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Kyle Hendricks
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* Jordan Wicks

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Seiya Suzuki, OF

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Pirates @ Cubs: Brault vs Arrieta (Game 130)

Submitted by CTSteve on

Sweet home Chicago.PIT (67-61): LHP Steven Brault (0-1, 3.60)   
CHC (82-47): RHP Jake Arrieta (16-5, 2.62)
First pitch: 7:05pmCST

Arrieta has put together a solid August, going 4-0 with a 1.98 in four games, including an 8-inning shutout in San Diego. He’s 3-1 with a 2.67 in 4 starts against the Pirates this season. Overall, they are 43-202 (.213) against him. Joyce is 7-20 with a HR. Rodriguez is 2-6 with a HR, but destroyed two Gatorade coolers in the process.

The 24y/o rookie Brault had two spot starts in July, and now he’s back. He gave up 1 ER in 4 innings in St. Louis in his debut, and look the loss in Milwaukee after giving up 3 ER in 6 innings. He’s struck out 8 and walked 5 in his 10 innings. He was 2-7 with a 3.70 in 17 appearances in the minor leagues.

Kuhl (3-1, 3.50) versus Hendricks (12-7, 2.19) tomorrow at 7:05pmCST.

Go Cubs!

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Submitted by crunch on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 08:12 pm

CF WAR is ridiculous...billy hamilton is pulling a 3.0 WAR somehow...and managed a 2.0 WAR last year (even though he missed a month of the season)...and a 3.7 WAR in 2014. yeah, a lot depends on how one is doing relative to others at a given position, but WAR is common used (right or wrong) as a blanket comparing all kinds of players. trout's one of the best, and at this point should probably win over donaldson (and should have more MVPs in the past, too), but the defensive aspect of valuing WAR still needs more tweaking...imo.

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Submitted by crunch on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 08:38 pm

yes, those hamilton WAR numbers are very reasonable. i'm on your side now based on that biting commentary and reasoning of why he's a 3.5-ish WAR player over a 600 PA season. those numbers are obviously well deserved and worthy of no scrutiny...none at all. no issue. CF D is rarer than a jon lester pickoff at 2nd...totally irreplaceable...no way in hell there's good D, low/no-hitting CF's in anyone's system that could do what hamilton is doing. guys like this don't exist...you get like, 2-3 at any given time in history. the fact hamilton has a better WAR than the NL ob% leader on BR's WAR is of no concern about the value of D in overall WAR values...just as it is the competing WAR metrics are different...the difference is an illusion, they secretly agree because they can't be questioned. nothing to scrutinize here...perfection has been obtained. playing 1st base with a .309/.432/.522 line just isn't as valuable as playing CF with a .261/.319/.348 line. you can get a 1st who plays average D with a .309/.432/.522 line anywhere, literally anywhere! where on this planet can you get a good D CF'r who can put up a .261/.319/.348 line, though? that's crazy, you'll never find a good D CF'r as a replacement player who can put up a .261/.319/.348 line in the majors! can you seriously not see how some might have an issue with how WAR values D in some positions, especially when there's 2 competing WAR value creating formulas that sometimes vary by noticeable amounts? maybe they should just call it "Baseball Guy Cool Points" rather than assigning "Wins" for what they consider "Replacement" level players. albert almora projected to be a 4.9 BGCP player over a 600 PA season with his good D and a .265/.291/.422 line. yeah, that sounds awesome. now if you'll excuse me i have some rocks to bang on to start a fire so my cave will be warm this evening because that's a thing that cavemen stuck in the past do.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 08:23 pm

Thanks for shining a light on this very important topic and steering it away from the frivolity that was the awesomenes of Mike Trout, but moreso on the foolishness of WAR as a metric to judge the value of center fielders. We're all a little wiser now and your contributions are invaluable to this community and to America's pastime. God Bless!

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Submitted by crunch on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 08:01 pm

it was about a post comparing players based on WAR...and comparing WAR values of a CF to a slew of other players...a post that you made...and i made a comment...that talked about D weighting of WAR...and comparinging WAR values of a CF to a slew of other players...etc etc... hell, we didn't even get in deep. i didn't even involve UZR or FIP versions and their strengths/weaknesses...or position mandated "handicapping" in points...etc. let's not talk about that...cool, fine, awesome. context sucks. san dimas highschool football rules. *shrug*

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Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 08:09 pm

#crunchsplaining

Thanks for the awesome give and take today and for the 535 words you spilled filling in all the gaps that I woefully neglected. We're all a little wiser and better for it. I look forward to your play-by-play summary later in the comments.

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Submitted by johann on Tue, 08/30/2016 - 08:37 am

Two things: Fangraphs WAR #s include baserunning and Hamilton is elite at that. He leads in SBs with the 54 and and has an 87% rate which is really good. I'm sure once he gets on base he's able to take the extra base quite often too. Both those things will up his overall WAR value. The differences between BR and FG WAR is pretty well documented online and thus If there are discrepancies it's fairly easy to figure out why. It's fairly well accepted that BR WAR is fine as a snapshot but FG is better at predicting future value.

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Submitted by big_lowitzki on Tue, 08/30/2016 - 08:04 pm

crunch - you do know that, taking defense out of the equation, Trout has led the AL in wRC+ each of those years, right? And, if you want to complain about position adjustment (which would be serious #crunchsplaining), he's been in the top 3 in the AL in WC (not park/league/position adjusted). And the only players ahead of him (if there were any players ahead of him) in any of those years have been DHs or 1B that play lousy defense. But sure - Trout sucks (or at least isn't as good as WAR says). Because it factors in defense and position. Also - glad nothing has changed at TCR...

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Submitted by crunch on Tue, 08/30/2016 - 08:09 pm

"trout's one of the best, and at this point should probably win over donaldson (and should have more MVPs in the past, too), but the defensive aspect of valuing WAR still needs more tweaking...imo." that's from my 1st post. there's no suck involved in that. maybe with a few less posts about bullshit that point would have jumped out more. trout got his props above and beyond...i even gave him more MVP props than he received in real life. what i posted was far from damming to trout. that's a problem when threads like this turn into a shitfest without useful info/convo because people are butthurt about stuff outside of the info. it's not trout i have a problem with...it's how valuable playing CF is in a stat that's supposed to measure replacement level players...and a lot has to do with position based bonuses and defense (especially in UZR weighted WAR formulas). i love wRC+, i wish more people would focus on single-ended stats rather than looking at flawed stats that exponentially exaggerate flaws by combining stats into a be-all-end-all stat...especially one that assigns "wins" based on "replacement level" players. ...and yes, nothing changes at TCR...lots of awesome information in between the rage quitting and bitching about other people posting, though.

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Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 08:49 pm

the factual correction on your mistakes on your post that I barely bothered to read the first time because it had nothing to do with anything I wanted to talk about is indeed a sign of my degenerative brain condition. I appreciate the safety tip and will be looking into with extreme urgency now.

Submitted by QuietMan on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 08:18 pm

MyrtleBeachPelicans ‏@Pelicanbaseball The #MBpelicans and @Cubs have extended their PDC through 2020! ---- Carolina League getting 2 new teams too.

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 08:36 pm

"According to FOX Sports' Jon Morosi, Tim Tebow's baseball workout Tuesday in Los Angeles will be attended by scouts from "roughly half" of the 30 major league teams." "One scout told ESPN.com last week that Tebow's swing is so long it might "take out the front row." That's not a good thing."

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 08:28 pm

modern media

@BNightengale: Former #MLB pitcher Dan Haren will be throwing to Tim Tebow tomorrow during his tryout in LA, he announced.

 ‏@ithrow88(dan haren): @BNightengale nope, I was offered the opportunity and declined.

 @ithrow88 Oh and memo to my agent, @bvanwagenen: Pitching to Tim Tebow tomorrow DOES NOT count as getting me a real job offer.

Submitted by billybucks on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 08:48 pm

Let's see -- up 3-0, at home, Jake on the mound annnnd....compare and contrast 2015 to 2016. Bleh. Hopefully, the Pirates will uncork a series of 9th inning wild pitches.

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 08:54 pm

Everyone remember Starlin Castro dropping or misplaying just about every ball near second base that involved a tag?

Javier Baez is the opposite of that.

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 08:04 pm

Maddon's master plan to challenge his offense to improve on coming from behind late in games is working amazingly.

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 08:41 pm

This fucking game

Baez lucky to not have hurt his hand with headfirst slide on play at plate in 12th inning.

Submitted by Cubster on Tue, 08/30/2016 - 08:38 am

Classic ending, about 12:11 AM, CST. 5 hours, 3 minutes. Both teams have bases loaded, no out situations in the last inning. Magic #19. Last man on the bench, Montero gets it done.

Submitted by Tito on Tue, 08/30/2016 - 08:32 am

I saw the first three innings and the last three, so I didn't see Arrieta get hit. His stuff looked nasty at first...what happened? Any insight from anyone who watched? #baseballtalk

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