exactly the type of thing I've been mulling over.
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    Does inflation factor into revenue?
  7. Playing Catch
    This is how I'm thinking, too. The end of the bat will be detrimental to the hitter. less wood, less area to foul balls off. I'm guessing the end of the bat will shatter like the trademark.
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    I tend to agree. I haven't seen any evidence to prove extending the bag does, or does not make things "safer". But Jopal is right. It's only "unsafe," in the sense that playing a game with athletes running in close proximity of each other is "unsafe".
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    Gumby
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    Has Corobo played? I see he made the bench a couple of days ago. I'm surprised he's in Arizona(?)
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    Excellent point
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    Fast start... 18-13.
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    I'm linking the FanGraphs staff predictions to riff off of. The American League is fun this year. All three divisions are up for grabs, and all three divisions have 3 or 4 teams that could win their division. I was surprised that there was as much consensus behind the Red Sox as there was. I, too, am picking the Red Sox in the AL East. I think the Yankees finish 4th(!) I like the Twins in the central, and the Mariners in the West. Rangers, Astros, Tigers, Guardians, Royals, Orioles, and Rays all finish within a few games of each other to make up the wild cards. The National League is NOT as fun. The Dodgers, Phillies, Mets and Braves suck a lot of life out of the league. I think they are the four best teams in baseball. Like the Fangraphs folks, I like the Diamondbacks to get the last wild card. I think the Brewers finish a game behind the Cubs, and a game behind the D-Backs for the last Wild Card. I'll say the Dodgers beat the Rangers in the World Series. AL MVP: Witt Jr. AL Cy Young: Logan Gilbert AL ROY: Jasson Dominguez NL MVP: Soto NL Cy Young: Skenes NL ROY: Sasaki
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    In my humble opinion... Hoskins hit 26 dingers last season in 131 games. A "bounceback" season for Hoskins, for me, has more to do with hitting more singles and doubles, hitting more sac flies.
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    I have no problem with extending the first base bag. I don't know how softball or youth baseball works with the orange bag, but isn't it orange simply to better see fair/foul? I don't see any competitive imbalance by making the "safe" bag larger to the foul side.
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    I think the Yankees World Series run last season has made unrealistic expectations for Yankees fans this season. Losing Soto? Relying on Judge to be Babe Ruth? Trading from rotation depth to get a superstar closer who just may fall apart under the pressure of that city? I don't know, I just don't see the Yankees being World Series level this season, and I say they miss the playoffs, finishing behind the Red Sox and the Rays, and missing the last WC spots to some combination of the Mariners, Twins, Tigers, Royals, and/or Guardians.
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    Mat Gamel.
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    I concur. The Cardinals will play in front of a lot of empty seats this season.
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    I'll predict that Chourio finishes top 5 in MVP voting.
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    Well, if you are suggesting that Zrno committed to Indiana because of a bag of money, and he decommits soon after a coaching change, are you suggesting the timing is a coincidence, or that Woodson was, in a specific way, the conduit for a bag of money?
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    I'm not denying the comparison in terms of their development plans, but Hader never posted a BB/9 rate above 5 except for his rookie MLB season when he spent time in AAA. Misiorowski has never posted a BB/9 below 5 (except for 26 innings in A-ball two seasons ago). There were thirteen "qualified" relief pitchers in baseball with walk rates as high as Misiorowski has posted throughout his minor league stint. All's this to say is that Misiorowski has a long way to go to pitch in MLB at the level everyone is expecting.
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    Last season, Turang was a shortstop playing 2nd base, and Ortiz was a shortstop playing 3rd base. They both debuted with expectations of being good to very good defensive shortstops. There probably isn't a significant difference in the quality of the defense if they are both playing astride the keystone. One of the preferences people have is to have a set, baseline, defensive setup each game to create consistency, and fewer moving parts when platoons were in play.
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    The consideration for injuries needs to just go away. I get it. But considering it simply introduces fairness issues, and what's "fair" for one team, is "unfair" to their opponent, or vice-versa. edit to add: Life isn't fair, and sometimes sports aren't fair. And when the world only cares about fairness for the top teams, I get pretty twitchy, because I think most of those pushes come from the gambling industry. I'm not opposed to technology such as robo-strike-zone, or goal-line technology in soccer, or hawkeye in tennis. But video-assisted refereeing for subjective calls (fouls/penalties) needs to be eliminated.
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