@TStoop Seeing a lot of that so far. Player X had low bat speed. Yeah it’s freeeezing. You go swing a bat with tight muscles
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Sam Pepper
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Part of why he wins awards as a manager. Players want that honesty because I guarantee Mitchell can feel it. Now it’s out there and Murph gave him his flowers.
Hopefully Mitchell kicks on
Todd Rosiak@Todd_Rosiak
Pat Murphy with an honest take on Garrett Mitchell: "I was the first one to believe that Garrett wasn't ready. He had really poor results in spring training, but the front office was really adamant that this guy can be our best player and in a lot of ways I was skeptical."
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@mikebrewer1982 Ahh okay. Then yeah you can burn it. I think it’s a week or two max.
Just wanted to make sure you weren’t missing the opportunity for a top prospect later. If you already have access to them then the waiver claim is less valuable .. take your shots
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@PepTalkFantasy If there not on the espn player pool then it goes to waivers. Most prospects are in the pool
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Didier Fuentes is down getting stretched out. I like the idea of saving innings with these young guys for the end of the season but the Braves have help coming later. Let Didier cook now. I think that’s what they’re doing and they will get creative later
He’s a good stash in 12-15 team leagues
Thomas Nestico@TJStats
Didier Fuentes did not skip a beat in his first start in AAA, striking out 7 in 3.2 one-hit IP The Braves top pitching prospect was unstoppable in Spring Training and is being stretched out as a starter to hopefully provide a bump to an ailing Braves rotation. He looks great!
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@mikebrewer1982 Once a prospect debuts do they go to waivers? Just trying to get clarity on when you would use the waiver in your league. Just drops?
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@PepTalkFantasy I’m stashing snelling as well lol. Yes I can make pickups without using the claim
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@mikebrewer1982 Ehh can you make pick-ups without using the claim or is this an: all players on waivers until Sunday type thing. Meaning I like him but Snelling is higher on my list but you may need to wait a month or so
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@PepTalkFantasy I have the number one waiver claim in an espn 12 team points league. Do I use it on Didier?
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@TStoop He was realllllyyyy bad. They needed to rebuild his swing
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Dylan Crews is standing taller. This allows him to move into better posture. Now he should be able to rotate more efficiently and have adjustability
It’ll take some time but this is a great adjustment for him.
Baseball Unstitched@BaseUnstitched
Dylan Crews, while still struggling with swing and miss in AAA, hasn’t lost his power This ball was TOASTED
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Was just typing up a Luis Medina tweet and Cam Smith stole the show with a bomb
I still think Medina has the best stuff in the Athletics bullpen. May take some time but he gets some saves this year
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@BaseUnstitched @SleeperNats @NationalsSource Totally! Very encouraging. He’s got to feel so much freedom
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@PepTalkFantasy @SleeperNats @NationalsSource He needs it and that’s okay. When he comes up and starts being more consistent people will recognize the choice
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Dylan Crews, while still struggling with swing and miss in AAA, hasn’t lost his power
This ball was TOASTED
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Baz should be out of the inning but Mayo boots a DP ball. Can’t assume a DP so it’s an earned run
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@enosarris @dvond I had a good thread going in-game. They're zoning his high fastballs and he's not able to work down in the zone with anything else.
The sweeper didn't appear to off-set their vision either. Gleyber was looking up and was able to put a good swing on the sweeper
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@dvond In fantasy no real reason to hold unless it’s a really deep league. I think he could still find something, still has good velo and a wide mix, but obviously something is wrong
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Walker always had the elite bat speed, there are some swing characteristics, that if they hold, suggest that his bat path is different this year. More tilt, more upward angle on the ball.
Underdog MLB@UnderdogMLB
Jordan Walker DEMOLISHES a grand slam 113.7 MPH, 459 feet
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@enosarris His at bats are better. He's in better positions to see the ball and making in at-bat adjustments. Something I haven't seen from him
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AL East Notes
Here I focus on players that may actually be available in your fantasy leagues.
Why I've been underwhelmed with Dylan Beavers and what I want to see from Marcelo Mayer
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@bdentrek He may stick In the pen. I just don’t think he has closer stuff. In his current state
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@bdentrek That’s pretty common. Kris Bubic as a recent example
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@FAmmiranteTFJ Pinch hit for the the 4th because they brought in a LHP was frustrating to see. It's early enough, let him see one.
Vierling drove in the run but man, let Keith start to grow when you can
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Colt Keith continues to hit the ball hard.
Came into today's action with a 12.5% barrel rate.
Bat speed has gone from 70.7 MPH to 73.6 MPH.
Two 100+ MPH batted ball events today:
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@Vishal70191934 No necessarily but I would be aggressive looking for matchups. For example, snagging Stanton or Grisham in good weeks while at home. Games at coors etc . When you ask questions like this, the answer is probably stream, if the rules allow it
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@PepTalkFantasy yup dont need any 3B with JJ and bichette. any other OFs you’d look at over walker?
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Jordan Walker
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The at-bats have been better. The previous at-bat he fell behind 0-2. Was late on 4s and I could tell he was frustrated with that mistake. He then worked the count to 2-2 and hit the ball hard. Huge win..
Then next AB smashes this. Not all Wins are hits, for the brain.
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