neuropatch

neuroscience drug discovery and, more importantly, baseball.

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@MLBPipeline @SamDykstraMiLB “There are six Top 100 prospects in this year’s 20/20 club”

7 actually, don’t forget newly-T100 Bryan Rincon!

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@Mitch_Rupert @l_carnahan Of all pitchers in AA with > 60 IP (73) Wood was best in xFIP. As you’d expect with that, he had the worst HR/FB rate in the league at 28.6%. Only 2 other pitchers were above 22.5%.

Some of it is execution, some is Reading and an odd AA. But some is undoubtedly poor luck.

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@mlbranks925 @_thomasevans11 Stats at end of June (when most voting was done):

Marsh: 319 PA, 317/348/520 (868 OPS)
Harris: 297 PA, 294/330/491 (821 OPS)

It really isn’t complicated why Marsh made it.

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@Trenciarte @BeaneaterB 259/302/310 isn’t exactly killing it.

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@weaver_cards @BeaneaterB I’m just not sure how much I’d weigh games in April as being predictive in any way of October.

Over the two September series it was 4-3 with a +7 run differential (mostly coming from one game). Much closer.

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@scottcoleman55 I get the logic, but I think this is managing a bit too cute for a three game series.

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@BeaneaterB Plus the Phillies end with the Mets (at Citi, where they struggle), Rays, Brewers. It ain’t happening lol.

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@BeaneaterB @KevinVT90 Throwing 150 IP “healthy” is not ace level workload, IMO. You can disagree. I don’t particularly care.

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@BeaneaterB @KevinVT90 Oh you can fuck right off for assuming I’m an Ahole for not buying into your narrative.

Volume matters in pitching.

Fact is the volume has not been there, for Sale regardless of the particular reason.

I have a higher tier for ace than you do.

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@BeaneaterB @KevinVT90 Assuming an event to occur which has happened 1/8 latest years when the major variable (age) is predicting against you is exactly my point.

You believe. That’s fine.

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@KevinVT90 @BeaneaterB What’s your IP line for 2026?

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@BeaneaterB @KevinVT90 So how many innings are you putting him on for 2026?

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@BeaneaterB @KevinVT90 He’s pitched exactly one season over 126 innings since before COVID was a thing. And he’s 37. You know what predicts missing future time? Missing time.

I actually think Sale is a total dog on the mound, but volume 100% matters. And Sale absolutely positively does not have it.

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@BeaneaterB You’re lost if you think Skenes falls into that category lmao.

Age + minor/major league appearances matter. He’s been healthy.

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@BeaneaterB Sale has a history of weird injuries. On the field, off the field, etc.

Yes, missing significant time due to breaking a rib falls into that category.

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@BeaneaterB I mean we can be honest right?

Sale was an ace in 2024. He proceeded to follow it up with an injury filled 2025. Par for the course for him.

Fantastic pitcher. But if your definition of ace involves workload Sale is not it.

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@BeaneaterB Sale has pitched exactly one full season since 2017.

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@BeaneaterB @BravesSufferer Also he’s still walking a ton of people. Sure the K’s are awesome, but he’s facing inferior talent on average. Let him go to AAA, get some time there (consistent appearances), and if he looks good then bring him up.

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@nyttypos @TJStats Lefties crushed him last season, but in 2024 he was better vs lefties, and in 2023 it was close to even. So a bit mixed.

Likely will be an area of development, and I wouldn’t be shocked to see the Phillies tweak with his approach vs LHB this season.

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@2021Hawks @JonPgh I’d wager teams care much, much less about results than the underlying peripherals and metrics. But we can disagree on that.