Although it does not necessarily mean
Both Javy Báez and Christian Yelich pointed out that the lack of game videos last season was an important reason for the poor production of this sector. Before 2020 (being eliminated due to COVID-related reasons), players like Báez will use video to review past panels in the middle of the game to see how he was attacked by pitchers, determine right and wrong, and confirm him Are you looking at your own thoughts and determining what he might expect in the next shot.
It's not that I don't believe that the loss of video in the game will have an impact-of course it will have an impact-but as a fan, some feelings about it are just... a bit? Maybe I'm getting old, but my immediate reaction at any time is that this kind of shot video can't be played by any batter... 4-5 years ago? I know that pitchers have become superhuman, and technology has become part of the game in various invisible ways, but I don't know.
Did the agreement disappoint you? I get it. Is there a problem with lack of fans? of course. Will an atypical acceleration period bother your mechanic? no doubt. Will the data be lost if the sample size is too small? Well, of course. But what about the video stuff? I believe this is important, but I just don't want to listen.
Am I a formal grumpy old baseball fan? (
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Another big difference last season was the lack of senior scouting in Major League Baseball, or the lack of any form of scouting in Major League Baseball (this does not exist, so I think we call it an alternative site) . But the Major League Baseball (MLB) just released a memo detailing the return of professional scouts this season, albeit in limited ways:
2/ If there are more than 6 scouts participating, the host club can find the room behind the home plate or move to other areas, including the press room or unused suites.
-Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1)
You can get more specific information
, But most importantly, you can expect a limited number of senior scouts in major leagues and an increase in the number of minors in this season. Given that so many organizations have used their scouts (including the Cubs) in the past year, it is difficult to accurately state these benefits.
Shohei Ohtani is still working hard to become a truly unique beast, ruling both sides of baseball in an unprecedented way. He gave us a taste this spring:
Shohei Ohtani cleared the batter's eyes in the center of the dead.
-Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya)
Shohei Ohtani, the ridiculous insurgency. ?
-Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja)
I don't know if it is easy to forget-because of his injuries-it is still too crazy to be unbelievable, but it is true: Not only is Otani "capable" on both sides of the plate, but he is the complete ruler. Or, at least, he can. Don't forget, even after going through a lot of injuries and transitioning to the United States with extraordinary expectations and pressure, Ohtani still released 125 wRC+ careers. In 10 games in 2018 (his first 10 games in Major League Baseball when he was 23), Otani posted a 3.31 ERA with a 30% strikeout rate.
To make a long story short, Ohtani, 26, still has a lot of time to prove that he can do this. On Linder, Ben Lindbergh pointed out:
. not yet.
• Believe that this is by far the largest in Major League Baseball:
The Colorado Rockies were approved to accommodate up to 42.6% of the Coors Field (21,363 of the 50,144-seat field) on the opening day. Not only are there more jurisdictions that allow participation in outdoor games, but the current capacity is also increasing.
-Eric Fisher (@EricFisherSBG)
• Speaking of the Rocky Mountains:
April 7, 1993: Dante Bichette
The franchise's ultimate three consecutive championships. With a swing, he made COL the first home run, scoring and RBI in team history.
(Via Major League Baseball)
-MLBDailyDingers (@MLBDailyDingers)
• To be honest, I was not even sure at first that this was true. But check carefully, it is just a very real non-rotating joint ball, and a great high-speed camera, which can track the ball to the glove. Such a unique visual effect.
"Spin rate? Where we are going, we don't need spin rate." ?
—Baltimore Orioles? (@Orioles)
• Sometimes, I came up with a very clever and even useful way to photoshop an image. Sometimes I just put a huge hot dog in the hands of Anthony Rizzo.
Idk. just because of.
-Michael Cerami (@Michael_Cerami)
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