backdoorslider

You've just moved up one notch in my book.

Lineup optimization matters. I know this because I watch the games and I'm not a nerd. You can't take the soul out of everything. Numbers don't mean everything. There are intangibles that matter. For the record, I am a veteran. Served 4 years honorably in the US Army. And I've been watching baseball for a long time. I understand what's going on here.

Improve your brain. It does matter.

We were drafted #11 overall? No we weren't. If I could throw 93 on the black I'd be pitching in the MLB right now, but I can't. Rodriguez is an MLB pitcher. He needs to spot the fastball at the knees, consistently. It's literally his job.

It means a lot. The top 3 guys in our lineup are ass kickers. That's a huge reason why we have been scoring so many runs.

Manny is also 6'3"

Adley at the DH. Interesting. He usually DHs on day games and we have a day game tomorrow.

Dude, it started in the morning, not the afternoon.

That was during the early 2000s and you could get a 30 pack for for like $14 back then. My dad was all about maximum efficiency when it came to his beer purchasing and consumption.

It's awesome. My dad was giving me keystone light when I was 13. I was allowed 1 beer. Made me learn to respect moderation.

Not a big fan of Hollidays homer numbers in the minors against craptastic low level pitching. Hopefully he can develop some power.

He needs to pace himself better. Throttle it down a little bit. Stop the max effort stuff and sit at 93 and focus on location. It's all about location. Also needs to get in better shape. Should be out going for more runs. Needs to strengthen his body. Should be doing lots of pushups and pullups and leg conditioning exercises. He look soft and skinny fat.

It actually is though. Anybody who consistently throws low 90s or higher at the knees and hits the outside corner and mixes in a few off speed is going to be a very good MLB starter. It is extremely difficult to hit a baseball that is well located.

Might want to reconsider hyping up and drafting a pitcher very high if he cannot locate his fastball. You would think that scouts would prioritize the most important part in pitching, which is to locate your fastball at the knees on the outside corner.

It's not trolling, if it annoys you then that's on you. He should learn to locate his fastball. I don't even know why people are upset about such a benign observation.

I agree. Adley is living the life. Probably the best catcher in the league and spends his days drinking beer and banging hoes. I only wish it was me.

He needs to learn how to hit the outside corner. He doesn't know how. Somebody needs to teach him.

That's bad scouting.

Somebody needs to teach Grayson Rodriguez how to properly pitch. If you can't locate your fastball on a consistent basis then why spend a top 5 pick on him? I know he's young and still improving, but he's been pitching for a long time. If you can't locate your fastball then why all of a sudden would he learn how? Does a basketball player all of a sudden get to the NBA and learn how to shoot?

Besides Trout, Manny has probably been the most consistently very good player of the last decade. He always plays. He always produces. Is he the type of guy to go out and put up a historically great season? No, but he's very good all the time.

Neither am I, but the people who vote already are.

Hes an all star caliber pitcher and hitter. It took 62 non juiced homers and a division victory to get the nod over Ohtani. They are giving it to Ohtani this year unless somebody has a historic season again. By the way, I bet $100 on Adley to win MVP before the season started. Odds were +3000

I know its early, but if Ohtani didnt pitch then you would have to say Adley would be a 2nd tier MVP candidate. It would be Trout and Judge as the favorites. Followed by Adley, Rodriguez and Guerrero. Hes right there and that good.

Right now Hays, Adley and Mountcastle are a problem sandwiched together. I like that 1-2-3 punch. I'm sure Adley likes the protection. Mullins wasnt giving him much in the way of RBI opportunities.

Exactly. I would go for it. I'd take a 3 year world series window followed by 5 years in the basement and rebuilding. I'd take 5 years of 100 losses for even a realistic shot at the world series. It's been since 1983. That is too long.