5/12 GDT: Cubs (Butler) vs. Cards (Leake)
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5/12 GDT: Cubs (Butler) vs. Cards (Leake)
Gonna need Leake to be very mature tonight.
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Re: 5/12 GDT: Cubs (Butler) vs. Cards (Leake)
The Cubs are in 4th place. Discuss.
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Re: 5/12 GDT: Cubs (Butler) vs. Cards (Leake)
Who is Butler?
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Re: 5/12 GDT: Cubs (Butler) vs. Cards (Leake)
A guy that used to pitch for the Rockies.dan_yall wrote:Who is Butler?
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A complete flip from just 2 weeks ago. 16-5 since April 16.heyzeus wrote:The Cubs are in 4th place. Discuss.
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Re: 5/12 GDT: Cubs (Butler) vs. Cards (Leake)
Tommy Pham is a saber spreadsheet nerd:
http://m.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article ... g-leagues/
Pham, a student of sabermetrics, always believed he was capable of thriving at this level. When the results weren't there, he'd look at his spray charts or stats like exit velocity and line-drive rate to assure himself that his approach was sound. Pham is an avid consumer of advanced metrics and Statcast™ data, finding that it provides supporting evidence to what he long believed were strengths.
Statcast™ data reminded Pham that he ranked second on the Cardinals in 2016 with an average exit velocity of 92 mph. That exit velocity ranked 18th in the Majors (minimum 75 at-bats). Pham posted an average exit velocity of 93.5 mph on this road trip, and he connected for the hardest-hit home run (110.1 mph) of any Cards player this season.
I pretty much wrote Pham off, but he's looked good and when he has the right lenses or not hurting himself, he's got way more skill than either Grichuk or Piscotty."He's a dangerous player when he's locked in," Matheny said. "It's just getting the opportunities."
Pham will continue to earn those opportunities with this sort of production, perhaps even at the expense of those who beat him out for Opening Day roster spots. He could challenge Randal Grichuk or Piscotty for playing time once Piscotty returns from the DL. And Pham may block Martinez from regaining his spot as the team's extra outfielder when he, too, gets healthy.
http://m.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article ... g-leagues/
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Re: 5/12 GDT: Cubs (Butler) vs. Cards (Leake)
And in that 16-5 stretch is a mini stretch where we lost 3 of 4.Joe Shlabotnik wrote:A complete flip from just 2 weeks ago. 16-5 since April 16.heyzeus wrote:The Cubs are in 4th place. Discuss.
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Re: 5/12 GDT: Cubs (Butler) vs. Cards (Leake)
Could have been 21-0.MrCrowesGarden wrote:And in that 16-5 stretch is a mini stretch where we lost 3 of 4.Joe Shlabotnik wrote:A complete flip from just 2 weeks ago. 16-5 since April 16.heyzeus wrote:The Cubs are in 4th place. Discuss.
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True. Weren't that far from 10-11 either.dmarx114 wrote:Could have been 21-0.MrCrowesGarden wrote:And in that 16-5 stretch is a mini stretch where we lost 3 of 4.Joe Shlabotnik wrote:A complete flip from just 2 weeks ago. 16-5 since April 16.heyzeus wrote:The Cubs are in 4th place. Discuss.
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Re: 5/12 GDT: Cubs (Butler) vs. Cards (Leake)
Me too. I believe a healthy Pham could easily match Piscotty's offensive output over a full season.Farewell Friends wrote:I pretty much wrote Pham off, but he's looked good and when he has the right lenses or not hurting himself, he's got way more skill than either Grichuk or Piscotty.