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It's pretty normal for that to happen. Teams have minor league scouts out there for potential targets and acquisitions but I don't think it's too common for them to be specifically looking for weaknesses that they can exploit in the player's approach if and when they get to the majors.

Good example, Dansby Swanson was one of the top prospects in baseball, came up last year and put up good numbers (with some batted ball luck), and this year teams figured out they could just feed him a steady stream of sliders and he couldn't hit them.

Yeah but Judge saw a steady stream of sliders first half but took them because 90% are out of the zone, this is the problem not hitting them when in the zone. Both he and Sanchez (who's even worst) are chasten out of the zone too much, they need to have better selection again. I know he's not a .300 hitter more than likely but he can be a .270/.280 guy with very good power numbers.
 
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Yeah but Judge saw a steady stream of sliders first half but took them because 90% are out of the zone, this is the problem not hitting them when in the zone. Both he and Sanchez (who's even worst) are chasten out of the zone too much, they need to have better selection again. I know he's not a .300 hitter more than likely but he can be a .270/.280 guy with very good power numbers.
I was trying to look for data to get into this but unfortunately it doesn't look like fangraphs has plate discipline splits by month. Just looking at the season pitch stats though, the big number that sticks out is his ~20% contact rate on sliders out of the zone. Overall, he has the fourth worst contact rate on pitches out of the zone (for qualified hitters) behind Sano, Gallo, and Reynolds. At this point, I still think Stanton is a pretty good comp with probably a worse K-rate (and average), but a higher BB rate to make up for it. Value-wise though, I think similar.
 
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We're talking about the guys that went 1/5 with 3 walks? Not sure I'd qualify getting on base in half your plate appearances as "sucking huge".

Walks don't count in JSM's world. If they go 4-6 between them with 5 rbi then we won't even see him show up. Didn't hear anything from him in the first half of the season but now he's an expert. LOL
 
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I never thought Judge could remotely maintain that pace.

When he settles in he'll be a .265, 28 HRs, 85 RBI guy who strikes out every other AB

Frazier is a total bust


Walks don't count in JSM's world. If they go 4-6 between them with 5 rbi then we won't even see him show up. Didn't hear anything from him in the first half of the season but now he's an expert. LOL
 
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I never thought Judge could remotely maintain that pace.

When he settles in he'll be a .265, 28 HRs, 85 RBI guy who strikes out every other AB

Frazier is a total bust
Well those numbers don't remotely line up. If he's striking out every other at bat and only hitting 28 per year, he's going to be hitting a lot less than .265. I mean heck, .265 with 28 HRs and his walk rates would be one of the best ofdensive players in baseball.
 
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I never thought Judge could remotely maintain that pace.

When he settles in he'll be a .265, 28 HRs, 85 RBI guy who strikes out every other AB

Frazier is a total bust

LOL precious
 
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Let me know the next time Judge gets a hit or doesn't SO at least 50% of his ABs



Oh JUDGE is 0-2!!!!!!!, Frazier can't even make contact tonight.
 
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Umm, nope

Mila Kunis in Forgetting Sarah Marshall was maybe the hottest thing ever

But Kate Beckinsdale is still the top seed


I think you get more aroused at a Judge strikeout than I would if Mila Kunis was standing naked right in front of me.
 
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Another great start for him, 0-2 with 2Ks

Honestly, he borderline sucks. I think that first 1/2 was a huge anomaly. He was terrible in 2016. He's not young.

Yet you stalk Judge? :confused:
 
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Yeah but Judge saw a steady stream of sliders first half but took them because 90% are out of the zone, this is the problem not hitting them when in the zone. Both he and Sanchez (who's even worst) are chasten out of the zone too much, they need to have better selection again. I know he's not a .300 hitter more than likely but he can be a .270/.280 guy with very good power numbers.
"are chasten out of the zone" Interesting word selection Another auto fill fail?
 
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Another great start for him, 0-2 with 2Ks

Honestly, he borderline sucks. I think that first 1/2 was a huge anomaly. He was terrible in 2016. He's not young.
Out of curiosity, how old are you? I just can't imagine anyone over the age of 13 being so invested in making sure everyone on an anonymous message board knows how bad you think a baseball player is.
 
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Bro, more about the hype machine.

Out of curiosity, how old are you? I just can't imagine anyone over the age of 13 being so invested in making sure everyone on an anonymous message board knows how bad you think a baseball player is.
 
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Bro, more about the hype machine.
Not relevant at all to my point. You spend an inordinate amount of time and energy on at least this site (and I would assume others) tracking and dumping on an MLB player. It's what you see from 10 YO whose mom just let them sign up for a baseball message bord for the first time. It's really just sad and pathetic.
 
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Love Sox fans going crazy seeing Judge keep his MLB-leading SO streak going

Judge needs to play the Mets every game if he wants to bat > .100
 
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Love Sox fans going crazy seeing Judge keep his MLB-leading SO streak going

Judge needs to play the Mets every game if he wants to bat > .100
Hope you're lubing up before you post in this thread. Wouldn't want any nasty chaffing on your willy.
 
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Bro, Judge sucks. Enjoy overpaying him.

He's making minimum and if he continues to play like he has the 2nd half of the year no one will pay him. If he shows something join between the 1st half and his shortcomings of the 2nd half he will get paid decently by someone. I mean there's a bunch of .230 hitters with 30 HRs getting overpaid, that's baseball now. But you know so much - stupid post, yeah again.
 

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