personally, this feels really dangerous for pitchers
high school baseball standard was a drop 3 for a long time. drop 3 means the weight of the bat minus the length of the bat is -3
moving to drop 4, 5, and 6 means players can swing a lighter bat at the same length
in an era where bat speed maxxing is a thing, it...
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another reason fans shouldn’t want a salary cap
while there’s more parity in the nba, a salary cap system pits players against each other
take a super max deal? make it harder for teammates to max their earnings or get traded for more roster flexibility
fans still have to watch their favorite team deal their home...
NBABase
@TheNBABase
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Zach Lowe:
"Eight years ago I wrote a piece about the supermax and how it was forcing teams into very painful decisions with home-grown superstars. And the tentpole for it was Jimmy Butler."
"If you draft a player and he becomes a success story to the point Jaylen Brown did, https://t.co/fxRSW79Xfm
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mlb cleaning house on umpire slop
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probably the best analytically driven analysis of the brown (jb) trade
- while jb puts up points, he’s not “elite” in terms of scoring efficiency
- jb dropped a career high in assists, but he still shoots far more than “elite” ball handlers based on shots to potential assists per 100 possessions
- jb also saw his tu...
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follow up on this with an mlb statement. manufacturing issue (or so mlb says…)
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why can the dodgers spend ~$500m on yearly payroll?
because they also have one of the best player development and analytics staff
9 top 100 prospects make it easier to outlay large contracts to the best players. prospects = cost controlled assets once called up
the dodgers can field a top heavy team with younger, ...
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mariners are so stack with anderson, emerson, and sloan in the top 10
anderson is putting up absurd numbers in the minors and is likely mlb ready
wouldn’t be surprised if trader jerry swings an mlb arm or two for a bat (ward/jeffers) or relief (chapman?)
maybe even go big with a mlb starter + montes + another pros...
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throwback to when klay thompson threw a first pitch strike
giants should eat his contract from the mavs, throw him on the mound today, and let him close out games
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while we’re all focused on miz’s velo, what really makes him a freakish/alien-like athlete—velo, extension, and spin rate (rpm)
here’s how the mechanics work
- miz’s fastball averages 100.3 mph and 102.6 mph perceived velo
- his fastball looks faster to the hitter because he’s 6’7 with a 7’5 extension that allows hi...
more context to how insane miz’s velo was last night
- 105.5 mph is the 3rd fastest pitch under tracking era (chapman holds 1 and 2 at 105.8 and 105.7)
- on his 107th pitch, he hit 103 mph. he hit 105.5 mph on his 3rd pitch of the game
- he’s thrown more 100 mph pitches than most teams already
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he slipped while pumping 105.5. what even.
Jesse Rogers
@JesseRogersESPN
12d
Jacob Misiorowski said he slipped on the pitch he threw 105.5 mph tonight. Then was asked if 106 is possible: “I definitely think its possible. Science says you can hit 108. Someone eventually is going to hit it. If that’s me, cool. I don’t think that's something I need to focus
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