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December 18, 2019, 4:46 pm
A Casey Kelly sighting @ KBO ...
2019 Korean Baseball Organization ERA Leaders
| Name | Age | Tm | W | L | ERA | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyeon‑jong Yang | 31 | KIA | 16 | 8 | 2.29 | 184.2 |
| Josh Lindblom | 32 | DOO | 20 | 3 | 2.50 | 194.2 |
| Gwang‑hyun Kim | 30 | SKK | 17 | 6 | 2.51 | 190.1 |
| Casey Kelly | 29 | LGK | 14 | 12 | 2.55 | 180.1 |
| Angel Sanchez | 29 | SKK | 17 | 5 | 2.62 | 165.0 |
December 21, 2019, 3:22 pm
Luis Urias flashing leather ... speechless!
October 25, 2020, 7:39 pm
Sounds like Matt Vasgersian was in Texas last night ...
https://www.mlb.com/video/all-calls-of-rays-walk-off-win
Ain't that him at the 2:26 mark? Santa Maria! 🙂
November 24, 2020, 12:54 pm
In case you missed it ... https://www.mlb.com/news/padres-all-time-best-pitches
Of course my fav is #2 ...
2. Jones' sinker
Without context, Randy Jones' numbers in 1975 and '76 are almost laughable. The left-hander compiled more than 600 innings across two seasons with a 2.50 ERA -- but he recorded only 196 strikeouts in the process. Jones was able to do so because of the pitch that came to define an era of Padres baseball: his sinker. The pitch tantalized opposing hitters, then darted below their barrels, as Jones became the king of weak contact. The pitch was easy to connect with but impossible to square up, and Jones used that to his advantage, amassing 43 complete games across two seasons. (For context, no pitcher has more than 24 complete games in the past decade.) On the strength of that sinker, Jones won an ERA title in '75 and the NL Cy Young Award in '76. He became one of the most beloved players in franchise history in the process.
January 3, 2021, 9:30 pm
Here are the top ten last year LOB% (minimum 100 PA):
| Name | LOB% |
| Matt Wisler | 99.3% |
| Merrill Kelly | 92.0% |
| Zach Plesac | 91.7% |
| Shane Bieber | 91.1% |
| Trevor Bauer | 90.9% |
| Brandon Kintzler | 89.9% |
| Josh Fleming | 89.7% |
| Edwin Diaz | 89.7% |
| Andre Scrubb | 89.3% |
| Dustin May | 89.1% |
January 4, 2021, 8:31 am
An update on Kyle Blanks, one of my favorite prospects ...
https://theathletic.com/2298953/2021/01/04/marijuana-changing-mlb-drug-policy/
“That (Skaggs’ death is) the only reason the rule changed,” said Kyle Blanks, who played pro ball for a decade with four organizations and now co-owns a CBD company in New Mexico. Blanks also never failed a drug test and says he turned to pills and alcohol when he wasn’t on a 40-man roster because it was the only legal way to deal with pain.
It was liquor during the day, Ambien and Benadryl at night. Blanks said he once went through 200 pills in a 45-day stretch and, while he has sympathy for those who were suspended for weed, he points out there were other options to keep getting paid.
“I knew full well they weren’t great options, but they kept me with a job,” he said. “That (marijuana) rule was bullshit the entire time I was abiding by it and taking pills and alcohol instead. It should have never got this far.”
January 5, 2021, 7:21 am
Looks as if Colin Rea has been released by CHC and will look to sign a deal in Japan.
January 6, 2021, 11:38 am
An Anthony Bass sighting 🙂
Highest ground ball to fly ball ratio in 2020 (min. 20 IP)
| Name | Tm | IP | GB/FB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Gonzalez | LAD | 20.1 | 2.25 |
| Blake Treinen | LAD | 25.2 | 1.88 |
| Josh Fleming | TBR | 32.1 | 1.82 |
| Brusdar Graterol | LAD | 23.1 | 1.76 |
| Eric Yardley | MIL | 23.1 | 1.68 |
| Anthony Bass | TOR | 25.2 | 1.65 |
| Luke Jackson | ATL | 26.1 | 1.62 |
| Jake Diekman | OAK | 21.1 | 1.60 |
| Randy Dobnak | MIN | 46.2 | 1.59 |