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allmanbro replied to the thread In the minors, a major change as the Atlantic League plans to move the mound back a foot.I don't really like the double hook rule, but it might mean fewer mid-inning pitching changes, which would be OK by me - probably not... -
allmanbro replied to the thread In the minors, a major change as the Atlantic League plans to move the mound back a foot.A couple lines of thinking might connect this to HR specifically: by cutting down on Ks, hitters might feel less like they have to go...
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allmanbro replied to the thread Maybe the Red Sox are good?.Going in, I figured this was an 82-85 win team. They are already 3 games ahead of that pace. Those wins in the bank, so even if they...
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allmanbro replied to the thread Following Former Red Sox 2021 Edition.I'm sure the standards of loving the game are very different: it's one thing to watch and read about it obsessively as a fan, it's...
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allmanbro replied to the thread Following Former Red Sox 2021 Edition.Ya, I think you are right that that was the intended meaning - not the clearest way of saying that. And agreed, that would have made...
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allmanbro replied to the thread Following Former Red Sox 2021 Edition.The first two sentences in that quote seem to contradict one another - the way a lot of discussions of this do, ultimately saying...
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allmanbro replied to the thread The 14th Almost Annual Tommy John Surgery Contest.Corbin Burnes
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allmanbro replied to the thread Benintendi to Royals for Franchy Cordero, Mets RHP prospect Josh Winckowski, and 3 PTBNLs.Ya, in one of those threads, I suggested cutting the controllable years down (maybe to 4) and massively increasing the MLB minimum. I...
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allmanbro replied to the thread Benintendi to Royals for Franchy Cordero, Mets RHP prospect Josh Winckowski, and 3 PTBNLs.Well, if you change the incentives in the game, you make certain skillsets more valuable, which will then change the free agent market...
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allmanbro replied to the thread Spring Training 2021.This is a great post and explanation. It really bothered me recently when the usually so great Joe Posnanski also trotted out the same...
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allmanbro replied to the thread MLB to Test Larger Bases, Defensive Positioning Restrictions in Minors in 2021.So would moving back the strike plane: hitters can step back in the box and wait until the ball gets the the shoulder of the plate...
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allmanbro replied to the thread MLB to Test Larger Bases, Defensive Positioning Restrictions in Minors in 2021.Interesting that he calls them optical illusions - really it seems like the lesson is that actually sticking to the 3d zone gives...
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allmanbro replied to the thread MLB to Test Larger Bases, Defensive Positioning Restrictions in Minors in 2021.Especially because they are putting the plane at the front of the plate. We should have the pitchfx data to tell us how many pitches...
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allmanbro replied to the thread MLB to Test Larger Bases, Defensive Positioning Restrictions in Minors in 2021.Ya, it will be interesting to see. Either way, hopefully the deadened ball will make a difference. That's by far this biggest issue.
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allmanbro replied to the thread MLB to Test Larger Bases, Defensive Positioning Restrictions in Minors in 2021.A bunt against the shift has a single as the best-case outcome, and is not trivial to pull off. A hard line drive into a shiftless RF...