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Which pitcher is the best hitter on the team

Stephen Strasburg
16 (30.2%)
Gio Gonzalez
17 (32.1%)
Jordan Zimmermann
6 (11.3%)
Edwin Jackson
14 (26.4%)
Ross Detwiler
0 (0%)

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Offline welch

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #25: May 11, 2012, 04:34:52 PM »
love the fact that Strasburg has hit as many doubles as he's allowed (#3).

BTW, shouldn't harper get some mention given his high-80's / low-90's arm?

Woa, now...I remember "them" saying that Harper had a 96mph fastball in high school.

Offline Sharp

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #26: May 20, 2012, 04:53:31 PM »
Bump.

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #27: May 20, 2012, 04:55:05 PM »
Gio and SS should start in the outfield when not pitching with the way this team hits.

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #28: May 20, 2012, 09:46:54 PM »
Gio and SS should start in the outfield when not pitching with the way this team hits.

Mariano Rivera put an end to any thought of a P playing OF.

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #29: May 20, 2012, 10:58:56 PM »
That was just bad luck, he had been shagging fly balls for decades without incident.  Perhaps they shouldn't play NHL hockey like Plush, but that's another story.

Mariano Rivera put an end to any thought of a P playing OF.


Offline zimm_da_kid

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #30: May 22, 2012, 10:00:19 PM »
looks like j-zimm had something to say about his hitting abilities tonight.

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #31: May 23, 2012, 04:06:24 AM »
I'd like to think this thread has spurred on some competition among those boys lately.

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #32: May 23, 2012, 12:33:50 PM »
We have 3 out of the 40 pitchers with > 10 PAs and positive batting WAR.  Strasburg leads at 0.5, Jackson is top 15 or so at 0.2, and JZ is positive at 0.1.  Gorzo is positive but has only 3 PAs.

While JZ is not stellar on batting WAR, he has the 5th lowest k% of all pitchers with > 10  PAs (15.8%).

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #33: May 28, 2012, 01:56:11 PM »
bump! bumpbumpbump

Offline imref

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #34: May 28, 2012, 01:58:30 PM »
Please don't ever shift this team to the AL.

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #35: May 28, 2012, 02:03:04 PM »
Please don't ever shift this team to the AL.

More likely that DH is imposed on NL.

Offline zimm_da_kid

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #36: May 28, 2012, 07:56:05 PM »
More likely that DH is imposed on NL.

i think it will happen when they do the next CBA

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #37: May 29, 2012, 08:03:21 AM »
Please don't ever shift this team to the AL.
Yeah, I think it's been giving us a significant advantage.

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #38: May 29, 2012, 08:40:37 AM »
If the NL gets the DH forced on it I think I might be done with MLB.  AL style baseball is just dreadfully boring.

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #39: May 29, 2012, 10:32:49 AM »
That's not
If the NL gets the DH forced on it I think I might be done with MLB.  AL style baseball is just dreadfully boring.

that's not even the worst part - all the Big Time DHs have fled to the American League - the NL would be so far behind in that regard, it would be brutal

Offline captkirk42

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #40: May 29, 2012, 10:45:47 AM »
Gio

And John Lannan!

I think Lannan should be brought back to replace Henry Rodriguez. I thought Lannan was beginning to improve when they decided to demote him. H-Rod has been disappointing me. It seems every time he is brought in he blows it.

Maybe it's just me.

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #41: June 25, 2012, 05:06:15 PM »
Loved this note discussing the ChiSox 3d base offense prior to today.

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How bad are the White Sox third baseman? Their .467 OPS is more than 30 points worse than the .499 OPS from the Nationals pitchers! In fact no other team has a worse OPS at any position this year.


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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #42: June 25, 2012, 09:02:32 PM »
How can you say that ?  More runs means more excitement

AL style baseball is just dreadfully boring.


Offline Sharp

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #43: June 26, 2012, 09:47:39 AM »
I feel like the answer has to be Stras now... there aren't a lot of pitchers who could do what he's done this season even in a small sample.  He just kills the ball.

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #44: June 26, 2012, 12:04:26 PM »
After watching last night's game, I'm getting sick of watching the pitchers match the everyday players in RBI's.

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #45: June 27, 2012, 10:49:49 AM »
Strasburg's OPS is now 1.027.


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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #46: June 27, 2012, 11:08:54 AM »
How can you say that ?  More runs means more excitement

Maybe to some but I like defense and pitching playing a larger role in the outcome of a game than pure slugging. 

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #47: June 27, 2012, 11:59:22 AM »
Maybe to some but I like defense and pitching playing a larger role in the outcome of a game than pure slugging. 

freaking Commie Rat Bastard.

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #48: June 27, 2012, 12:00:16 PM »
freaking Commie Rat Bastard.

:clap:

Sanity.

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Re: Best hitting pitcher on the team
« Reply #49: June 27, 2012, 12:04:22 PM »
Chief - do we know this poster ?

freaking Commie Rat Bastard.