linkdude said:
Isaac with another bomb to left. Baseball gods pleading for us not to trade him.
433' The longest HR he has recorded in Statcast (includes postseason, spring training, and the regular season).
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433' The longest HR he has recorded in Statcast (includes postseason, spring training, and the regular season).
Farmer1906 said:linkdude said:
Isaac with another bomb to left. Baseball gods pleading for us not to trade him.
433' The longest HR he has recorded in Statcast (includes postseason, spring training, and the regular season).
Must have stocked up on rice and chicken during the offseason!
Farmer1906 said:
Imai looks really good so far. Another great outing. Fastball velocity is up to 96.7 Avg. He topped out at 98.5 in his 3rd spring training outing. Save some of that for the regular season.
Tatsuya Imai threw three perfect innings this afternoon, striking out four and touching 98.5 mph on his four-seam!
— Pitch Profiler (@pitchprofiler) March 11, 2026
The reverse slider continues to be an enigma, confusing models and hitters alike. pic.twitter.com/ezwYOkoJH9
If they unlocked new velo levels for Imai- his season is going to be fun
I mentioned this before, but you weaken the lineup a lot by simply benching or getting rid of Walker. You have to hope an outfielder on the roster fills that void…and we already have two outfielders in Jake and Cam who are anything but a sure thing. We could easily have the worst outfield in MLB in terms of offensive production.
The optimal scenario would have been to trade Walker, shed a lot of his salary, and address the outfield through free agency. That was a pipe dream, though, as no one wanted to take on enough of his salary to make a trade viable.
The most realistic option was/is to trade Paredes for a comparable outfield bat. Unfortunately, Boston would rather keep their gluttony of left hand hitting outfielders.
The only option I see at this point is for Espada to figure it out, which likely means Yordan and/or Altuve are in LF a little more often, opening up DH and 2B for Paredes. That, and the inevitable injury opening up playing time.
I think the guy that gets screwed the most in this is Nick Allen. But given Espada's propensity to get guys starts and at bats, Allen probably sees the field too much while a bat you'd rather have in the lineup sits.
The optimal scenario would have been to trade Walker, shed a lot of his salary, and address the outfield through free agency. That was a pipe dream, though, as no one wanted to take on enough of his salary to make a trade viable.
The most realistic option was/is to trade Paredes for a comparable outfield bat. Unfortunately, Boston would rather keep their gluttony of left hand hitting outfielders.
The only option I see at this point is for Espada to figure it out, which likely means Yordan and/or Altuve are in LF a little more often, opening up DH and 2B for Paredes. That, and the inevitable injury opening up playing time.
I think the guy that gets screwed the most in this is Nick Allen. But given Espada's propensity to get guys starts and at bats, Allen probably sees the field too much while a bat you'd rather have in the lineup sits.
Duran can't rob in RF. No longer want him.
I don't mind Bert. He's a bit of a one trick pony but I got a chance to meet him a few weeks ago and he was super chill and less obnoxious off camera. That being said, him being a shirtless contributor from the crowd will be gold, IMO.EastCoastAgNc said:Why do we need Bert Kreischer on this https://t.co/5JAlNlt88b
— Shawn (@PalmerDesigns_) March 11, 2026
Vasgersian with Pence and Sabathia is great. Great PxP with two color guys (hitter + pitcher) is interesting and I think a good idea. Biggest challenge is going to be Pujols on the desk.
Does Berti have a team? Dude is killing it in the WBC.
who is this Bert guy y'all talking bout?Buck Compton said:I don't mind Bert. He's a bit of a one trick pony but I got a chance to meet him a few weeks ago and he was super chill and less obnoxious off camera. That being said, him being a shirtless contributor from the crowd will be gold, IMO.EastCoastAgNc said:Why do we need Bert Kreischer on this https://t.co/5JAlNlt88b
— Shawn (@PalmerDesigns_) March 11, 2026
Vasgersian with Pence and Sabathia is great. Great PxP with two color guys (hitter + pitcher) is interesting and I think a good idea. Biggest challenge is going to be Pujols on the desk.
The bottom scroll on the WBC just said Hader is going to be on the IL to start the season with soreness. Is that referencing the soreness he already had at the start of camp or did he have a setback?
It really doesn't seem that difficult to play Paredes consistently.
Yordan plays LF twice a week, Paredes is the DH
Correa gets a day off every week, Paredes plays 3B
Walker gets a day off every week, Paredes plays 1B
Pena get a day off every couple of weeks, Correa plays SS and Parades plays 3B
Plus, it seems extremely unlikely that Yordan and Correa are not going to get hurt during the season, so that's probably 40 games total (20 missed each) for him at either DH or 3B.
Yordan plays LF twice a week, Paredes is the DH
Correa gets a day off every week, Paredes plays 3B
Walker gets a day off every week, Paredes plays 1B
Pena get a day off every couple of weeks, Correa plays SS and Parades plays 3B
Plus, it seems extremely unlikely that Yordan and Correa are not going to get hurt during the season, so that's probably 40 games total (20 missed each) for him at either DH or 3B.
The Machine!AustinCountyAg said:who is this Bert guy y'all talking bout?Buck Compton said:I don't mind Bert. He's a bit of a one trick pony but I got a chance to meet him a few weeks ago and he was super chill and less obnoxious off camera. That being said, him being a shirtless contributor from the crowd will be gold, IMO.EastCoastAgNc said:Why do we need Bert Kreischer on this https://t.co/5JAlNlt88b
— Shawn (@PalmerDesigns_) March 11, 2026
Vasgersian with Pence and Sabathia is great. Great PxP with two color guys (hitter + pitcher) is interesting and I think a good idea. Biggest challenge is going to be Pujols on the desk.
CharleyKerfeld said:
It really doesn't seem that difficult to play Paredes consistently.
Yordan plays LF twice a week, Paredes is the DH
Correa gets a day off every week, Paredes plays 3B
Walker gets a day off every week, Paredes plays 1B
Pena get a day off every couple of weeks, Correa plays SS and Parades plays 3B
Plus, it seems extremely unlikely that Yordan and Correa are not going to get hurt during the season, so that's probably 40 games total (20 missed each) for him at either DH or 3B.
You underestimate how difficult it's going to be to schedule those off days. Other things factor in (opposing pitcher, our pitcher, ball park, travel, day game after a night game, etc.)
No setback. Just behind on his ramp up.
Farmer1906 said:CharleyKerfeld said:
It really doesn't seem that difficult to play Paredes consistently.
Yordan plays LF twice a week, Paredes is the DH
Correa gets a day off every week, Paredes plays 3B
Walker gets a day off every week, Paredes plays 1B
Pena get a day off every couple of weeks, Correa plays SS and Parades plays 3B
Plus, it seems extremely unlikely that Yordan and Correa are not going to get hurt during the season, so that's probably 40 games total (20 missed each) for him at either DH or 3B.
You underestimate how difficult it's going to be to schedule those off days. Other things factor in (opposing pitcher, our pitcher, ball park, travel, day game after a night game, etc.)
Well, I'm assuming that's why we are paying Joe Espada millions of dollars a year for his schedule-making, because it sure isn't for his strategizing!
“I think what needs to change is the timing.”
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) March 12, 2026
New column:
A plan to make the WBC the greatest sports show on earth!
With an assist from the Olympics and a thumbs up from Tarik Skubal
https://t.co/voEwC10e56
Basically do pool play before the season, then do a tournament of 8 together with the all star break to make it a week long break
CharleyKerfeld said:Farmer1906 said:CharleyKerfeld said:
It really doesn't seem that difficult to play Paredes consistently.
Yordan plays LF twice a week, Paredes is the DH
Correa gets a day off every week, Paredes plays 3B
Walker gets a day off every week, Paredes plays 1B
Pena get a day off every couple of weeks, Correa plays SS and Parades plays 3B
Plus, it seems extremely unlikely that Yordan and Correa are not going to get hurt during the season, so that's probably 40 games total (20 missed each) for him at either DH or 3B.
You underestimate how difficult it's going to be to schedule those off days. Other things factor in (opposing pitcher, our pitcher, ball park, travel, day game after a night game, etc.)
Well, I'm assuming that's why we are paying Joe Espada millions of dollars a year for his schedule-making, because it sure isn't for his strategizing!
We could pay Joe a billion dollars, and it still doesn't make executing your schedule easy or likely.
In your scenario, the ceiling of games played is ~135 for Correa & Walker, ~149 for Pena, and ~122 for Paredes. This assumes Allen gets no time at SS or 3B. If you roll out this plan, you're going to piss off 5 guys right off the bat.
" Yordan plays LF twice a week" = ~54 games in LF, which damn near matches the most he's ever played OF (56 in '22 & 53 in '24). The org has already made it clear they want Yordan to DH more, not less, due to his health concerns.
What happens to the plan when it's Yordan's turn to play LF and we're at Yankee Stadium? No way we want him playing that LF. What happens when it's Walker's day to sit for Paredes, but Correa is feeling sore? What happens when Brown's game plan is to throw a bunch of sinkers and get ground balls in a start--Do we play out the strongest infield or continue the plan?
I am just trying to highlight how hard it can be in practice when it's very easy to just throw out on paper.
EastCoastAgNc said:“I think what needs to change is the timing.”
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) March 12, 2026
New column:
A plan to make the WBC the greatest sports show on earth!
With an assist from the Olympics and a thumbs up from Tarik Skubal
https://t.co/voEwC10e56
Basically do pool play before the season, then do a tournament of 8 together with the all star break to make it a week long break
There is no good time. This would cause issues too.
Farmer1906 said:CharleyKerfeld said:Farmer1906 said:CharleyKerfeld said:
It really doesn't seem that difficult to play Paredes consistently.
Yordan plays LF twice a week, Paredes is the DH
Correa gets a day off every week, Paredes plays 3B
Walker gets a day off every week, Paredes plays 1B
Pena get a day off every couple of weeks, Correa plays SS and Parades plays 3B
Plus, it seems extremely unlikely that Yordan and Correa are not going to get hurt during the season, so that's probably 40 games total (20 missed each) for him at either DH or 3B.
You underestimate how difficult it's going to be to schedule those off days. Other things factor in (opposing pitcher, our pitcher, ball park, travel, day game after a night game, etc.)
Well, I'm assuming that's why we are paying Joe Espada millions of dollars a year for his schedule-making, because it sure isn't for his strategizing!
We could pay Joe a billion dollars, and it still doesn't make executing your schedule easy or likely.
In your scenario, the ceiling of games played is ~135 for Correa & Walker, ~149 for Pena, and ~122 for Paredes. This assumes Allen gets no time at SS or 3B. If you roll out this plan, you're going to piss off 5 guys right off the bat.
" Yordan plays LF twice a week" = ~54 games in LF, which damn near matches the most he's ever played OF (56 in '22 & 53 in '24). The org has already made it clear they want Yordan to DH more, not less, due to his health concerns.
What happens to the plan when it's Yordan's turn to play LF and we're at Yankee Stadium? No way we want him playing that LF. What happens when it's Walker's day to sit for Paredes, but Correa is feeling sore? What happens when Brown's game plan is to throw a bunch of sinkers and get ground balls in a start--Do we play out the strongest infield or continue the plan?
I am just trying to highlight how hard it can be in practice when it's very easy to just throw out on paper.
Again, this is why they're the professionals being paid the money to make those decisions and I'm not. But I'm pretty sure if I had the time and resources they did, I could sort it out by using analytics and the data nerds to figure out what's best to make all of these scenarios add up.
At the end of the day, I think it's the injuries that will decide it more than anything. Every guy on that list except ironically for Walker missed time last year hurt. In my mindset, Yordan is like a Faberge egg at this point, incredibly valuable, but extremely breakable.
CharleyKerfeld said:Farmer1906 said:CharleyKerfeld said:Farmer1906 said:CharleyKerfeld said:
It really doesn't seem that difficult to play Paredes consistently.
Yordan plays LF twice a week, Paredes is the DH
Correa gets a day off every week, Paredes plays 3B
Walker gets a day off every week, Paredes plays 1B
Pena get a day off every couple of weeks, Correa plays SS and Parades plays 3B
Plus, it seems extremely unlikely that Yordan and Correa are not going to get hurt during the season, so that's probably 40 games total (20 missed each) for him at either DH or 3B.
You underestimate how difficult it's going to be to schedule those off days. Other things factor in (opposing pitcher, our pitcher, ball park, travel, day game after a night game, etc.)
Well, I'm assuming that's why we are paying Joe Espada millions of dollars a year for his schedule-making, because it sure isn't for his strategizing!
We could pay Joe a billion dollars, and it still doesn't make executing your schedule easy or likely.
In your scenario, the ceiling of games played is ~135 for Correa & Walker, ~149 for Pena, and ~122 for Paredes. This assumes Allen gets no time at SS or 3B. If you roll out this plan, you're going to piss off 5 guys right off the bat.
" Yordan plays LF twice a week" = ~54 games in LF, which damn near matches the most he's ever played OF (56 in '22 & 53 in '24). The org has already made it clear they want Yordan to DH more, not less, due to his health concerns.
What happens to the plan when it's Yordan's turn to play LF and we're at Yankee Stadium? No way we want him playing that LF. What happens when it's Walker's day to sit for Paredes, but Correa is feeling sore? What happens when Brown's game plan is to throw a bunch of sinkers and get ground balls in a start--Do we play out the strongest infield or continue the plan?
I am just trying to highlight how hard it can be in practice when it's very easy to just throw out on paper.
Again, this is why they're the professionals being paid the money to make those decisions and I'm not. But I'm pretty sure if I had the time and resources they did, I could sort it out by using analytics and the data nerds to figure out what's best to make all of these scenarios add up.
At the end of the day, I think it's the injuries that will decide it more than anything. Every guy on that list except ironically for Walker missed time last year hurt. In my mindset, Yordan is like a Faberge egg at this point, incredibly valuable, but extremely breakable.
I always thought of Yordan like a Lambo, incredible when it's working but unfortunately in the shop a lot.
Exactly 2 weeks away from the opener.
Soon.
Soon.
CharleyKerfeld said:Farmer1906 said:CharleyKerfeld said:Farmer1906 said:CharleyKerfeld said:
It really doesn't seem that difficult to play Paredes consistently.
Yordan plays LF twice a week, Paredes is the DH
Correa gets a day off every week, Paredes plays 3B
Walker gets a day off every week, Paredes plays 1B
Pena get a day off every couple of weeks, Correa plays SS and Parades plays 3B
Plus, it seems extremely unlikely that Yordan and Correa are not going to get hurt during the season, so that's probably 40 games total (20 missed each) for him at either DH or 3B.
You underestimate how difficult it's going to be to schedule those off days. Other things factor in (opposing pitcher, our pitcher, ball park, travel, day game after a night game, etc.)
Well, I'm assuming that's why we are paying Joe Espada millions of dollars a year for his schedule-making, because it sure isn't for his strategizing!
We could pay Joe a billion dollars, and it still doesn't make executing your schedule easy or likely.
In your scenario, the ceiling of games played is ~135 for Correa & Walker, ~149 for Pena, and ~122 for Paredes. This assumes Allen gets no time at SS or 3B. If you roll out this plan, you're going to piss off 5 guys right off the bat.
" Yordan plays LF twice a week" = ~54 games in LF, which damn near matches the most he's ever played OF (56 in '22 & 53 in '24). The org has already made it clear they want Yordan to DH more, not less, due to his health concerns.
What happens to the plan when it's Yordan's turn to play LF and we're at Yankee Stadium? No way we want him playing that LF. What happens when it's Walker's day to sit for Paredes, but Correa is feeling sore? What happens when Brown's game plan is to throw a bunch of sinkers and get ground balls in a start--Do we play out the strongest infield or continue the plan?
I am just trying to highlight how hard it can be in practice when it's very easy to just throw out on paper.
Again, this is why they're the professionals being paid the money to make those decisions and I'm not. But I'm pretty sure if I had the time and resources they did, I could sort it out by using analytics and the data nerds to figure out what's best to make all of these scenarios add up.
At the end of the day, I think it's the injuries that will decide it more than anything. Every guy on that list except ironically for Walker missed time last year hurt. In my mindset, Yordan is like a Faberge egg at this point, incredibly valuable, but extremely breakable.
I think it could be optimized to a point. Still, the reason so many have been adamant about a trade needing to happen is because the optimized way is still suboptimal to having a similar level player to Paredes as a left-handed outfielder.
You can "analytics" your way to a good spot, but that ignores the actual players. 5-10 year vets with pelts on the wall don't want to not know where they're going to play each day or how often. They also don't want to be capped at 130 games.
All I know is that in Joe's first season, he had to deal
With the Abreu situation, Tucker's mysterious broken shin, bullpen drama, and slew of other issues. And somehow we made the playoffs.
Last season, it was an absurd amount of injuries, yet until Yordan's second injury, we were very likely playoff bound again.
This season, he has to navigate having too many infielders and managing playing time, egos, etc. for that group.
Do you ever think he looks back at his time as bench coach and wishes he could roll out lineups like Hinch did?
With the Abreu situation, Tucker's mysterious broken shin, bullpen drama, and slew of other issues. And somehow we made the playoffs.
Last season, it was an absurd amount of injuries, yet until Yordan's second injury, we were very likely playoff bound again.
This season, he has to navigate having too many infielders and managing playing time, egos, etc. for that group.
Do you ever think he looks back at his time as bench coach and wishes he could roll out lineups like Hinch did?
EastCoastAgNc said:“I think what needs to change is the timing.”
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) March 12, 2026
New column:
A plan to make the WBC the greatest sports show on earth!
With an assist from the Olympics and a thumbs up from Tarik Skubal
https://t.co/voEwC10e56
Basically do pool play before the season, then do a tournament of 8 together with the all star break to make it a week long break
Just move it to November
Im looking for Ray Finkle.... and a clean pair of shorts. Im just a very big Finkle fan. This is my Graceland, sir.
Mr.Bond said:EastCoastAgNc said:“I think what needs to change is the timing.”
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) March 12, 2026
New column:
A plan to make the WBC the greatest sports show on earth!
With an assist from the Olympics and a thumbs up from Tarik Skubal
https://t.co/voEwC10e56
Basically do pool play before the season, then do a tournament of 8 together with the all star break to make it a week long break
Just move it to November
This is after 162 games plus the postseason. Most arms are going to be spent and injury risk will probably be at its highest. This would basically eliminate every free agent from the available pool of players.
I don't think there is a good time to do it. I think the preseason / ST time is the best of bad situations.
You would have a really, really hard time getting guys who are willing to play in it.
Vinnie Pasquantino about to unload one into the bleachers (2026, colorized) pic.twitter.com/bbJfvQusgS
— Ian Doran (@IanDoranNASP) March 12, 2026
I think WBC needs to be somewhere during the season. The way it currently is during spring training, makes it feel like spring training. The average baseball fan hasn't fully switched to baseball mode until the season starts.
Astros tonight vs. the Nationals: pic.twitter.com/yRRBz9e47y
— Matt Kawahara (@matthewkawahara) March 12, 2026
Farmer1906 said:Mr.Bond said:EastCoastAgNc said:“I think what needs to change is the timing.”
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) March 12, 2026
New column:
A plan to make the WBC the greatest sports show on earth!
With an assist from the Olympics and a thumbs up from Tarik Skubal
https://t.co/voEwC10e56
Basically do pool play before the season, then do a tournament of 8 together with the all star break to make it a week long break
Just move it to November
This is after 162 games plus the postseason. Most arms are going to be spent and injury risk will probably be at its highest. This would basically eliminate every free agent from the available pool of players.
I don't think there is a good time to do it. I think the preseason / ST time is the best of bad situations.
Make it all amateurs. Seriously. If you play pro ball at any level, in any country, you don't get to get yourself hurt.
Give the Chechian electricians a chance.
Hornbeck said:Farmer1906 said:Mr.Bond said:EastCoastAgNc said:“I think what needs to change is the timing.”
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) March 12, 2026
New column:
A plan to make the WBC the greatest sports show on earth!
With an assist from the Olympics and a thumbs up from Tarik Skubal
https://t.co/voEwC10e56
Basically do pool play before the season, then do a tournament of 8 together with the all star break to make it a week long break
Just move it to November
This is after 162 games plus the postseason. Most arms are going to be spent and injury risk will probably be at its highest. This would basically eliminate every free agent from the available pool of players.
I don't think there is a good time to do it. I think the preseason / ST time is the best of bad situations.
Make it all amateurs. Seriously. If you play pro ball at any level, in any country, you don't get to get yourself hurt.
Give the Chechian electricians a chance.
Sure… I'm sure it'll do great numbers on espn the ocho.
"You're not going to believe this. He killed 16 Czechoslovakians. He was an interior decorator!
-His House looked like ****
-His House looked like ****
One the best episodes of TV ever
Ag_07 said:Onethe best episodesof TV ever
FIFY
Why doesn’t Ireland have a baseball team?
— Jordan Moore (@iJordanMoore) March 12, 2026
Italy just grabbed a bunch of guys from Jersey and called it a national roster.
Ireland could walk through Southie in Boston on a Saturday and field a full lineup by noon.
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