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So is it fair to say Baez is a bust at this point?
At 22? Absolutely not but he does need time in AAA. Maybe all year.
So is it fair to say Baez is a bust at this point?
Not sure they every do that. Keep in mind how resistant they've been to any sort of replay.
No.So is it fair to say Baez is a bust at this point?
At 22? Absolutely not but he does need time in AAA. Maybe all year.
Strike calls could just be the pitcher himself..
Time will make it happen. It only makes sense.
It *could* be using pitch f/x to measure out side the zone strikes that are called for strikes. That would make a lot more sense to me.
Meanwhile, they continue to put Castro at SS every day.
I'm not sure it makes sense though. I mean I totally get your argument and may even side with it to an extent. But at some point you have to draw a line on what machines do vs officiating. For example, at what point do you stop in basketball? Do you have computers calling fouls? I'd argue that fouls are just as subjective as balls/strikes. If anything I could see the easiest solution just being the ability to review balls/strikes keeping in mind the limit to uses. Honestly how many times a game do you have questionable calls?
Strike calls could just be the pitcher himself..
Having to catch Jackson and Wood last year doesn't help that cause for Castillo...
Im not saying certain catchers aren't exceptional at it..
heck my daughter was pretty good at it when she played in HS and travel ball...
I just would like to know how or what they use to determine one is that much better then another..
Is it more by what one sees, by reputation, or is there something being used to determine if a catcher framing or not...
Definitely disagree with this... computers seem to already be very capable of accurately telling when a pitch passes through the strike zone. Doesn't seem like there's anything subjective about where the ball is when it crosses the plate and you're also just tracking one object in space.
Calling fouls involves making judgments of two moving bodies and the amount of contact they are or are not making as well as their positioning on the floor. Not sure how a computer's going to be able to make a reliable determination there very easily.
Unless maybe I'm missing something... which I am more than capable of doing...
8 hr's already this spring trainning. I can't wait for this kid to get to Wrigley! :woot::cubs:Bryant's was a BOMB.
I dont want to think that either but he still looks lost at the plate. If he does make it, he will at best be another Mark Reynolds. Which I could be ok with I guess.
8 hr's already this spring trainning. I can't wait for this kid to get to Wrigley! :woot::cubs:
Oh, it's only 12? Thought is was like 20 something. I think he will be fine with it. I mean it's only the first two weeks of the season.Gotta wait 12 MLB games and then he'll be up. While I know this is the right move, I just hope that Bryant doesn't hold a grudge against the Cubs for doing it this way.
I dont want to think that either but he still looks lost at the plate. If he does make it, he will at best be another Mark Reynolds. Which I could be ok with I guess.
Oh, it's only 12? Thought is was like 20 something. I think he will be fine with it. I mean it's only the first two weeks of the season.
Maybe I wasn't clear. I meant a ref in basketball's decision making was as subjective as an umpire's ability to call ball/strikes. I didn't mean that computers can do one as well as the other. Basically the point I was trying to make is that there's always going to be some subjective nature to the game unless you literally replay every play to make sure it is called right.
The technology is almost certainly good enough to call ball's and strikes but to be honest I can't imagine why anyone would really want that. Regardless you're still going to have to have a guy keeping track of the count and lord knows how they would implement that. At best case it's as fast and at worst case you're adding several seconds to every pitch in a sport where they are trying to speed up the game. I'd agree more with the idea if missing calls was something that happened quite often or for that matter even really mattered. For example, if an ump blows a 0-0 count call it doesn't really have that much impact on the game. It's a minor disadvantage. What people care about is that missed strike 3 call that leads to a big inning. That's why I think it makes more sense to use it as a review type thing where you use it on important plays that may have been a mistake.
There's also the arguably misguided feeling many people have that part of the charm of the game is it's flaws. Something that connects todays game with the game from the early 1900's.
I got my fingers crossed. Hope the kid can turn it around.He is 22. The average age of a rookie in MLB is over 24. He could very well bust, but under 300 at bats at the majors isnt going to tell us that.
Im pretty sure its only 9 games, but 12 days. He would be eligible to play a friday home game 12 days in.