Game Thread: 5.17 Philth @ sweep

[tzill]

1. L Wade Jr. (L) 1B
2. T Estrada (R) 2B
3. M Conforto (L) RF
4. W Flores (R) DH
5. M Yastrzemski (L) CF
6. C Schmitt (R) 3B
7. B Sabol (L) LF
8. B Crawford (L) SS
9. J Bart (R) C

P- Stripling

Whistling past the graveyard maybe, but I think Strip pulls his head out today.

 

[msgkings322]

1. L Wade Jr. (L) 1B
2. T Estrada (R) 2B
3. M Conforto (L) RF
4. W Flores (R) DH
5. M Yastrzemski (L) CF
6. C Schmitt (R) 3B
7. B Sabol (L) LF
8. B Crawford (L) SS
9. J Bart (R) C

P- Stripling

Whistling past the graveyard maybe, but I think Strip pulls his head out today.

No reason not to hope...however, the Phillies can hit and it's hard to sweep especially pretty good teams

 

[tzill]

Pretty lovely first inning.

And it's not over yet.

 

[Stokes1931]

Strip + Manaea, what a super combination. Combined ERA is now around 7.50

How much longer will these doofuses continue to pitch at the big league level?

At least Strip kept all the hits in the yard. Manaea not so much.

 

[Mays-Fan]

Would love a walk here, LWJ...

 

[jvett77]

Looks like it. Now 5-4 and they're still loaded.

 

[Mays-Fan]

Shades of Brian Wilson.

T O R T U R E

 

[tzill]

How sweep it is.

Strip is hurt; likely heading to IL.

Gotta think they call up another arm no?

I can't stomach any more Manaea.

 

[msgkings322]

Sweep! Doval bends but doesn't break pitching 3 days in a row....glad there's a day off tomorrow

 

[tzill]

 

[msgkings322]

Same record as the mighty Padres and Mets

 

[tzill]

Same record as the mighty Padres and Mets

And the Philth!!

 

[tzill]

MLB wRC+ leaders among rookies (Min. 100 PA)

1. James Outman: 145 wRC+
2. Luke Raley: 143 wRC+
3. Ryan Noda: 140 wRC+
4. Masataka Yoshida: 139 wRC+
5. Corbin Carroll: 130 wRC+
6. Blake Sabol: 120 wRC+

Give Schmitt a few weeks...

 

[calsnowskier]

MLB wRC+ leaders among rookies (Min. 100 PA)

1. James Outman: 145 wRC+
2. Luke Raley: 143 wRC+
3. Ryan Noda: 140 wRC+
4. Masataka Yoshida: 139 wRC+
5. Corbin Carroll: 130 wRC+
6. Blake Sabol: 120 wRC+

Give Schmitt a few weeks...

I don’t really like Sabol as a catcher RIGHT NOW, but I think he has potential. And I really like him as a player in general.

Great find, FZ.

 

[tzill]

OF defensive metrics (MLB ranks)

2022
-44 DRS (30th by a lot)
-20.6 UZR (29th)
-26 OAA (29th)

2023
-3 DRS (24th)
-0.9 UZR (17th)
0 OAA (15th)

They are not an above-average defensive group in the OF, but much better than last season so far. The eye test pretty much confirms the same thing. There have been a couple of flubs in the outfield, but much better than last season. And, by this time last year, the defense had already emerged as a major problem.

No one is trending unusually good/poor, but Michael Conforto's numbers look to be the worst of the group.

 

[calsnowskier]

OF defensive metrics (MLB ranks)

2022
-44 DRS (30th by a lot)
-20.6 UZR (29th)
-26 OAA (29th)

2023
-3 DRS (24th)
-0.9 UZR (17th)
0 OAA (15th)

They are not an above-average defensive group in the OF, but much better than last season so far. The eye test pretty much confirms the same thing. There have been a couple of flubs in the outfield, but much better than last season. And, by this time last year, the defense had already emerged as a major problem.

No one is trending unusually good/poor, but Michael Conforto's numbers look to be the worst of the group.

Staying true to the promise of hiding Pedo’s glove from him accounts for much of that improvement.

 

[LHG]

OF defensive metrics (MLB ranks)

2022
-44 DRS (30th by a lot)
-20.6 UZR (29th)
-26 OAA (29th)

2023
-3 DRS (24th)
-0.9 UZR (17th)
0 OAA (15th)

They are not an above-average defensive group in the OF, but much better than last season so far. The eye test pretty much confirms the same thing. There have been a couple of flubs in the outfield, but much better than last season. And, by this time last year, the defense had already emerged as a major problem.

No one is trending unusually good/poor, but Michael Conforto's numbers look to be the worst of the group.

At least his bat is heating up. Had it stayed cold, could the Giants have justified keeping him on the roster for another month?

 

[calsnowskier]

At least his bat is heating up. Had it stayed cold, could the Giants have justified keeping him on the roster for another month?

He has a 2/36 contract. That is a sunk cost, though. But he is likely safe through at worst the first 2 months of ‘24 before he would be potentially DFA’d.

For the record, I am not agreeing that his numbers were EVER DFA-worthy. Just spelling out the facts of the situation.

 

[LHG]

He has a 2/36 contract. That is a sunk cost, though. But he is likely safe through at worst the first 2 months of ‘24 before he would be potentially DFA’d.

For the record, I am not agreeing that his numbers were EVER DFA-worthy. Just spelling out the facts of the situation.

If the cost is already sunk, why not just sink the boat? Doesn't look like that is a serious question . . . for now.

 

[calsnowskier]

If the cost is already sunk, why not just sink the boat? Doesn't look like that is a serious question . . . for now.

He has a track history of hitting well, and is a year out from playing. Imho, 6 weeks is not nearly enough time to close the book, or even talk about closing the book, on him. If he ends the season with a near .400 OPS, then he may be in contention for getting cut loose before ‘24.

But as it is, even with the rough start he had, his OPS is still north of .700 right now.