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By Can_of_corn · Posted
Word is bet on baseball it's a year. Bet on a game you are involved with it's lifetime. -
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Saw an episode of The Compound today where Ian Happ was talking about how many players will play for the stats - in particular, defensive metrics or even just the way WAR is calculated based on positioning. He said some infielders know they have better range to their glove side, for instance, so they'll shade the other way. But the metric dings them because they position themselves in the "wrong" spot. And yet, they're going to be paid based on WAR, so then they might instead choose to go into the "right" position even though they know they'd be able to do better where they're more comfortable. That was kinda stunning to me. Another thing he mentioned was how a left fielder, like he is, will let a ball drop for a single for better WAR points. I will have to go back and listen again, but I'm pretty sure he was saying that he will be rated higher if he lets it drop than if he positioned himself so he could get there sooner to catch it. Like, getting outs wasn't as important as getting credit for positioning in order to be paid more, since WAR is what's used to determine pay, and positioning is rated above catching the damn ball. It was ludicrous. The reason I'm adding this to this thread is talking about Cowser and how he is defensively. I often wonder why he seems so reluctant to dive for a ball that you'd see Hays or Mullins dive for in a heartbeat. Maybe this is part of it? -
It's hard to see the downside for the Cubs if they ask for the moon then keep Imanaga if nobody bites. -
By luismatos4prez · Posted
No, but it will pain me to see him go. Extremely likeable player who's had big moments here. -
He might match up with Cole unless the Yankees get aggressive and pitch Cole on 4 days rest for the Wed game. -
He had a hot 21-game stretch to start the season and has been a terrible hitter since the last week in April. He's been a bad hitter a lot longer than he has been a good hitter. He's striking out 31% of the time and he's been basically a net zero with the bat for nearly 2 months. That should not be beyond criticism, and the fact that it BLOWS YOUR MIND shows that it isn't difficult to do. His defense has been great but his OPS in May was .580 and his OPS in June is low .540's after today.
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