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[Sanjuro]

Fuck that Jays logo.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Enron's/Darkside's car?

 

[CygnusXS]

I'm going to try and watch more Twins games this year after having a blast at a game last summer.

Any Twins fans in here? What channels are games typically broadcast on? FSN? Any local/OTA channels?

There's at least one other Twins fan here. Stick around!

 

[Sanjuro]

There's at least one other Twins fan here. Stick around!

There is that piece of shit Torii Hunter fanatic, Lambtron.

 

[CygnusXS]

Footage of Touki Toussaint throwing today. All of his stuff moves so, so much.

 

[MultiJhonny]

Greinke making ST look like child's play

 

[BFIB]

There's at least one other Twins fan here. Stick around!

Where is Lambton? Did he ever get that Torii autograph?

 

[sf2fanatic]

CC isn't going to the bullpen. He's owed $50 million over the next two seasons. And setting up who? He'd be a loogy at best if by some miracle he ended up in the bp.

As for Kap, he hasn't pitched much since signing, but his fastball velocity has seen an uptick from 88-92 at UCLA to 92-96 since he signed and he maintained that in ST.

He got sent to minor league camp about a week ago should start the season in High A. If everything goes well, he'll get a call-up towards the end of the season. He's our best pitching prospect.

Thanks for the updates. I drafted James in my second round of my keeper league. I was thinking he might be a steal in the future

 

[bebop242]

Enron's/Darkside's car?

Wonder why the Cubs one is half removed?

 

[zroid]

Buck Martinez telling us that "the analytics" show why Marco Estrada is good


ok Buck :lol

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Fuck that Jays logo.

Always hated that logo.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Chone Figgins, 38, has announced his retirement. Figgins had not played in the Majors since 2014, appearing in 38 games with the Dodgers after sitting out all of 2013. He signed a one-day contract with the Angels.

 

[rando14]

Chone Figgins

 

[Jeff6851]

It's nice to see Verlander and Greene doing well. I hope V Mart is ready for Opening Day because Detroit isn't going far without him playing well.

 

[RBH]

 

[zroid]

It's nice to see Verlander and Greene doing well. I hope V Mart is ready for Opening Day because Detroit isn't going far without him playing well.

you mean the MVP? He'll be fine

 

[Mr. Enigma]

you mean the MVP? He'll be fine

 

[Windu]

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/p...rows-as-new-technology-expands-whats-possible

Jason Sherwin was a research professor of visual neuroscience at the State University of New York after holding appointments as a postdoctoral research scientist at Columbia and at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. He's the co-founder of a company called deCervo, which has already worked with seven major league organizations. His objective: to see what the brain is doing when a batter is responding to a pitch.

He and co-founder Jordan Muraskin developed an EEG headset that monitors brain activity as players use an app on their phones or computer -- similar to a video game -- to simulate hitting a pitch. (The simulator uses actual PITCHf/x data, so you can, say, replicate the speed and movement of Clayton Kershaw's curveball). They then capture the player's neural and behavioral metrics of pitch and strike recognition. For instance, Sherwin showed an example player's Neural Decision time (a neural metric) being 31 feet from release and Physical Decision time (a behavioral metric) being at 38 feet.

But here's the key: In their study of college, minor league and major league players they've worked with, those with better response times performed better at the plate, producing higher on-base percentages. While Sherwin envisions his tool as a training device for hitters -- you're facing Kershaw tonight, instead of just reading a boring scouting report or watching video you'll be able to practice "hitting his pitches" -- it also presents a way to evaluate hitters. "It's got scouting potential, 100 percent. How well does he recognize the slider? This can measure that. ... That's something we're seeing teams want it for."

Imagine the potential implications. A team is scouting a player with great athletic ability, tremendous bat speed and a picture-perfect swing. The deCervo Baseball Profile determines the kid has poor pitch recognition on breaking balls. Do you still draft him? Scouts can evaluate a player's physical skills; they can attempt to evaluate his mental makeup; in the future, teams will have a way to evaluate the brain itself.

"We're looking at what happens to the point when the players make that decision," Sherwin said. "We'll view cognitive measurement and accurate cognitive measurement as something we couldn't believe we lived without for the last 100 years. We've focused on the physical aspect. That's going to be the huge impact in the future value-wise."

cool stuff. Unfortunately, John Sickles is probably right. Going forward, the advanced analytics will not be public.

The sabermetric breakthrough of the last 30 years was driven, at least at first, by outsiders, people like Bill James and Craig Wright finding new ways to understand and analyze information that was, for the most part, publicly available. Eventually many of these outsiders became insiders as more and more teams adopted sabermetric concepts. Every team uses this type of research now, with some clubs having quite large research departments.

But it seems that the newest frontiers involve data that is not publicly available and likely never will be. Certainly nothing like a brainscan will ever show up in a boxscore or a TV broadcast. Baseball has certainly benefited from the insights of "informed outsiders." But I wonder if that era is coming to an end?

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2016...t=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

 

[CygnusXS]

Wei-Yin Chen is the Opening Day starter for the Marlins. Jose Fernandez is being put on a schedule that should only let him get 28 or 29 starts this year.

They aren't competing.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

WBC qualifier finals will be on MLB Network tonight. Panama vs. Colombia and Mexico vs. Nicaragua

 

[Dominican Power]

Wei-Yin Chen is the Opening Day starter for the Marlins. Jose Fernandez is being put on a schedule that should only let him get 28 or 29 starts this year.

They aren't competing.

What's the point of saving Jose Fernandez if you're not going to pony up the money that he's gonna ask for? It makes no fucking sense. I'm milking him for all he's worth while paying him peanuts.

 

[zroid]

WBC qualifier finals will be on MLB Network tonight. Panama vs. Colombia and Mexico vs. Nicaragua

ah, cool

 

[CygnusXS]

What's the point of saving Jose Fernandez if you're not going to pony up the money that he's gonna ask for? It makes no fucking sense. I'm milking him for all he's worth while paying him peanuts.

The article on it says Boras was involved in the decision-making process, so he probably pushed them for it.

 

[Dominican Power]

The article on it says Boras was involved in the decision-making process, so he probably pushed them for it.

So? Scott Boras doesn't own the rights to Jose Fernandez. He's not the one that paid money to develop him.

 

[sf2fanatic]

That's cool of the Angels to sign Figgins and let him retire as an Angel.

 

[CygnusXS]

So? Scott Boras doesn't own the rights to Jose Fernandez. He's not the one that paid money to develop him.

Oh I agree with you. I'm just saying the Marlins let him basically call the shots there. I'm not sure why.

 

[detectiveconan1]

Wei-Yin Chen is the Opening Day starter for the Marlins. Jose Fernandez is being put on a schedule that should only let him get 28 or 29 starts this year.

They aren't competing.

Hey that's not true! The Marlins will be competing

Spoiler

for 3rd place in the NL East.

As for Jose, I'm pretty sure the Marlins are going to find ways to limit his first half action and "save" him for a second half playoff run. I don't really see the reasoning behind it and to be honest it's another "fuck you" to the fans who wanted to see Jose on opening day.

So? Scott Boras doesn't own the rights to Jose Fernandez. He's not the one that paid money to develop him.

I agree that Boras shouldn't have any say in how the Marlins manage Jose. For what it's worth, it was reported that the Marlins originally told Boras he would not be involved in any innings limit decisions. It was Fernandez who insisted that Boras be a part of the decision.

 

[Alex Stroud]

Fernandez is smart, he doesn't want his elbow to become ribbons again before his payday, that's why he's more than happy giving Boras clout to use against the team. Miami is stupid for listening, but they have two more World Series than my team, so what do I know.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

I don't know how I just realized that Red Sox legend Wade Miley is on the Mariners now

Tuned into this recorded game against the Indians from yesterday on MLBN and I see that he's down 3-0 after 5 innings. Sounds about right

 

[Rivitur]

Fister for lit up all spring training. Not looking good for a consistent 5th on the stros rotation.

 

[jello44]

Fister for lit up all spring training. Not looking good for a consistent 5th on the stros rotation.

Meanwhile Wandy is looking decent.

Giles hasn't been too hot in ST either.

 

[Rivitur]

Meanwhile Wandy is looking decent.

Giles hasn't been too hot in ST either.

Hey I'd take a 3.5-4 ERA Wandy as a 5th as long as his curve doesn't flatten out.

 

[Lambtron]

There is that piece of shit Torii Hunter fanatic, Lambtron.

Love you too, friend.

Where is Lambton? Did he ever get that Torii autograph?

Legitimately deciding if I should go to his Twins hall of fame enshrinement ceremony and boo the entire time. Fuck that guy forever.

I'm going to try and watch more Twins games this year after having a blast at a game last summer.

Any Twins fans in here? What channels are games typically broadcast on? FSN? Any local/OTA channels?

No OTA games (except the handful that end up on Fox Saturday Baseball), all on FSN. The announcers are fucking putrid so mute them or listen to the radio guys, who are pretty decent.

Anyway, I'm just praying that our 270 lb. right fielder doesn't blow out a knee in spring training while admiring Park's dingers. I'll be more active once real baseball starts.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Mexico and Colombia advance to the Classic. Colombia's first trip there

 

[Beckx]

The Searage magic in full effect with Juan Nicasio.

 

[GK86]

Mexico and Colombia advance to the Classic. Colombia's first trip there

Colombia making me proud.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Colombia making me proud.

our boy Dilson with the game winner!

 

[Purple Cheeto]

I had heard Chicago was hard up for leaders, but this is ridiculous.

 

[zroid]

I had heard Chicago was hard up for leaders, but this is ridiculous.

this reads like he's trolling the media

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

at this point the kid should be named bench coach and take over for Ventura once he gets fired later in the season.

 

[CygnusXS]

.

 

[BFIB]

Drake must have watched Little Big League over and over again to learn how to handle the clubhouse.

 

[zroid]

This seems relevant

 

[Windu]

.

raising money for a millionaire....ok

This seems relevant

mustard and ketchup on a hotdog? blasphemy

 

[The Elite]

Drake hanging around a sports team like he belongs there.

Same old story.

 

[Sanjuro]

This seems relevant

Fuck Canada.

 

[Rivitur]

You anti ketchup people make me sick.

Also I'm going to start a go fund me for when I transfer to a university. It should go swimmingly right?

Drake hanging around a sports team like he belongs there.

Same old story.

Yo!

 

[CosmicQueso]

You anti ketchup people make me sick

What are you, Canadian?

 

[Rivitur]

What are you, Canadian?

I'm from Texas the land of free condiments and land of put whatever else you can find to moisten up your brisket

 

[zroid]

This is sort of interesting. On the process by which the Blue Jays are determining whether Aaron Sanchez should start this year:

Everybody with a role in the Sanchez decision says it will come down to what’s best for the team. President Mark Shapiro says objective data will form part of that rationale, but let’s face it, given the complex dynamics at play here, determining what’s best for the team is ultimately subjective.

Shapiro, however, says he tries to make it as objective as possible, in part by consulting a score of staffers. Faced with these kinds of decisions, he and Atkins solicit opinions by email, which, he says, helps keeps emotion to a minimum, makes staff feel their views are valued and gives those atop the hierarchy the best input possible.

“Some of the best ideas come from some of the most junior people,” Shapiro says. “So want to make sure we foster the creativity, we foster the inclusiveness of our culture. And so we send out a questionnaire to 20 people and get all of their feedback – all the staff, all the uniformed staff, all the people that work in our baseball operations department, some of our key scouts. We’ll factor all of that information in, we’ll frame the decision and then we’ll get a much smaller group of people in the room to kind of make the decision in the end.”