TheBeastCoast
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The Twins aren't in a wildcard spot. They are leading their division which just so happens to be an absolutely awful division. But winning it gets them a higher seeded playoff spot then any of the wildcards.
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Well that sounds completely made up. I don't think you'll find more than a couple people who agree with that. He's looked roughly the same over the last couple years.
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I know the purpose of sending Manoah to DoonDin was to keep him away from the media wretches, but has there been any update?
Eyedea
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And in the post-mvp finalist offseason he went on another weight loss journey. Don’t think that magically improved his numbers.
There's a lot more to it than the media. They were keeping him out of game action for a bit, so the only thing that made sense was to send him where all of their best facilities are.
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Again tell me that David Ortiz was bad at baseball because of his weight. He was bigger than Vladdy l, also Vladdy is an amazing first baseman. Weight isn't an issue with him, it's him trying to do too much and not being as selective at the plate.
It's easier to forget but Vladdy is just 24.
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Eyedea
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Acuna had a similar blip last year. He was still hitting the ball fairly hard, but power numbers were drastically down as he seemed to continually hit over the top of the ball. Vladdy's still topping balls at a high rate but far less than his norm in other seasons. His LA has dropped a bit more during this recent stretch but it's still close to his 2021 numbers. Pretty much all the expected stats suggest he should be in that upper percentile offensively. As frustrating as it looks, he's probably unwavering from the approach (whether personal and/or organizational belief) because the results should be there but have not yet.
Eyedea
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This is probably one of the worst looking lineups we've thrown out there this season, going up against an elite (albeit struggling) pitcher. Someone's slump busting today.
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I don't buy the Vladdy is fat argument. He looks the same if not a bit trimmer than in years past. also he looks quicker on the bases.
He might be dealing with a nagging injury that's not enough to keep him out of the lineup but enough to mess with his mechanics.
Also team really should look to bring in a new hitting coach. they have to try something at this point.
He might be dealing with a nagging injury that's not enough to keep him out of the lineup but enough to mess with his mechanics.
Also team really should look to bring in a new hitting coach. they have to try something at this point.
Eyedea
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It's almost certainly the wrist issue from the Pittsburgh series. 7 homeruns, 7 doubles, .212 ISO prior vs. 2 homeruns, 8 doubles, .095 ISO post.
Patmac40
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The Nemesis
Semper Tyrannus
Babe Ruth
Mo Vaughn
both Fielders
CC Sabathia
David Wells
Bartolo Colon
Pablo Sandoval
there's probably more I can't think of at the moment.
Does being heavy/fat potentially reduce your career longevity, yeah probably. But especially early in your career it doesn't necessarily have to have any impact on your performance level. Vladdy's going to have to keep his weight under control to make sure he doesn't break down into his early 30s, but he's also not at the size that some of those guys were so it wouldn't likely be as pronounced a decline. But for right now it definitely seems like there's other things in play causing his struggles besides "lololol, he's fat"
It's the same lazy analysis with Kirk and Manoah too. "eat a salad, bud" is some lazy analysis.
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And once again, we are reminded of why teams use 4 outfielders instead of putting an infielder in the outfield.
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Eyedea
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Merrifield's been a 2B/OF since college though. He may have became more of a primary infielder for KC out of necessity but he didn't start out that way. Maybe that miscatch was exhibit A, but I don't think he's been that bad out there.
The most frustrating part is that, for people who buy into it, there's no way to disprove them (in their minds, at least) because it literally doesn't matter how good a player is... the response will always be "Imagine how much better he would be if he wasn't fat!".
Not only would Vlad be doing better now, but he would have won the MVP and hit 50+ HR in 2021 if he had been in better shape!
He can play RF, but he hasn't been good in left. For all the talk about flexibility, we current have a backup catcher and 3 light hitting 2B as our bench.
I think there are actually some legitimate questions with Kirk and Manoah - whether the slow-working Manoah struggled a bit with his cardio when rushed by the pitch clock, and whether Kirk's declining EVs are tied to his lack of fitness.
But Guerrero just isn't in that category. He's a big dude but he's fit and athletic and winning Gold Gloves in the field and stealing bases and taking extra bases and just not an issue at all. And the VLADDY BAD BECAUSE FAT stuff is just total nonsense. He'll have to watch it as he gets older but it simply isn't an issue right now.
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