beekay414 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 We've had a few other threads dedicated to certain seasons but I just figured I'd make an all encompassing thread for the topic rather than digging for one of the old threads. Reason I started this thread was wanting to talk about Paul Skenes and when do we start talking about him being the top arm in the 2023 draft? Skenes: 6 starts, 37.1 IP, 5-0, 0.72 ERA, 0.56 WHIP, 71 K (17.1 K/9), 7 BB (1.7 BB/9), 3.38 H/9, 0.00 HR/9Dollander: 6 starts, 34.1 IP, 4-2, 3.93 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 53 K (13.9 K/9), 8 BB (2.1 BB/9), 7.6 H/9, 0.79 HR/9 Obviously wanna see how this unfolds the further we get into SEC play but Skenes is going to push Dollander for that #1 arm spot all year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagles27 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Don't have a subscription, but I read that Skenes was ranked ahead of Dollander in BA's latest rankings. (or maybe just mocked ahead) He seems to be on track to be the first arm off the board. Looks like a strong first round. Glad the M's have 3 picks in the top 30. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 21 hours ago, beekay414 said: We've had a few other threads dedicated to certain seasons but I just figured I'd make an all encompassing thread for the topic rather than digging for one of the old threads. Reason I started this thread was wanting to talk about Paul Skenes and when do we start talking about him being the top arm in the 2023 draft? Skenes: 6 starts, 37.1 IP, 5-0, 0.72 ERA, 0.56 WHIP, 71 K (17.1 K/9), 7 BB (1.7 BB/9), 3.38 H/9, 0.00 HR/9Dollander: 6 starts, 34.1 IP, 4-2, 3.93 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 53 K (13.9 K/9), 8 BB (2.1 BB/9), 7.6 H/9, 0.79 HR/9 Obviously wanna see how this unfolds the further we get into SEC play but Skenes is going to push Dollander for that #1 arm spot all year. He's already there for me. Skenes is absolutely absurd right now. I think I saw he was up to 102 in his last start against #5 ranked Arkansas. Great slider/change combo for his offspeeds. Huge frame. He'd go 1-1 if the otherworldly Dylan Crews wasn't a thing. Reminds me a lot of Gerrit Cole. This draft definitely has a strong top 4 with Crews/Skenes/Dollander/Langford. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August4th Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Pirates gonna screw this up somehow. I want Crews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 3 hours ago, August4th said: Pirates gonna screw this up somehow. I want Crews. At this point, even with the SP1 need, only way they don't land him is if he prices himself out and won't sign with them but I don't see that happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 15 hours ago, beekay414 said: At this point, even with the SP1 need, only way they don't land him is if he prices himself out and won't sign with them but I don't see that happening. That's my hope at this point. Crews asks for a ton of money and the Pirates go underslot like they do most years. I want no part of Crews in the NL Central. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Fantastic news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Speaking of Dollander and Skenes, they face off against each other tonight on ESPNU. Perfect timing too, as MLB still insists on the idiotic off day after opening day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 14 hours ago, hrubes20 said: Speaking of Dollander and Skenes, they face off against each other tonight on ESPNU. Perfect timing too, as MLB still insists on the idiotic off day after opening day. They faced off Thursday, I thought? Skenes went 7, gave up 1 run and struck out 12, walked 1. Dollander went 4.2, gave up 2 runs and struck out 3, walked 3. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 On 3/31/2023 at 11:14 PM, beekay414 said: They faced off Thursday, I thought? Skenes went 7, gave up 1 run and struck out 12, walked 1. Dollander went 4.2, gave up 2 runs and struck out 3, walked 3. Sigh. They did. Being the Friday night starter doesn't mean anything when you start the series on Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted April 8, 2023 Author Share Posted April 8, 2023 Trash Pandas threw a no hitter and lost 7-5 lmao 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 There are so many minor league games included with MLB.TV this year, that I don't even care about paying for it; fully knowing that I won't be watching the Cubs at all in late July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mission27 Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 Spencer Jones hit two more dingers last night. He's now got 5 dingers and 7 steals in 18 games. 162 game run rate of 45 dingers and 63 bags. Yeah he's striking out too much but how did everyone else let this kid fall to 25? History repeating itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted May 5, 2023 Author Share Posted May 5, 2023 I love looking up random prospects when digging for gems for dynasty fantasy leagues. Found a dude for the Pirates with a comical line in 2 seasons in the DSL. Ewry Espinal. He's had 350 plate appearances. He's struck out 121 times and walked 90 times. 211 of 350 PAs ended without contact. 60% of his PAs. Just unreal. Last year he had 61 K and 60 BB in 200 PA. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullsandBroncos Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 (edited) Don't know much about Adalberto Mondesi other than he's very fast. if it's between him and Kiké Hernandez to start as your teams 2nd basemen, who are you choosing? I'd like to have Mondesi I think. I know what Kiké is Edited May 7, 2023 by BullsandBroncos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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