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Spoiler alert, TTTP plays a large part. It also talks about how (un)impactful the stolen bases were.

Snell is probably going to be available more quickly with the smaller workload.

Trevor is claiming he wants to go year to year.

Did he try and kiss Suzy Kolber?

Aren't they the guys that were talking about hoping Judge and Stanton having leg injuries this series?

Mountcastle moving on up to 84. Kremer and Akin to FV45. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/keeping-up-with-the-al-easts-prospects/

Might be some angle to help keep municipalities paying for facilities.

Might explain how the Marlins and Rays did so well. They were acclimated to low attendance at home games.

I think that if all things are equal you don't bother changing things.

I've yet to see an on the field celebration that I thought was excessive. Have at it, get excited, flip that bat, toss that hat, heck moonwalk.

I don't think ML teams care overmuch if their farm team draws a thousand or four thousand.

I'll agree that he's been poor so far, I just don't think it predicts what he will do in the future.

I'll disagree. 122 plate appearances in a row isn't very relevant, spaced out like that I think it's meaningless.

122 PA over four seasons and nine years.

OK.

Three different levels? Three different cities? Three different set of pitchers? Three different sets of coaches? In such an abbreviated period of time? I can see it wearing a player down.

This one is interesting because the overall numbers look good but the misses he did have were hugely important.

Like I said never had it. Maybe the talent gap at Aberdeen was too great? Maybe the stress of moving around caused a bit of a relapse? Maybe he over did things a bit?

/shrug. I've heard mono can have a long recovery period that varies with the individual. It seems realistic to me that it still could have been having an impact on his performance.

You've said that before but never bothered to explain how the Nats are adding a team while everyone else is cutting teams. You think they are going to end relationships with an extra affiliate so they can pick up Frederick? You think they are enough of an upgrade to be worth the effort?

Never had it so can't comment on what recovery is like. I listed it as one of a number of factors, to which small sample size could be added. I think that whatever he did in Bowie, and college, should hold a lot more weight.

Norfolk is a great place to watch a game. I think the number of minor league fans that go to their affiliate's major league team because of the affiliation is super small but I admit I haven't seen any numbers.

I think we all need to remember that he was dealing with weather in Florida, being shuffled from affiliate to affiliate and was recovering from Mono.

Sure. I was just pointing out that they changed course in that instance.