Dodint's Thread of Pirates 23-24 Offseason Optimism

[Dickie Dunn]

With his brother?

[LeopardLetang]

yup

[willeyeam]

Well Sanchez went to Milwaukee so this was all a waste of time

[willeyeam]

It's okay though we have a good backup catcher and rowdy tellez who needs Sanchez or Hoskins anyway

[King Colby]

$7M for one year

We must have JUUUUUST missed

[King Colby]

It's OK we already have "ali sanchez"

[willeyeam]

$7M for one year

We must have JUUUUUST missed

Damn. I'm sure we had a very competitive offer!

[willeyeam]

It's OK we already have "ali sanchez"

That's why I just wrote backup catcher bc I couldn't even remember this scrubs name

[King Colby]

Hes only 27 he just needs a few more years of development

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

Trib headline:

“ Rowdy Tellez hoping to make 'big impact' in possible platoon at 1B”

Kenneth’s reaction to this headline:

[willeyeam]

...is there another side to this platoon?

[faftorial]

...is there another side to this platoon?

Joe has been mentioned.

[King Colby]

If you can't get excited about a Rowdy Tellez/Connor Joe first base platoon, I can't help you

[faftorial]

If you can't get excited about a Rowdy Tellez/Connor Joe first base platoon, I can't help you

ulf will be sporting his Joe jersey this year at games.

[DigitalGypsy66]

The Pirates have agreed to a minor-league deal with right-handed pitcher Brent Honeywell, according to MLB Network's Jon Morosi.

He's set to earn a $1.25 million salary in the majors and has an invite to major-league camp.

[willeyeam]

Championship

[King Colby]

Fast forward directly to the NLDS imo

[willeyeam]

Pirates bullpen is kinda nasty. Was just thinking about that. Go get a starter GMBC you doofus

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

I am skeptical of holderman but I’m less skeptical if he’s pitching in the seventh. Especially when you think about some of the middle inning arms that have drifted through this organization over the past few years.

Mlodzinski or whatever is good too

[willeyeam]

I am skeptical of holderman but I’m less skeptical if he’s pitching in the seventh. Especially when you think about some of the middle inning arms that have drifted through this organization over the past few years.

Mlodzinski or whatever is good too

Yeah. If Chapman is the 8th inning guy, your 7th is any combo of Mlodzinski, holderman, money moreta, borucki or Hernandez. It's a strength

No more Wil Crowe

[willeyeam]

Yasmani Grandal. You know it's a big time signing when the news leaks during the super bowl

[Troy Loney]

This move will improve the perception of Austin hedges

[King Colby]

Basically Gary sanchez right right right

[LeopardLetang]

I guess there have been a bunch of articles on Tellez and he's a statcast darling or something. I read the one yesterday on fangraphs.

Ok so on one side:

Still 28
Awesome max EV
1 year removed from 35hr
Fld% last 2 years was 99.8 and 99.6
Solid walk rate

Cherry pick his numbers last year before right forearm injury and finger surgery:

Take out his first 10 games in April and the next 44 games he hit 143ab 10hr .865ops (April 13-jun 4th) he says he played through pain somewhere near the slump that began after this


On the other hand:

His 35hr year netted a .767ops and a 0.8war

So what are we hoping for here? Of course that would be welcome but noone expects to get a full bounce back and if he does he's Connor Joe value.

That fielding percentage value gives me some hope. Having maybe league worst range and speed sucks but my main concern is soft hands and the reach he brings at 6'4 to catch Cruz.

And it turns out his expected HRs would be lower at PNC Park. 26 instead of 35. And 11 instead of 13.

Here's the article on him yesterday saying he needs to swing less. Something the buccos hitting coach must be all over

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/reversing-t ... lez-curse/

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

I’m going to ignore LL’s desperate attempt to make rowdy look anything less than stinky

With that in mind happy pitchers and catchers report day you idiots. One of the two finest fake holidays on the kangaroos calendar