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The Out of Town Scoreboard / Re: Skenes / Langford Watch (and other 2023 draftees)
« Last post by JCA-CrystalCity on Today at 09:43:50 AM »
Quote from: imref on Today at 08:41:07 AM
4:05 start, free on mlb.tv

ESPN just noted the four highest profile MLB pitching debuts, three of them had Pittsburgh involved:

Strasburg vs Pittsburgh (2010)
Gerrit Cole for Pittsburgh (2013)
Mark Prior vs Pittsburgh (2002)
David Price (2008) - no relation to Pittsburgh
great respect for Price, but he kind of snuck in as a reliever for the Rays in that stretch drive. I don't recall him even starting. The hype was for the quick call up, without the expectation he would become a dominant starter for the rest of the stretch drive. That was near the peak of the Red Sox hype of that decade and marked the emergence of the Rays (who would beat the defending WS champs in the ALCS), so I was conscious of the Price hype, but in no way was it in the same league as Skenes or Strasburg. So really the top 4  all involve Pittsburgh, IMO. I'm comfortable saying this one is #2.
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The Clubhouse / Re: Jacob Young, Bonafide MLB'er?
« Last post by JCA-CrystalCity on Today at 09:30:20 AM »
A couple of posts from the GDT thread develop into a "Heck Ya" response to the opening post. Tom picked up on how this team has more or less one offensive competency, which is "speed kills." I pulled some of the numbers and drilled down into Young right as great example.

Quote from: tomterp on Yesterday at 10:06:56 PM
We don't really have any other offensive competency, do we?  Could be the most punchless offense we've ever had. 
Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on Today at 09:14:41 AM
pretty much. 3rd in MLB in Base running runs per FG. It makes up some for the  lack of isolated power(22nd, at .132). Even that ISO stat I think kind of is dependent on a little burst from Senzel (all 5 HR from 4/21-28 against Houston, LAD, and 3 vs Miami).

Young is a great example. Dude has a .069 ISO. The only hint of XBH from him is when he hits a gap or slices down the line and the ball rolls. That said, with 13 steals and only 1 CS, you layer another 12 bases onto his base accumulation over 87 ABs, that's like an extra .138 on his ISO. All of a sudden, he's almost like a power hitter with .207 ISO. His // line morphs into .287 / .364 / .494. or an .858 OPS. Not quite, because an XBH is still more valuable than a single and a steal for its base clearing ability, but the analogy otherwise isn't that bad. To think he's turned into  an .800+ OPS CF with good defense is a big surprise positive.

He's a huge find this season.
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Gameday Threads / Re: Nationals @ Red Sox, Game 1
« Last post by JCA-CrystalCity on Today at 09:22:26 AM »
With the :w: posted, we honor the memory of our friend Old Chelsea with the traditional post that tracks the Nats wins to date, in Anglophile style.

THE RACING PRECEDENTS - Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 19th win, each season:

2016 - 4th May (27th match of season)
2017 - 4th May (28th match)
2014 - 7th May (34th match)
2018 - 7th May (36th match)
2013 - 9th May (34th match)
2012 - 10th May (31st match)
2024 -  10th May (37th match)
2010 - 12th May (34th match)
2015 - 13th May (35th match)
2005 - 14th May (36th match)
2011 - 15th May (40th match)
2008 - 18th May (45th match)
2019 - 18th May (45th match)
2023 - 20th May (46th match)
2021 - 22nd May (42nd match)
2007 - 24th May (48th match)
2006 - 25th May (48th match)
2022 - 3rd June (54th match)
2009 - 18th June (65th match)
2020 - 18th September (49th match)

8 games ahead of the 2019 pace. Of course, they would fall to 19-31 over their first 50.

A game behind 2018 for fastest to 19 in the Davey Era.

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Gameday Threads / Re: Nationals @ Red Sox, Game 1
« Last post by JCA-CrystalCity on Today at 09:14:41 AM »
Quote from: tomterp on Yesterday at 10:06:56 PM
We don't really have any other offensive competency, do we?  Could be the most punchless offense we've ever had. 
pretty much. 3rd in MLB in Base running runs per FG. It makes up some for the  lack of isolated power(22nd, at .132). Even that ISO stat I think kind of is dependent on a little burst from Senzel (all 5 HR from 4/21-28 against Houston, LAD, and 3 vs Miami).

Young is a great example. Dude has a .069 ISO. The only hint of XBH from him is when he hits a gap or slices down the line and the ball rolls. That said, with 13 steals and only 1 CS, you layer another 12 bases onto his base accumulation over 87 ABs, that's like an extra .138 on his ISO. All of a sudden, he's almost like a power hitter with .207 ISO. His // line morphs into .287 / .364 / .494. or an .858 OPS. Not quite, because an XBH is still more valuable than a single and a steal for its base clearing ability, but the analogy otherwise isn't that bad. To think he's turned into  an .800+ OPS CF with good defense is a big surprise positive.

I pulled Tom's post and this one into the clubhouse thread on whether Young is a legit major leaguer because I think this answers the question as a "H... Ya." If you want to post a response to this post, please post it in the clubhouse thread:
https://www.wnff.net/index.php?topic=41010.0
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The Farm / Re: Follow the Prospects: Mason Denaburg, RHP
« Last post by imref on Today at 08:54:49 AM »
yesterday: 2⅓ IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
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The Clubhouse / Re: Is it 2011?
« Last post by imref on Today at 08:44:12 AM »
Quote from: varoadking on Today at 08:38:14 AM
It would be $170MM based solely on inflation...likely much more than that based upon the current market...

1 year, $30 million with player options for years 2 and 3.
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The Out of Town Scoreboard / Re: Skenes / Langford Watch (and other 2023 draftees)
« Last post by imref on Today at 08:41:07 AM »
4:05 start, free on mlb.tv

ESPN just noted the four highest profile MLB pitching debuts, three of them had Pittsburgh involved:

Strasburg vs Pittsburgh (2010)
Gerrit Cole for Pittsburgh (2013)
Mark Prior vs Pittsburgh (2002)
David Price (2008) - no relation to Pittsburgh
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The Clubhouse / Re: Is it 2011?
« Last post by varoadking on Today at 08:38:14 AM »
Quote from: zimm_da_kid on Yesterday at 11:31:29 PM
The 2011 werth contract (7/$126M) is what in todays dollars?  7/$190?  $200M+?

It would be $170MM based solely on inflation...likely much more than that based upon the current market...
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The Clubhouse / Re: Bobblehead exchange?
« Last post by CowherPower on Today at 01:47:37 AM »
Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on Yesterday at 08:39:02 AM
bumping this for Cowher and Oleg.

Thanks JCA!  I'm still trying to find any of the seven bobbleheads that I listed in my original post.  I have plenty of duplicates of others, so let me know if anyone wants to trade.  Or, I'm happy to pay a reasonable price if you have one of those seven.
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The Clubhouse / Re: The Sunshine Squad 2024
« Last post by welch on Yesterday at 11:54:06 PM »
Above .500
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