vs. BLUE JAYS, 4/13

[OFFNY]

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Liriano's ERA is not a typo.

 

BALTIMORE  O RIOLES

Craig Gentry- LF

Adam Jones - CF

Manny Machado - 3B

Mark Trumbo - RF

Chris Davis - 1B

Welington Castillo - C

Trey Mancini - DH

Jonathan Schoop - 2B

James Jerry Hardy - SS

K.J. Gausman - RHP )(0-0, 5.40 ERA) 

 

TORONTO BLUE JAYS

Ezequiel Carrera - LF

Jose Bautista - RF

Josh Donaldson - DH

Kendrys Morales - 1B

Troy Tulowitzki - SS

Russell Martin - C

Kevin Pillar - CF

Darwin Barney - 3B

Devon Travis - 2B

Francisco Casillas Liriano - LHP )(0-0, 135.00 ERA) )

 

http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups

 

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[ArtVanDelay]

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance 

Francisco Liriano has thrown 22,865 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2008 and 2017, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and the MLB Postseason. In 2017, he has relied primarily on his Sinker using a Two-seam Fastball grip (93mph), Slider (85mph) and Fourseam Fastball (93mph), also mixing in a Change (88mph).

BETA Feature:
Basic description of 2017 pitches compared to other LHP:
His sinker (take this with a grain of salt because he's only thrown 15 of them in 2017) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has surprisingly little armside run and has well above average velo. His slider (take this with a grain of salt because he's only thrown 9 of them in 2017) results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has short glove-side cut. His fourseam fastball (take this with a grain of salt because he's only thrown 8 of them in 2017) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action, has slightly above average velo and has slightly less natural movement than typical. His change (take this with a grain of salt because he's only thrown 3 of them in 2017) is thrown extremely hard, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' changeups. 

Brooks Baseball

[ArtVanDelay]

Orioles @ Blue Jays

Thursday, April 13th 20177:07 PM ET | Rogers Centre

Kevin Gausman

#39 Throws: Right

Career vs Current Blue Jays Roster

AVG: 0.297 [33 for 111], BABIP: 0.322, K%: 18.7, BB%: 11.9 
FIP: 5.62 Strikeout: 25 Single: 24 Groundout: 23 Walk:16 Flyout: 11 Pop Out: 11 Home Run: 5 Sac Bunt: 4Lineout: 4 Double: 4 Sac Fly: 2 Forceout: 2 Grounded Into DP: 2 Hit By Pitch: 1

Francisco Liriano

#45 Throws: Left

Career vs Current Orioles Roster

AVG: 0.270 [34 for 126], BABIP: 0.310, K%: 24.3, BB%: 10.0 
FIP: 5.78 Strikeout: 34 Groundout: 28 Single: 24 Walk:14 Flyout: 9 Home Run: 8 Forceout: 8 Pop Out: 7Lineout: 5 Double: 2 Grounded Into DP: 1

 

Baseball Savant

[ArtVanDelay]

The Pace-of-Play Problem Began in 1884

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Baseball in 1976 was a bunch of guys throwing 86 and dialing it up to 91 now and again, pitching to a league where half the hitters couldn’t reach the warning track with two helpings at breakfast and an aluminum bat. Baseball in 2016 is beasts averaging 93 and then leaving after a couple of hours so beasts throwing 97 can go to work, taking on a league where everyone can turn around a fastball. Why, I mean, in the world, would we expect these two things to take anywhere close to the same amount of time? They are barely, just barely, the same sport. If you want baseball players in 2016 to play 2:30 games, then stop after seven innings.

You’ve probably seen the Grant Brisbee bit about why games are so long. He concludes, “Time between pitches is the primary villain.” He’s right, but it’s not because of sloth; it’s because baseball is a lot harder now. Baseball is harder now because the batters are bigger and stronger and the pitchers throw a lot harder, and they have things like cut fastballs. No one in that 1984 game had ever seen a 94-mph cut fastball. The presence of Dwight Gooden notwithstanding, no one had seen a 93-mph slider or a 90-mph changeup, praise Thor. Edinson Volquez was in that Brisbee piece, and no one thinks he’s any good, and he throws 93. It takes an extra tick or two to gear up to throw that kind of stuff, and it takes an extra tick or two to gear up to hit that kind of stuff.

 

[ArtVanDelay]

Tulo has a 50 wRC+.  But he's leading the league in RBI, so Tom and Rick are impressed.

[Chavez Ravine]

Rogers Center grass is still a pipe dream:

https://bluejaysnation.com/2017/02/13/don-t-hold-your-breath-for-rogers-centre-grass/

Mark Shapiro:

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“We want to turn this stadium into a ballpark; that means we have to consider many renos that could be made. Texas is tearing down a stadium younger than this one, but we can’t do that. We have to make this place better. We could do anything, but it would cost a tonne of money to put grass in here.‎ We would have to see the cost and then weigh that against what it means we cannot do because we spent that money on grass.”

Although, I think several of the IPCC CO2 emission scenarios have grass growing sans roof at Rogers by 2050.

[scOtt]

15 minutes ago, ArtVanDelay said:

Tulo has a 50 wRC+.  But he's leading the league in RBI, so Tom and Rick are impressed.

I thought Tulo was out injured. Mixed him up with somebody.

[scOtt]

<--- That's my sister and my two nieces.  It's my sister's birthday today. I think she's 112.

[ArtVanDelay]

3 minutes ago, scOtt said:

I thought Tulo was out injured. Mixed him up with somebody.

He will be at some point.  Not wishing for him to be injured, but he's basically a shoe-in to miss 30 games a year.

[Malike]

Jays started out pretty similar with the bats last season. Like Buck always says, they are good team and they are gonna make someone pay. Hopefully, its not us tonight.

[ArtVanDelay]

Jays with the white panel hats lol

[Malike]

Just now, Roy Firestone said:

I absolutely dont get the love for Craig Gentry. Never have, Woulldve not even have acquired him. We will see.

He'll go 3-5 tonight and you'll be his biggest fan.  In other news, ugh, Trumbo in the OF again. Real shocker there by Buck. 

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Roy Firestone said:

I absolutely dont get the love for Craig Gentry. Never have, Woulldve not even have acquired him. We will see.

You need someone in the outfield that can actually cover some ground and catch the ball.

Well, unless Britton is pitching.

[DirtyBird]

Gentry = Poor Man's Drew Stubbs

[Malike]

1 minute ago, Roy Firestone said:

Thats one out for Gentry.

The Reimold number is dooming him to failure.