9/2 GDT: Cardinals @ Dodgers(Yamamoto) 9:10 PM CT

[phins]

Winning > Losing

It's fun when random players go on a heater like Saggese is.

Baez providing some juice. Apparently hitting lefties is his dream. Something I didn't expect is how poorly Baez' defense is rated, along with his baserunning. I thought with his speed he'd be plus in the corners and on the bases.

Has to take more walks and make more contact, but also needs to grow in those areas. His defensive pace would make him the worst OF'er in baseball (way too small a sample to make any conclusions).

All I can think about is how bad Walker looked in RF in his first two seasons. Bad routes, looking lost. Granted, he was still very new to playing OF at all, unlike (I believe) Baez.

But at the same time, Baez was in A ball just last year, and is now in the bigs. Patience is no doubt in order on the finer points of his game. Will he become a five way player? Not many do. He has that potential though, which is fun to dream on.

Not to be too much of a downer, but Walker is one of the worst OF'ers in baseball by defensive metrics.

[heyzeus]

Winning > Losing

It's fun when random players go on a heater like Saggese is.

Baez providing some juice. Apparently hitting lefties is his dream. Something I didn't expect is how poorly Baez' defense is rated, along with his baserunning. I thought with his speed he'd be plus in the corners and on the bases.

Has to take more walks and make more contact, but also needs to grow in those areas. His defensive pace would make him the worst OF'er in baseball (way too small a sample to make any conclusions).

All I can think about is how bad Walker looked in RF in his first two seasons. Bad routes, looking lost. Granted, he was still very new to playing OF at all, unlike (I believe) Baez.

But at the same time, Baez was in A ball just last year, and is now in the bigs. Patience is no doubt in order on the finer points of his game. Will he become a five way player? Not many do. He has that potential though, which is fun to dream on.

Not to be too much of a downer, but Walker is one of the worst OF'ers in baseball by defensive metrics.