The Hey its 2021 now guys MLB thread

[buckchuckler]

Woof, not a great outing by Giolito today.

Couldn't have been much worse, actually.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Through 6 innings tonight:

Season totals:
Corbin Burns 40 Ks, 0 BB
Javier Baez 31 Ks, 1 BB

[Dickthedribbler]

Wow. Brewers' Corbin Burnes starts the season with 40 strikeouts and 0 walks in 4 outings. Yikes!!

[buckchuckler]

Wow. Brewers' Corbin Burnes starts the season with 40 strikeouts and 0 walks in 4 outings. Yikes!!

That's unreal.

[cheebs09]

That's unreal.

Especially from where he was 2 years ago. Unbelievable turnaround.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Correct me if I'm wrong, even though it is early, a 0.37 ERA for a starter is somewhat better than average, right?

[wadesworld]

Correct me if I'm wrong, even though it is early, a 0.37 ERA for a starter is somewhat better than average, right?

It's okay.  His 0.329 WHIP is decent too.

[Lennys Tap]

Wow. Brewers' Corbin Burnes starts the season with 40 strikeouts and 0 walks in 4 outings. Yikes!!

Wish those rumors about him going to the White Sox had been true.

[MUBurrow]

Especially from where he was 2 years ago. Unbelievable turnaround.

That's the exact timeline to look at, because that was when he learned his cutter.  He used the cutter last year for the first time, and so far this year he's using it 51% (!!) of the time.  From 2018-2020, fastball usage is down 43%, slider down 31%, curveball up a not-problematic 3.5%.  Cutters and changeups don't carry the same injury profile as breaking balls, so while his numbers will surely regress as tape gets out on the cutter, there is nothing in the pitch mix so far that suggests increased injury risk or that he can't stay a top flight pitcher.

[Dr. Blackheart]

It's okay.  His 0.329 WHIP is decent too.

The Jake Cycle? 

[wadesworld]

The Jake Cycle?

I hope so.

Or better yet, start roids at 28 like Arrieta did and go 80 Ks and 0 BBs.

[PGsHeroes32]

The Lavine/Falvey/Baldelli combo could be among the worst in the history of sports.

Two bozos who don't know how to properly construct a roster and a Manger that literally doesnt know the game of baseball.

Hire the homeless drunk guy off the streets if youre just gonna read from a script for every decision.

[GB Warrior]

Wow. Brewers' Corbin Burnes starts the season with 40 strikeouts and 0 walks in 4 outings. Yikes!!

While its a long season and while Woodruff has had to scratch and claw for every bit of his sub 2 ERA thus far, it's incredible that the Brewers have two legitimate CY candidates that may end up cannibalizing each other.

[MuggsyB]

40 K's and zero walks?  That's not bad.

[JWags85]

The Lavine/Falvey/Baldelli combo could be among the worst in the history of sports.

Two bozos who don't know how to properly construct a roster and a Manger that literally doesnt know the game of baseball.

Hire the homeless drunk guy off the streets if youre just gonna read from a script for every decision.

Not gonna comment on the front office, but terrible decision with Donaldson aside, Baldelli won 100 games his first season and then won the division again in his second. They've started bad but I've never thought he was a bad manager

[WI inferiority Complexes]

Roughly 89% of the MLB regular season is remaining.

[PGsHeroes32]

Not gonna comment on the front office, but terrible decision with Donaldson aside, Baldelli won 100 games his first season and then won the division again in his second. They've started bad but I've never thought he was a bad manager

Hes abysmal.

An actual statue coulda won 100 games with the 2019 MLB home run champs. We played 57 games against the Royals, Tigers and Sox. And the Indians were like half good.

Baseball is a different sport than the other 3. The manager isnt responsible for Nelson Cruz hitting like a 39 year old god. He doesn't draw up plays to make Max Kepler successful. We had a great hitting coach in 2019.......he gone.

Hes reasponsible for the the in game moves, hes been terrible every year. Can't manage a bullpen, not sure hes ever won a challenge, Kevin Cash school of yanking pitchers etc...

Baldelli is however responsible for making Jorge Polanco his #5 hitter. Or having Jake Cave anywhere near a lineup. Or moving Polanco to second base so that it forces Arraez into a utility role playing positions like LF and 3B where he 1. Cant defend and 2. HIs lack of power lowers his value.

FO gets the blame too because they make awful roster decisions aka Kiriloff in the minors. Signing scrub journeymen. Keeping Cave and Dobnak on the team. But Baldelli doubles down and plays these guys.

This years Twins team isnt as deep as 2019 adn 2020 squads and its greatly exposing his ability to make a lineup. In 2019 its impossible to screw up when your toughest debate is "Should Marwin Gonzalez bat 8th or 9th"

[Jockey]

Why is Josh Lindblom on a MLB roster. Eat the contract and cut him.

[jsglow]

Why is Josh Lindblom on a MLB roster. Eat the contract and cut him.

When you lose, lose big.

[#UnleashSean]

Especially from where he was 2 years ago. Unbelievable turnaround.

Wait a second, I've seen this story before! Wades where you at with the roids accusations.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Why is Josh Lindblom on a MLB roster. Eat the contract and cut him.

He'll be in Appleton by the morning.

[JWags85]

On behalf of Cubs fans everywhere, I'd like to thank Lindblom and the Brewers for giving Baez some confidence back.  Would appreciate if they threw him the rest of the weekend to get Baez and the rest of the lineup back in a groove

[WI inferiority Complexes]

On behalf of Cubs fans everywhere, I'd like to thank Lindblom and the Brewers for giving Baez some confidence back.  Would appreciate if they threw him the rest of the weekend to get Baez and the rest of the lineup back in a groove

Javier Baez lacks certain qualities; I'm not sure "confidence" is one of them.

[#UnleashSean]

On behalf of Cubs fans everywhere, I'd like to thank Lindblom and the Brewers for giving Baez some confidence back.  Would appreciate if they threw him the rest of the weekend to get Baez and the rest of the lineup back in a groove

Did the brewers not get the scouting report of loading up the bases and having him swing at 3 58 foot curves?

[Jockey]

He'll be in Appleton by the morning.

Man, I hope so. I'd rather see them stretch out Drew Rasmussen to replace Anderson. He has been a starter in the past.