OT:Buccos
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I liked Diaz when he was in Pittsburgh; thought we should’ve retained him. It’s going to work out well for us with Davis/Rodriguez behind the plate, but I’m glad to see he found success in Denver.
They should play an all-star game with all former pirates vs mlb.
Billed as:
"The Show vs. The Circus"
Seriously, people were calling him one of the worst catchers in baseball while he was here. Good for him for turning it around.
I wouldn't say that yet too early, but kind of looking like he was playing for the contract then went in to cruise control once he got it
Man that's way early. But that is on the Pirates. The only reason he was even considered to be a top 5 type of draft pick is because he played C. If he was a RF, he probably would would have been around 20.
His last season here he hit .241/.296/.307 in 303ABs
That is, well, bad. Not like Austin Hedges level bad, but really bad.
Austin Hedges was brought in for his defense. He cost them the game today with his defense. A passed ball and a horrible throw on a steal. He leads the league in catchers interference calls and has more personally (4) than most teams. His bat is horrendous. He throws out 11 percent of runners. Your #1 catcher is playing in the outfield. Someone please explain this to me.
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Meanwhile, Endy Rodriguez hit a grand slam tonight in AAA. His call-up has to be soon now…
Shelton is a terrible manager. That is your explanation. his extension was mind-boggling.
Supposedly the reason why he is getting so many (relatively) catcher's interference violations is because they have him setting up a couple inches closer to home plate than catchers typically do because it somehow helps out with pitch framing. Honestly, I am not sure how it is supposed to actually do that, but they are big believers and his pitch framing numbers are really good, they were best in the league as of a couple weeks ago, so I don't know, maybe it's working?
Having said that, it's crap like that that makes me hope the robot umpires to call balls and strikes get here sooner rather than later.
Quinn Priester making his MLB debut either on Monday or Tuesday against Cleveland. Figured this was coming after he only pitched one inning last night.
Yep, that was a crying shame. Kid deserved the W after a near perfect start.
Oviedo will be a solid starter for the Pirates. That's the good news.
Fixed that for you.
Isn’t “pitch framing” just another name for cheating? It is trying to make a pitch that is off the plate look like it is a strike. Maybe MLB should just outlaw the practice.
For me, it was and is, any point at which Nutting is the owner.
The youth movement continues, Endy Rodriguez is being promoted.
Hey Austin Hedges,
Edit: Peguero coming up as well!
Hey Austin Hedges,
Edit: Peguero coming up as well!
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I have no idea if Davis can catch. Not gonna pretend I've watched his minor league games. But it doesn't seem great for the franchise that Hedges/Delay are the tandem in mid July when they entered the year with the two top prospects as catchers... when is this team gonna be good?
MLB could outlaw the practice by implementing a robotic umpire system. Not sure if the tech is good enough yet or if the umpires union just prevents it
Yeah, pretty much, which is why I don't like it. But I'm not sure how you could outlaw it. It's something that has been going on probably just about as long as baseball has existed. How would you ever know if the catcher's glove moved because he was trying to steal a strike, or if it moved because he was trying to catch the ball?
Here’s something to ponder:
Most people are talking about what you do with Rodriguez and Davis, but what happens to Peguero (assuming he plays well) once Cruz returns from the IL? Do you move Cruz to RF or throw one of the other middle infielders (Gonzales?) to 1B just to get them on the field? Don’t get me wrong, that would certainly be a good problem to have.
Most people are talking about what you do with Rodriguez and Davis, but what happens to Peguero (assuming he plays well) once Cruz returns from the IL? Do you move Cruz to RF or throw one of the other middle infielders (Gonzales?) to 1B just to get them on the field? Don’t get me wrong, that would certainly be a good problem to have.
It would be difficult, but at least we would not have managers touting the ability of a catcher to frame a pitch, as a reason to play that catcher.
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