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I think Hermaiz gets overlooked on this board big time. He played a portion of AA last year at 20yo (just turned 21 in August), increased his OBP, increased his slugging, and was 32 of 36 in stolen bases. If IF doesn't work out, he seems like a solid option for the OF. I like his swing and think he is going to add power as he puts on strength and continues to grow into his frame. He's one of the orgs biggest sleepers in my opinion.

I’m a big fan. I love his frame and pitch profile as a lefty. I think he has a few more ticks on the FB. It might be lack of pitching in the system but Povich is one of the players I’m most excited to follow next year. I hope he can make the next step in his development and start to show command of his pitches.

Does the labrum surgery ping him at all in your eyes? Does that play into his long term forecasting. It’s a pitchers worst nightmare. I was looking for info on position players recovering from labrum’s and it doesn’t seem to be as well documented. But then you think about Cody Bellinger and wonder.

I love him as a reliever. Hall & Wells for ~100ip each of nasty relief is a fantastic way to start the pen. Big nasty righty and Big nasty lefty.

I can’t wait to watch this guy play. Delmarva with Holiday and Basallo will be a lot of fun.

Would be awesome to have access to that info. They must have some arrangement with the teams to get that level of info. It’s pretty crazy to think what teams can do now to engineer a game plan around each and every player and their physiological nuances.

Most of that can be obtained from blast sensors & hit trax or rapsodo. Not sure how they are privy to that info. Most kids now going through PG are hooked to sensors and k vests as well as most off-site training facilities. Wonder if some of those places sell their data?

Basallo & Povich. Beavers is kinda funky and hard to project & Povich is lefty SP. They both have Qs for me, but I’d rather have the lefty SP in my system.

65MM is my guess.

A couple things to consider would be -pitch type/location (slow and low will result in slightly different foot work and release point) -accuracy of throw (where fielder receives the ball - out in front, behind, left, or right of bag)

Here is an article that breaks down catcher pop times as it relates a to transfer and throw on a similar distance to 3b. Has some numbers in there people were playing with. https://www.drivelinebaseball.com/2018/10/catchers-voyage-towards-velocity/ I’ll try to find info on Infield work.

Let me clarify this statement by saying the above is true in a vacuum. Arm accuracy, positioning, game situation etc. all take on importance which is why some of the best of all time are not the ones with the strongest arms.

Historically correct take. Same with catcher pop-time. Historically people always coached quick transfer and release as the way to quickest pop time or IF throw. You can now quantify the time it takes for both. What has been found is that transfer time has a ceiling and the only area for true improvement comes on the throw. So yes, the transfer is super important and paramount to success but it has a ceiling. Transfer is the basis for entry and arm strength is the differentiator between the truly elite.

I think this is where I am which is why I went B+. I wanted to give an A because of the historically bad situation he inherited, but at A there isn’t any room for improvement. I think we still haven’t seen this machine firing on all cylinders yet. If Elias & Sig are still here after year 7 (which is when I have kind of penciled in the arrival of the International pipeline) I think we will see what an A+ looks like. By then I expect to have competed for a WS or two, signed a significant FA, made some significant trades, and witnessed success of Elias’ first Int star.

Pretty crazy what a year can do. This time last year it seemed like the hangout was collectively low on the Elias regime after 3 years on the job.

I Think it’s the GMs job to accurately access your talent vs. the league and he missed just a bit. That’s why I gave him the B+. Had he: 1. Pulled off a trade 2. signed a solid FA we’d likely have made the playoffs. In that scenario it’s an obvious A and likely an A+. Not holding it against him…..well maybe a little I’m pretty satisfied with where we are and even more so with the direction the team is heading, so I’m not going to complain too much.

Today is Elias’ four year anniversary. How do you think he has done to date all things considered? I give him a B+ -has achieved some mlb success -has created a strong talent pipeline -has implemented data stream systems and analysis at all levels & hired coaches positioned to translate and use the new data -still working on the international pipeline -still waiting for a playoff berth -team moral seems to be at an all time high -positive national press stories -hasn’t shown ability to make a difference making trade -hasn’t signed a noteworthy FA What is your grade for what he has done through 4 years on the job?

I’ve got a feeling Mayo gets traded this off-season.

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Your first 5 pitchers will cover about 1/3 - 1/2 of the years innings. Voth and Watkins are depth guys you hope you don’t need to use. Means might come back for two months. You need to acquire 2 pitchers to cover all the innings next year. No way around it.

Assumption being that $11M heralded as spending on a FA starter. I can’t see them spending $11M on a backup or 5th type. If they do, then I stand corrected.

If they bring him back then they are planning on going cheap. That’s only possible reason. They need better players to compete. He wAs a fantastic teammate and played for 2022 but not what the doctor ordered for 2023.

Bmore does chains, not pearls. Pass.

It’s crazy how close to the vest they keep information. You would think this would be a marketing and branding opportunity to take advantage of.

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