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dabynsky said:
Frankly the K issue isn't going away with the prospects. Baez, Bryant, Rizzo, Alcantara and Castro are going to strike out a fair bit. I wouldn't be shocked to see more stretches like this in the next couple of years. Soler might be the best in terms of command of the strike zone as a hitter.
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Even Soler strikes out quite a bit. High teens, low twenties at pretty much every level
 
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Captain Obvious said:
Even Soler strikes out quite a bit. High teens, low twenties at pretty much every level
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Right I believe the Arizona Diamondbacks from about 5 years ago hold the team record for Ks in a season. Wouldn't be shocked if the Cubs challenged that mark soon. Also wouldn't be shocked if the offense was above average despite that fact.
 

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Right I believe the Arizona Diamondbacks from about 5 years ago hold the team record for Ks in a season. Wouldn't be shocked if the Cubs challenged that mark soon. Also wouldn't be shocked if the offense was above average despite that fact.
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2010 DBacks and 2013 Astros are the top 2. With just over 1,500 per season. I can definitely see that happening.
 

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The 2010 dbacks were above average but below 70 wins. Pitching and defense need to be there
 

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1st and 2nd, nobody out. Three straight outs. Shocking.
 

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theberserkfury said:
Yay Baez took his first walk...
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And scored because of it. See why I think crap like this matters? I can understand why some would think I'm being too academic about stuff but crap like this does matter. Often people are far too worried about how many RBI's a guy has or how many HRs he hits when stuff like walks and advancing extra bases on a hit are what truly win games.
 

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beckdawg said:
And scored because of it. See why I think crap like this matters? I can understand why some would think I'm being too academic about stuff but crap like this does matter. Often people are far too worried about how many RBI's a guy has or how many HRs he hits when stuff like walks and advancing extra bases on a hit are what truly win games.
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I can't speak for others, but it's not that I think that walks don't matter... in fact, I think I value them reasonably appropriately. I just wasn't convinced that Baez was never going to take a walk in his MLB career...

I'm being facetious (I know you didn't say that he's never going to take a walk), but my point is that it's way too early to freak out about any of his results. Give him some time to settle in and make adjustments... I mean, isn't that explicitly the reason Hoyer said that he got promoted now? That he needs more time to adjust than some others?

I think all of us should be expecting pretty significant struggles and failures at this point in his very, very young career... like I said, if he's not showing significant improvements all around by like mid-next season, I'll start getting really concerned about his future as a major leaguer... until then, I'm gonna just try to enjoy his hopeful growth and occasional flashes of brilliance...
 

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Why can one enjoy succeses and not criticize failures??? Makes no sense
 

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Arrieta's curve is filthy.

Pretty good outing so far...

5 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 B, 8 K on 76 pitches.
 

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7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 9 K on 98 pitches.

Yep, I've got a little mancrush on Arrieta.
 

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7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 9 K on 98 pitches.

Yep, I've got a little mancrush on Arrieta.
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Never been so happy to be utterly and totally wrong on him. I mean, I liked him as a trade piece for Feldman but I thought his start was unsustainable. Though, with his HR/FB at 4.7% it seems still some what lucky.
 

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To be good ya gotta crush the bad teams :clap:
 
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