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Because that’s what the article is for

So, a guy with no MLB experience gave up a double to someone with MLB experience, but also struck out three MLB stars (at least one with a World Series ring)? Sounds impressive, honestly.

They’ll still have all sorts of scouting reports on any minor league player.

In addition that player was selected as a blood sacrifice to team USA in a game they weren’t hoping to win.

Minidome

Fosbury has flopped his last

He did something absolutely absurd in striking out the 3. Letting up a double can happen. Striking out the three of them in a row tho wouldn’t happen very often and probably won’t either

His forms sucks in that photo

I understand and agree. But why would a player request to speak to other teams? Wouldn’t the GM do that?

He might be a flop but spending pennies on a guy who, in case works, gives you a $100 million player is a very very good bargain

Parity will continue to increase. Those lower ranked teams will get better and better and dual citizen players will potentially have more options without having to risk missing.

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The GM's best interest is the team. The player's best interest is himself.

Happy trails to a fellow Beaver.

But the combination of everything is what makes the hitter. In 2020, he was MLB's best hitter with a wRC+ of 202. He was MLB's 3rd-best hitter in 2021. In a huge down year, he was MLB's 10th-best hitter (Statcast data had him as the 4th-best). If a hitter is 1st, 3rd, and 10th in MLB over three seasons, it's totally fair for people to say he's the best. I wouldn't, but he's among the best, at the very least. He's not gonna run a BABIP of nearly 100 points below his career numbers again.

The biggest issue with your original comment is that you brought up AVG, which hardly describes how good a hitter is. I always use this example -- would you rather have Skip Schumaker's .303 AVG in 2009 or Prince Fielder's .299? Going by AVG, you would think Schumaker was the better hitter, but Fielder was absurdly more valuable with the bat. Just a preposterous gap in their production.

There's always one.

48 teams is way too many. Just decreases the quality of those initial games. It'll be almost certainly the same teams at the end anyway. Just pads it all out and adds some nations that field Championship level teams to get bopped by France so that Mbappe can claim the all time WC goalscorer record before he's 30

Nothing to do with the money. We’re talking about the fans of those 16 countries that get to enjoy one whole game of a world cup. Current format gives you at least 3 across a couple weeks

I can throw an off speed pitch, an even slower off speed pitch and a wild pitch.

You must be a hoot at parties

And on top of this, if you aren't trying, it's not going to be during an at bat.

Do they dive to make the ridiculous catch? Maybe, maybe not.

Do they try and stretch the double into a triple? Maybe, maybe not.

The "easiest" part of baseball, in terms of physical effort, is hitting.

The argument for Soto is mostly one about his otherworldly control of the zone - something that 24 year old players usually struggle with. It’s not clear cut and others have as strong of an argument, but this is on a post about an unsigned pitcher striking Soto out, and in terms of zone control Soto is the best there is.

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