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  1. Nah, I think we know what we (don't) have in Zimmermann... If we have to dip into our #8+ SP I think it needs to be Povich, McDermott, and then Johnson (in that order). Bet on someone taking the next step rather than betting on someone who has had that chance and not performed.
  2. Anyone else see Heasley throw up before his last 1-2 pitch to Contreras? Ew.
  3. Ed-dee, Ed-dee, Ed-dee…
  4. My concern was that it could create an ankle injury over time (or a midfoot sprain). I'm sure I've seen it before, I just wonder if anyone is aware of players who did this for 10+ years without an injury?
  5. In the original post I mentioned that I looked at a couple of Matt Holliday's dingers... and yeah, his foot moved up and out just a tiny bit too.
  6. Thanks for responding, Tony! I guess it's a comfort thing? If it hurts his power he must just feel uncomfortable when he doesn't do it.
  7. Well we've got Holliday, Mayo, Kjerstad, and Cowser all knocking at the door but we're unsure which (or any) will be on the Opening Day roster. So, if they are all in Norfolk I'm not sure who our 13th hitter is. I've got Rutschman, Mounty, Westburg, Urias, Henderson, Hays, Mullins, Santander, O'Hearn, McCann, Mateo, and McKenna. That's 12. I suppose this scenario paves the way for Hilliard as #13. Then throughout the season we add the four rookies, supplanting Hilliard, Mateo, McKenna, and Urias... maybe in that order. With injuries perhaps Urias sticks, and/or whichever right handed backup CF looks better. Mateo is making $2.7m so I'm guessing they want him to find a home as a backup CF.
  8. CF - Mullins C - Rutschman 3B - Henderson RF - Santander SS - Holliday 1B - O'Hearn DH -Kjerstad LF - Cowser 2B - Vavra/Maton Thing of beauty! All-righthanded isn't nearly as good, although you can reuse Adley and Santa of course.
  9. Maton is ready to battle Terrin Vavra to be the final piece in the all-lefthanded lineup.
  10. It would be lots of fun to have a guy stealing 100 bags, though. But everything y'all are saying makes sense. Would it be fair to say that it's not as much hitting for power that is the need, but the ability to make authoritative contact when a pitcher challenges you? If you get challenged and smack a single 35% of the time, that works right? (The aforementioned BB rate/swing decisions being a big part of this... along with contact %.) Tony Gwynn was about a 6 homer a year guy for his first twelve seasons... but he hit with such authority that the power wasn't as important. (Another outlier, to be sure. Dude had a SLG of .511 in 1987 with only 7 homers.)
  11. Makes sense... Why were Pierre and Coleman different? I guess they were just once a generation outliers and you shouldn't build up a prospect to be like those guys because it isn't likely to work.
  12. Why does he have to hit for power? Serious question... Are you saying that being a power threat will alter the pitches he sees or something? To me, if he maintains a high contact rate, gets on base, plays great defense, and generally does Juan Pierre or Vince Coleman types of things (and he's not another Billy Hamilton)... that would be a huge benefit to a team. A single and a SB is more or less the same thing as a double. Does it make that big of a difference if he hits 15 homers or 5?
  13. I have a question for all of you swing experts out there. On Jackson's follow-through he rolls over his front foot so he's sort of standing on the side of his foot. I know I've seen this before, but it looks unnatural and might even be something that could ultimately cause an injury. How common is this? What is the benefit? (It looks like his brother does it too... So were they taught this?) (FWIW - Just watched a couple of Matt's highlights and it doesn't look like he rolled his foot.)
  14. I mean it's a lefty and a righty and they both play good defense. One's a vet and one's a prospect... It'll sort itself out.
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