Author Topic: Today’s Game 2023  (Read 33566 times)

craig

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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #45 on: March 17, 2023, 03:47:03 pm »
Swanson is at .042 for the spring.  I admit I worry about a guy's psyche when he's with a new team and not getting any hits.  Even the most confident of personalities, hard for that not to get into your head after a few weeks. 

Matt Mervis is back with the Cubs.  Gets a hit in his first AB today. 

Wesneski 5K/1BB 1 hit through 3.  He's not really making the first-starter decision for complex for Ross, I don't think. 

Playtwo

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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #46 on: March 17, 2023, 03:50:25 pm »
As we speak, Swanson K's with 2 men on.

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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #47 on: March 17, 2023, 03:55:57 pm »
And Wesneski getting torched in the 4th.

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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #48 on: March 17, 2023, 04:00:49 pm »
I wouldn't count Sampson out yet.

craig

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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #49 on: March 17, 2023, 04:47:31 pm »
Swanson hit a double.

JR

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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #50 on: March 17, 2023, 04:53:25 pm »
Swanson hit a double.

Looks like Playtwo finally got Dansby motivated!

Reb

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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #51 on: March 17, 2023, 04:53:36 pm »
Be nice if Swanson would get a hit occasionally.  It's hard to be a leader when you're batting under .100.

Kevin Kiermaier and Franchy Cordero are batting .545 and .538 this Spring. They are with new clubs too this Spring, so under that reasoning, Kiermaier and Cordero must be team leaders based on their spring training performance.

It’s spring training. For veterans, it hardly matters, if at all.

Eric Hosmer was “amazing” in April last season——and that was in regular season. Then, it came apart. It’s a long season, much less meaningless spring training games.

Get your work in and don’t get hurt. That’s what matters.

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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #52 on: March 17, 2023, 05:32:09 pm »
Was Swanson’s double on a fastball or breaking ball?

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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #53 on: March 17, 2023, 05:38:06 pm »
Franmil Reyes is tearing it up for KC this spring…

Playtwo

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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #54 on: March 17, 2023, 05:53:11 pm »
Baby steps.

Deeg

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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #55 on: March 17, 2023, 07:23:18 pm »
Be nice if Swanson would get a hit occasionally.  It's hard to be a leader when you're batting under .100.

Such a shame spring numbers carry over into the regular season.

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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #56 on: March 17, 2023, 07:32:54 pm »
I like Wesneski, but he does rely an awful lot on one pitch for a SP.  Teams basically got one look at him last September, and opponents got one trip through the order this March.  I still think it's an open question how effective he'll be when the league knows him and he's expected to go through the order 2-3 times.

Bellinger's swing looks really good.  The numbers aren't good but that could be sample size.

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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #57 on: March 17, 2023, 08:22:12 pm »
Strikeout rates are about the only springing training stat that stabilizes quickly enough to matter.

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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #58 on: March 17, 2023, 08:25:28 pm »
Whatever suits the narrative.

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Re: Today’s Game 2023
« Reply #59 on: March 17, 2023, 09:10:00 pm »
Such a deep insight.  Try reading about things, you might learn something.