Author Topic: MLB 2019 thread (Read 124318 times)

buckchuckler · « **Reply #850 on:** August 06, 2019, 10:24:12 PM »

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on August 05, 2019, 12:00:25 PM

From The Athletic regarding Yu Darvish. He's finally healthy and this is the guys the Cubs paid for.

Since May 15, Darvish has a 29.2 percent strikeout rate and a mere 5 percent walk rate. Over that period, among NL starters, only Max Scherzer, Jacob deGrom and Walker Buehler have a larger gap between their strikeout and walk percentages. His 89 1/3 innings pitched during that time is topped only by Aaron Nola, German Márquez and Partick Corbin.

The flip side here is Jon Lester. His last 15 starts he has a 5.98 ERA with a WHIP of 1.54

MU82 · « **Reply #851 on:** August 06, 2019, 10:28:45 PM »

Quote from: buckchuckler on August 06, 2019, 10:24:12 PM

The flip side here is Jon Lester. His last 15 starts he has a 5.98 ERA with a WHIP of 1.54

I trust that includes the 1,499 runs he allowed tonight ...

buckchuckler · « **Reply #852 on:** August 06, 2019, 10:47:37 PM »

Quote from: MU82 on August 06, 2019, 10:28:45 PM

I trust that includes the 1,499 runs he allowed tonight ...

Yeah, it was ugly before tonight, but tonight was an exclamation point.

BrewCity83 · « **Reply #853 on:** August 07, 2019, 09:05:42 AM »

Quote from: cheebs09 on August 06, 2019, 03:28:50 PM

I think the point was to make it look like the LLWS uniforms. I also saw it was to make their accessories stand out. I have to imagine the sales of hats and jerseys will be pretty low this year.

These all black-and-white jerseys will sell. That's why they're doing it. $$$$$$$$$

black + white = green

Cheeks · « **Reply #854 on:** August 07, 2019, 11:30:13 AM »

Quote from: BrewCity83 on August 07, 2019, 09:05:42 AM

These all black-and-white jerseys will sell. That's why they're doing it. $$$$$$$$$

black + white = green

We have a bingo

Vander Blue Man Group · « **Reply #855 on:** August 07, 2019, 12:25:44 PM »

Quote from: buckchuckler on August 06, 2019, 10:47:37 PM

Yeah, it was ugly before tonight, but tonight was an exclamation point.

He actually had a 2.77 ERA in July so his last two starts have really skewed it. He seems to go through these stretches now that he's a bit older but I'm confident he'll work through it.

buckchuckler · « **Reply #856 on:** August 07, 2019, 02:20:58 PM »

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on August 07, 2019, 12:25:44 PM

He actually had a 2.77 ERA in July so his last two starts have really skewed it. He seems to go through these stretches now that he's a bit older but I'm confident he'll work through it.

Even dropping out last night's start, his ERA over the previous 14 is 5.15 with an OPS allowed of .843. Dropping out the last 2, it is still 4.90 over the previous 13, with an .844 OPS allowed.

That being said, I think you'd still feel pretty confident in Lester once the postseason starts.

TallTitan34 · « **Reply #857 on:** August 07, 2019, 02:42:32 PM »

Lucroy to Cubs.

cheebs09 · « **Reply #858 on:** August 07, 2019, 02:51:11 PM »

Quote from: TallTitan34 on August 07, 2019, 02:42:32 PM

Lucroy to Cubs.

That’s going to be a painful sight. I feel that’s a pretty nice pickup for the Cubs at this stage of the game.

The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole · « **Reply #859 on:** August 07, 2019, 02:56:43 PM »

While it is a good pick up considering the options, he's nowhere near what he was.

JWags85 · « **Reply #860 on:** August 07, 2019, 05:21:55 PM »

Quote from: Fluffy Blue Monster on August 07, 2019, 02:56:43 PM

While it is a good pick up considering the options, he's nowhere near what he was.

He's not going to be a game changer, but its decent depth. The Maldonado trade was great, cause the potential versatility of Kemp outweighs Maldonado's benefit as a backup. Lucroy isn't that good anymore, but he's not much worse than him. Hey, he used to be the best pitch framer in baseball, maybe he can teach Contreras some of his ways.

#UnleashSean · « **Reply #861 on:** August 07, 2019, 07:06:45 PM »

Quote from: JWags85 on August 07, 2019, 05:21:55 PM

He's not going to be a game changer, but its decent depth. The Maldonado trade was great, cause the potential versatility of Kemp outweighs Maldonado's benefit as a backup. Lucroy isn't that good anymore, but he's not much worse than him. Hey, he used to be the best pitch framer in baseball, maybe he can teach Contreras some of his ways.

Once willy is back it's probably bye bye to lucroy

MU82 · « **Reply #862 on:** August 07, 2019, 07:21:15 PM »

Maybe Lucroy can do for the Cubs what Jim Edmonds did in 2008, Kenny Lofton did in 2003 and Gary Gaetti did in 1998. Probably not ... but maybe.

buckchuckler · « **Reply #863 on:** August 07, 2019, 07:56:16 PM »

Quote from: #UnleashCain on August 07, 2019, 07:06:45 PM

Once willy is back it's probably bye bye to lucroy

This seems right to me, but a solid depth move during his absence. Anyone who can catch at all has value.

Except.probably Wellington Castillo

Vander Blue Man Group · « **Reply #864 on:** August 07, 2019, 09:15:47 PM »

Quote from: buckchuckler on August 07, 2019, 02:20:58 PM

Even dropping out last night's start, his ERA over the previous 14 is 5.15 with an OPS allowed of .843. Dropping out the last 2, it is still 4.90 over the previous 13, with an .844 OPS allowed.

That being said, I think you'd still feel pretty confident in Lester once the postseason starts.

Good stats. I do expect his numbers to be there by the end of the season. He’s shown a knack of correcting any issues he has.

Vander Blue Man Group · « **Reply #865 on:** August 07, 2019, 09:17:28 PM »

Quote from: #UnleashCain on August 07, 2019, 07:06:45 PM

Once willy is back it's probably bye bye to lucroy

Considering Willson won’t be back until after rosters expand I think Lucroy is likely here to stay.

Having a backup like Caratini is a nice luxury. That was a solid trade for the Cubs.

HouWarrior · « **Reply #866 on:** August 07, 2019, 11:19:36 PM »

Quote from: JWags85 on August 07, 2019, 05:21:55 PM

He's not going to be a game changer, but its decent depth. The Maldonado trade was great, cause the potential versatility of Kemp outweighs Maldonado's benefit as a backup. Lucroy isn't that good anymore, but he's not much worse than him. Hey, he used to be the best pitch framer in baseball, maybe he can teach Contreras some of his ways.

This was good trade for both teams
Kemp is very versatile can play infield and outfield He is very good upbeat guy but Astros had no options on him and his bat couldn’t crack our daily lineup. We had Maldonado here before and he was upgrade over Matt Stassi (we sent Stassi to Dodgers for a prospect) Maldi has esp good defense and worked with our pitchers before Both teams upgraded backup quality at the positions Hope Kemp does great for Cubbies Astros like Maldi