I hadn't heard of this until my cousin was touting it today. The trailer looks good. It's about an independent team called the Portland Mavericks. Sounds right up @DrungoHazewood's alley.
The Battered Bastards of Baseball | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix - Bing videoo
You can't tell me you look at him swinging out of his shoes with the bat ending up behind him at his ankles on the follow-through and tell me you like that swing. I have serious doubts about his hit tool right now. Power? Sure. Defense? Seems legit. Arm? Huge. But right now I don't know if this kid is going to hit with that big goofy swing. The only thing he hit hard so far is a 86 MPH middle-middle-middle meatball.
I am an Orioles fan and I am SCARED.
In December Zach said he was healthy and throwing 92-93, topping out at 97. I wonder how long the Marlins can hide him. Here is an interview with him.
skip to 49.00
https://art19.com/shows/miami-marlins-podcast/episodes/00d630db-eb61-4e6c-b8cf-82045ff8aa79
The 2012-14 teams had great defense. The 2016 team barely squeaked into the playoffs as the second wildcard(iirc) a single additional win and they would’ve been the first wildcard, but the defense was terrible and getting worse. 2017 didn’t happen without some long term blindness, And ignoring defense was a large part of that.