2024 MLB in-season thread

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I did get a chance to see Yamamoto pitch yesterday. At first blush, you see 5 innings, 0 runs allowed, 8 strikeouts. Great outing right? Let's dig a little deeper.

It was 46 degrees with the wind blowing in at 8 mph. These were great pitching conditions. On top of that, there was at least 2 full innings of intense shadows at Wrigley. This was like a horse who ran a big speed figure but was aided by a strong track bias. It was a perfect trip. Yamamoto had 47 pitches thru his first 2 innings and had to work out of a bases loaded jam in the 1st. It's early but in 2 of his first 3 starts he's struggled in the first inning (keep that in mind for YRFI bets). His stuff is exceptional; not questioning that. I'm really curious to see how he pitches in Coors. His pitches have so much movement, it could be a day of reckoning when he pitches at 1 mile above sea level.
 
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McKenzie makes start number 2 of the season. I'm a big fan of McKenzie but didn't like what I saw in his comeback start in Seattle. I don't think you could draw up worse conditions for an MLB game:

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Blanco makes first start after throwing a no hitter in his first start of the season, and only 8th career start. Have to wonder if he's really geeked up tonight; Texas did face him last year. Blanco is a severe flyball pitcher and that might not work well vs a lineup like the Rangers.
 
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Blanco makes first start after throwing a no hitter in his first start of the season, and only 8th career start. Have to wonder if he's really geeked up tonight; Texas did face him last year. Blanco is a severe flyball pitcher and that might not work well vs a lineup like the Rangers.
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I played Tex TT Over 4.5, didn't work out
 
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Halos Washington is supposedly a great baseball mind yet has Rendon continually at lead off and their 2nd best hitter O'Hoppe batting seventh.

Washington is giving Rendon every shot but he's not the same player he was in Washington. Obvious looking at his swing, put Rengifo at lead off and DFA Rendon.
 
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Heim said:
Halos Washington is supposedly a great baseball mind yet has Rendon continually at lead off and their 2nd best hitter O'Hoppe batting seventh.

Washington is giving Rendon every shot but he's not the same player he was in Washington. Obvious looking at his swing, put Rengifo at lead off and DFA Rendon.
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they don't want to put too much pressure on ohoope..... he is young...as the season moves forward they will move him up


rendon not been getting at bats anymore ...could be hurt still. .going on 4 years
 
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The Halos first baseman Schaneul had a opportunity to break the all time consecutive on base record to start a career. However, MLB went back 4 games and changed a hit in Baltimore to a error this ending the streak at 30.

I've never heard of that before. I know next day they will change a official scorers error to a hit or vic-versa.

Made me wonder why they didn't go back and give Galarraga a perfect game with obvious missed call at first base.
 
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I don't understand why someone felt the need to go back 4 days to determine if they should change the scoring from a hit to an error, yet another reason why MLB doesn't get it
 
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Heim said:
The Halos first baseman Schaneul had a opportunity to break the all time consecutive on base record to start a career. However, MLB went back 4 games and changed a hit in Baltimore to a error this ending the streak at 30.

I've never heard of that before. I know next day they will change a official scorers error to a hit or vic-versa.

Made me wonder why they didn't go back and give Galarraga a perfect game with obvious missed call at first base.
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this is the wagering era, mlb as well as all sports have embraced it, serious cash is at stake including player props so have some integrity ...
 
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Anybody have a website that logs (relief) staff pitch count, like the old Baseball Press site used to?
 
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Trevor Story, who has become one of the more injured players in MLB, now listed as "out 6 months". Isn't today April 9? Wouldn't it be more accurate to say out the rest of the regular season?
 
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I made two player props, Ozzie Albies Over 1.5 total bases and Marcell Ozuna Over 1.5 total bases, both players have great career numbers against Quintana, both players have also gotten off to good starts to the season, Albies is hitting .310 and Ozuna .318
 
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Heim said:
What did he say about metrics and the relationship to injuries? Curious.
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Analytics departments push pitchers to go 100% all out on every pitch. And when they get hurt? Throw them to the side and do the same thing to the next guy, Pitchers=commodities
 
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Analytics departments push pitchers to go 100% all out on every pitch. And when they get hurt? Throw them to the side and do the same thing to the next guy, Pitchers=commodities
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Don't disagree....Strasburg was the perfect example. He retired officially the other day.
 
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kane said:
I made two player props, Ozzie Albies Over 1.5 total bases and Marcell Ozuna Over 1.5 total bases, both players have great career numbers against Quintana, both players have also gotten off to good starts to the season, Albies is hitting .310 and Ozuna .318
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Albies and Ozuna kill (OJ?) Quintana. I went second derivative on this. Quintana under 4 1/2 strikeouts as I don't expect him to pitch deep into the game.
 
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I did get a chance to see Yamamoto pitch yesterday. At first blush, you see 5 innings, 0 runs allowed, 8 strikeouts. Great outing right? Let's dig a little deeper.

It was 46 degrees with the wind blowing in at 8 mph. These were great pitching conditions. On top of that, there was at least 2 full innings of intense shadows at Wrigley. This was like a horse who ran a big speed figure but was aided by a strong track bias. It was a perfect trip. Yamamoto had 47 pitches thru his first 2 innings and had to work out of a bases loaded jam in the 1st. It's early but in 2 of his first 3 starts he's struggled in the first inning (keep that in mind for YRFI bets). His stuff is exceptional; not questioning that. I'm really curious to see how he pitches in Coors. His pitches have so much movement, it could be a day of reckoning when he pitches at 1 mile above sea level.
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Yamamoto is making his first start since that dressed up effort last weekend. The outing wasn't as good as it looked on paper because the conditions were so favorable.

Now he's facing San Diego for the second time, and they got to him pretty good in South Korea.

Yamamoto Over 4 1/2 hits allowed
 
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Yamamoto is making his first start since that dressed up effort last weekend. The outing wasn't as good as it looked on paper because the conditions were so favorable.

Now he's facing San Diego for the second time, and they got to him pretty good in South Korea.

Yamamoto Over 4 1/2 hits allowed
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Tough beat as Yamamoto only gave up 4 hits pitching only 5 innings. Did give up 3 runs. The Cubs got the better Japanese pitcher
 
kane

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Heim said:
Halo Reid Detmers for Cy Young?

Too bad he's on a bad team.
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Unlike the MVP award which always goes to a player on a winning team, the CY award typically goes to the best pitcher regardless of how good/bad his team is, if the Angels are bad and Detmers is great he'll have a chance
 
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Heim, Trout in another high stress situation with tying & go ahead runs on 2nd & 3rd with 2 outs. Boston doesn’t walk him to load the bases & Jansen strikes him out to end the game.
 
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