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He's had that arm since his UConn days. Ball just explodes out of his hand.
 
Poor kid can't shake the injury bug. From yesterday:
Cubs place 3B Mike Olt on 15-day DL http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasybaseball/update/25152605

>>The Cubs placed third baseman Mike Olt on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 15, with a hairline fracture in his right wrist, per the team's official website. Olt will have a cast on his wrist for three weeks before he resumes his rehab.

Third base prospect Kris Bryant was promoted to take his place at third base. Olt batted .154 on 13 at-bats before landing on the DL.<<
 
@UConnGIFs: “@astros: #SPRINGERDINGER. George Springer blast his first homer of the season deep to left"

#UConnintheMLB
 
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Matt Barnes hitting 98 mph on the radar today. Wow. I don't remember that kind of heat when he was a Husky.
 
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Bezzz said:
Matt Barnes hitting 98 mph on the radar today. Wow. I don't remember that kind of heat when he was a Husky.
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He routinely hit 96/97 as a starter so it doesn't surprise me he can hit 98 out of the pen.
 
Bezzz said:
Matt Barnes hitting 98 mph on the radar today. Wow. I don't remember that kind of heat when he was a Husky.
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mets1090 said:
He routinely hit 96/97 as a starter so it doesn't surprise me he can hit 98 out of the pen.
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I would think a young athlete's body and arm would continue to mature and gain strength into his early to mid 20's. It would be no surprise to me that Barnes is now able to throw a bit harder now, just as he was able to throw harder in college than in high school.
 
Barnes with a solid 2.03 ERA this season over 13.1 innings. We'll ignore his Whip, he's still a young pup.
 
Someone made an error behind Barnes which led to I think a 4 run inning. Only 2 runs were earned which is why his ERA is still so low but did he allow 2 or 3 extra base runners as a result which does inflate his WHIP. Overall I'd say his ERA should be around 3.00 but his WHIP should probably be much better than the currently terrible 1.73. He's also young as you said so he's just trying to figure things out at the big leage level right now. I think he'll be fine in the long run.
 
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Astros have hit skids a bit, but Springer was 5-5 yesterday and is now hitting a decent .254 after a very slow start (they bat him Leadoff now with Altuve second). I was worried he was teetering on the edge of a demotion back in early May. Good D in the outfield helped, I'm sure. He also has 13 stolen bases now. If he puts it all together, 30-30 will be possible in another year or two. 40-40 might be too optimistic, but we'll see.
 
40-40 is too optimistic simply because 40 homeruns is a very rare plateau in today's pitching dominated game. Assuming he puts it all together I would bet on 30-30 (peak, not average).
 
A 2-homer, 2-diving catch day for Springer as he continues to get better and better (striking out less since moving to Leadoff spot). Ahmed was also 2-4 with two runs scored). They are both at their high water marks for the season (.269, .233). Ahmed coming around a bit - there were a couple games last month they batted him ninth, behind the pitcher.
 
Ahmed is now hitting well enough for his glove to keep him starting in the majors. If he ever gets up to a .675 or .700 OPS consistently, he'll have a great career.
 
Saw Matt Barnes had a couple tough outings and was sent down to Pawtucket on Sunday. He really throws hard but the thing that strikes me is his fastball looks really straight, not much movement.
 
mets1090 said:
40-40 is too optimistic simply because 40 homeruns is a very rare plateau now that there is semi-legit PED testing. Assuming he puts it all together I would bet on 30-30 (peak, not average).
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FIFY
 
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@astros: A leadoff #SpringerDinger on the first pitch of the game is a nice way to extend the hitting streak to 12 games. #Astros
 
Quick question. Not that he is in the bigs, but is Tom Verdi still in the Mariners organization?
 
dbmill said:
Quick question. Not that he is in the bigs, but is Tom Verdi still in the Mariners organization?
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I believe that he was released in Spring Training. Don't quote me on that though.
 
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