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That was a suspended game. They played another, full, game today as well, which he played in.

2 for 3 with a 2B, HR, and BB today.

Teams have always been free to suppress service time, and they have only ever done it for top prospects. If a guy isn't projected to be an impact player, he's not being held down to suppress service time, he's being held down because he's not good enough to force his way to the majors.

Hoping to see Jobe get promoted to WM this year so I can catch one of his starts. Wonder if they might just keep him down in Lakeland though so he can get more reps, easier competition makes it easier to pitch deeper into games, and he still hasn't gotten past 4 IP in a start yet. Curious to see how cautious they are with managing his workload, and how much they're even looking to stretch him out this year. He's just barely past 100 IP in his career at this point. Coupled with his lack of pitching in HS, he's got so much less wear and tear on his arm compared to everyone else his age. But no way of knowing how he can hold up through 100 pitches or for a full season until he does it.

That is no longer true for the NBA. Players can sign with approved agents and maintain their eligibility, but they have to withdraw their name before the draft. Hockey players can be drafted and still go back to college with their team retaining their rights. It's common even for first round picks to play an additional season in college.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/jackson-jobe-has-an-electric-arm-and-a-desire-to-expand-his-arsenal/

I had a play like that in little league, except I knew I fucked up right away and raced back to the base and beat the tag. In the stands my dad also realized right away and commented to my mom that I was going to have to get back to the base. Embarrassing mistake.

There was definitely discussion about how analytically advanced Houston was, and how Verlander was absorbing all that info. I recall Hinch making a comment about Verlander being the player who was most interested in all of the data they had. And the media absolutely portrayed it that way, but Verlander refuted that as he had already figured things out and was pitching great beforehand.

I remember the exact opposite where in a ST interview the following year a reporter asked him about getting traded and turning things around, and Verlander replied that he had already turned things around before the trade.

Looked like he was upset with himself at first.

10.2% is a plus BB%.

Takes no effort for him to hire a search firm to make recommendations for him.

A BB% of 15.2 is very encouraging. Not sure where he was on other lists, but fangraphs had him 5th in the pre season rankings, and I'd agree he's done nothing to really fall far off from that spot.

What's the difference? Tony La Russa is their all-time best seller!

This is the majors right?

I've had issues with both Bally and Fox apps where they put me in a completely different market for some reason.

I can't remember who the player was, but I remember seeing a clip of them doing one of these interviews and the players dad was just completely wasted.

The Tigers recent history of drafting and developing pitchers is pretty good though.

I know the big question for Pacheco was whether he'd be able to make enough contact for his power to play enough in game, but a K rate of 20.3% is certainly promising in that regard.

Keith was ranked higher preseason and has performed better at a higher level, so I'd say he's still clearly ahead of Pacheco.

Honestly, is anybody even successful without at least a 93+ MPH fastball anymore? Off the top of my head I can't think of anybody.

Meadows has started to turn it around at Erie after struggling initially. Hitting .300/.342/.557 in the last 19 games.

The data they were discussing only applies to prep pitchers, so at least the Tigers have only spent two top 10 picks on them since 2016.

What are the odds Smyly gives up four runs if he pitches the inning? Just stupid to have a bunch of guys come in to pitch with a four run lead. Just have Smyly pitch the inning and you'll get to the 9th with the lead.

Cleveland never needed any type of rebuild, they just had cheap owners. They had a team built to compete for the next five years with a bunch of young talent and just decided to blow that up.