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Blue Jays GDT: 2023 v10 | Wed, Sept 6 | @ Oak | 330pm ET/12:30pm PT | Ryu vs Sears

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canucksfan said:
Dumb decision. Whit/KK need to be sitting.
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I feel dumb but where exactly does Jamie report that? Because I don’t think the analytics are pointing to benching Davis.

Lot of people complaining about analytics in that thread but ROS projections currently have Davis as the 5th best (and Horwitz as the 6th best) hitter(s) on the team…
 
Eyedea said:
I feel dumb but where exactly does Jamie report that? Because I don’t think the analytics are pointing to benching Davis.

Lot of people complaining about analytics in that thread but ROS projections currently have Davis as the 5th best (and Horwitz as the 6th best) hitter(s) on the team…
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Before the video begins Jamie said they were told the reason Davis wasn't in the lineup was due to matchups.
 
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Eyedea said:
I feel dumb but where exactly does Jamie report that? Because I don’t think the analytics are pointing to benching Davis.

Lot of people complaining about analytics in that thread but ROS projections currently have Davis as the 5th best (and Horwitz as the 6th best) hitter(s) on the team…
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He doesn't say anything about it in that clip, and having watched it live, I'm 95% sure just before that clip he suggested analytics as a potential reason Schneider may have been on the bench. I'm pretty sure he wasn't actually reporting anything.

Edit: I guess I'm... half wrong? Campbell: "The word from Oakland was that it had to do with matchups".
 
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Before the video begins Jamie said they were told the reason Davis wasn't in the lineup was due to matchups.
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Whit and Biggio are two notable examples on the team that struggle against power pitchers so not sure if that idea plays still. I don’t know the reasoning behind keeping him on the bench but I imagine it’s something like giving Whit a starter’s load and getting Biggio in for lefty/righty + defence. Still wild they can’t find a spot for Davis.
 
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Eyedea said:
I feel dumb but where exactly does Jamie report that? Because I don’t think the analytics are pointing to benching Davis.

Lot of people complaining about analytics in that thread but ROS projections currently have Davis as the 5th best (and Horwitz as the 6th best) hitter(s) on the team…
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Using analytics to disprove that Davis is the Jays hottest hitter right now with his .390 batting average with at least one hit in 9 games previous to today is laughable. It affirms what people are saying that you shouldn’t use only analytics to determine your lineup.
 
CabanaBoy5 said:
Using analytics to disprove that Davis is the Jays hottest hitter right now with his .390 batting average with at least one hit in 9 games previous to today is laughable. It affirms what people are saying that you shouldn’t use only analytics to determine your lineup.
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Projections don't tell you who the hottest hitter is.
 
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I'm hoping more of Merrifield's playing time goes to Schneider going forward. That would have definitely made them better tonight and I agree it probably should have happened with the way Merrifield has been hitting lately.

The weird part is the other option people would have pushed for before the game would have been Biggio, and considering the game he had today, the team almost definitely loses that one if you swap Schneider in for Biggio.
 
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Eyedea said:
Whit and Biggio are two notable examples on the team that struggle against power pitchers so not sure if that idea plays still. I don’t know the reasoning behind keeping him on the bench but I imagine it’s something like giving Whit a starter’s load and getting Biggio in for lefty/righty + defence. Still wild they can’t find a spot for Davis.
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They should definitely find a spot for Davis in the lineup until he cools down. When a hitter is on a heater keep putting his name in the lineup card. Every game is almost a must win at this point so you got go with who is delivering.
 
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CabanaBoy5 said:
Using analytics to disprove that Davis is the Jays hottest hitter right now with his .390 batting average with at least one hit in 9 games previous to today is laughable. It affirms what people are saying that you shouldn’t use only analytics to determine your lineup.
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Is that what you got from my post? Because even the projections suggest he should be starting every day.

My point is that the analytics don’t say to bench Davis.
 
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Discoverer said:
I'm hoping more of Merrifield's playing time goes to Schneider going forward. That would have definitely made them better tonight and I agree it probably should have happened with the way Merrifield has been hitting lately.

The weird part is the other option people would have pushed for before the game would have been Biggio, and considering the game he had today, the team almost definitely loses that one if you swap Schneider in for Biggio.
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Biggio gets unnecessary criticism. He had an awful start to the year but he's done very well since. Whit has struggled recently and doesn't add much in terms of OBP or power. Schneider is a big improvement over Whit in terms of power that is something the Jays have struggled with this year.
 
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