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Originally posted by Ryno84MVP View PostJavier Baez looks more and more lost at the plate. With Arismendy Alcantara (and Tommy La Stella) playing well and very capable at 2B, I'm starting to have my doubts about Baez being on the major league roster to start the year. And that doesn't even factor in Addison Russell.
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"I believe in Bryant, Soler, Russell,"
same guy in my league has all 3 (once he picks Russell on Apr 15 w 1st pick)finished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84
SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
C Stallings 2, Casali 1
1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1
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Originally posted by willthethrill View PostSo does Alcantara become the starter or does he stay utility and La Stella gets at bats?
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I'm guessing that they'll stick with Baez at this point. Going down to AAA isn't going to do anything for his confidence, unless they're planning on him doing something significantly different with his swing. I suspect that management is realistic enough to know that they really aren't going to contend this year, so let's get the kids as many swings against the pitching they'll see over the next decade as possible."Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
"Your shitty future continues to offend me."
-Warren Ellis
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Originally posted by Hornsby View PostI'm guessing that they'll stick with Baez at this point. Going down to AAA isn't going to do anything for his confidence, unless they're planning on him doing something significantly different with his swing. I suspect that management is realistic enough to know that they really aren't going to contend this year, so let's get the kids as many swings against the pitching they'll see over the next decade as possible."Instead of all of this energy and effort directed at the war to end drugs, how about a little attention to drugs which will end war?" Albert Hofmann
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Originally posted by Hornsby View PostI'm guessing that they'll stick with Baez at this point. Going down to AAA isn't going to do anything for his confidence, unless they're planning on him doing something significantly different with his swing. I suspect that management is realistic enough to know that they really aren't going to contend this year, so let's get the kids as many swings against the pitching they'll see over the next decade as possible.
It would not surprise me to see him down until he cuts down on the k's.
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Originally posted by Gregg View PostI think mgmt. is going to send him down and change his swing significantly.
It would not surprise me to see him down until he cuts down on the k's.If DMT didn't exist we would have to invent it. There has to be a weirdest thing. Once we have the concept weird, there has to be a weirdest thing. And DMT is simply it.
- Terence McKenna
Bullshit is everywhere. - George Carlin (& Jon Stewart)
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? - Satchel Paige
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Originally posted by Gregg View PostI think mgmt. is going to send him down and change his swing significantly.
It would not surprise me to see him down until he cuts down on the k's.
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"Of course there's a chance he doesn't make the team because there's no lock in regards to that," Maddon said. "The entitlement program doesn't exist."
"To this point he's (Baez) had a lot of good at-bats," Maddon stated. "And then he'll show one with the out of control swing that bothers him a little bit. And I think it bothers the fans more than it bothers me. He's just a young guy trying to figure this all out. [He has] sterling bat speed."
"Of course he needs to get better but I don't want to force or push things right now with a guy like that," Maddon said.
"The thing no one talks about is this guy is a really good baseball player," he said. "Defense is spectacular, base running is outstanding, his acumen on the field is well beyond his years. The thing that's lagging a bit is the adjustment at the plate."
"This other stuff at the plate he'll figure it out," Maddon said. "In the meantime, he hits homers, you know. Dan Uggla did that for a while and made a lot of money. And I'm not saying that's who he is."
"I like him as a baseball player," Maddon said. "He's a tough guy."
"He's always going to strike out," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "It's not even about strikeouts, it's about organizing his strike zone a little better. ... If he could somehow get to be a better decision-maker and then test that forceful swing he's got in the strike zone, let's see what happens there."Last edited by Ryno84MVP; 03-23-2015, 01:31 PM.
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Originally posted by Ryno84MVP View Post...and the legend continues to grow, # 9 for Kris Bryant"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
"Your shitty future continues to offend me."
-Warren Ellis
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