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[countryboy]

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Teams are trying to do that now. Examples being Syracuse with the Mets, Houston with Round Rock, SF with Sacramento.

Teams are trying to make the affiliates more travel friendly. There are a few that don't make sense like the Nationals with Fresno now.

The A's now having AAA in in Vegas may also be sign of things to come. There's been talk that the A's could also move to Vegas if they too can't find a stadium deal.

I wish St Louis would go back to Louisville. I miss watching the prospects of St.Louis organization play in AAA and then see them in the Show a year or two later.

[The Kid 24]

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So who wins the NL MVP? Yelich or Baez?

My vote is oblivious.

[countryboy]

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So who wins the NL MVP? Yelich or Baez?

My vote is oblivious.

Matt Carpenter

[Jr.]

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So there's a topic on another board I go to where we were discussing how you could probably watch a couple old baseball playoff games over the course of one of the games in this upcoming postseason. This got me to muse about the new mound visits rule. It's pretty much gone by without a hitch and the hand wringing at the beginning of the year disappeared (I remember some broadcasts would actually show the amount of visits but that to has dropped off the radar) Now though, I think this is where the rule is going to come into focus. We all KNOW that managers, pitcher coaches and ESPECIALLY catchers LOVE to go out to the mound during playoff games and this is where the rubber hits the road. I could easily see a situation where a team runs out of mound visits over the course of a game either in 9 innings or the course of an extra inning game.


This is something that bears study while watching the playoffs this fall. You guys think i'm onto something here?

You get extra visits every time you being in a new pitcher. So no, I don't think it'll become an issue with how pitchers are utilized in the playoffs.

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[SPTO]

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You get extra visits every time you being in a new pitcher. So no, I don't think it'll become an issue with how pitchers are utilized in the playoffs.

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Really? I didn't know/realize that.

Well then that rule is just poppycock.

[dubcity]

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Really? I didn't know/realize that.

Well then that rule is just poppycock.

Unfortunately they have to introduce these new rules with no real teeth because people gonna overreact and go crazy otherwise. Hell, people were already mad about it even before they had all the information lol. The arguments went from, "this rule gonna **** everything up," to, "this rule doesn't do anything, so it's still stupid."

[kehlis]

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I don't think teams get extra visits with a new pitcher. I thought they only got additional visits when games go to extra's.

[LowerWolf]

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It’s six per game, but coming out to make a pitching change doesn’t count as a visit.

Teams also get one visit per extra inning.

[Master Live 013]

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So who wins the NL MVP? Yelich or Baez?

My vote is oblivious.

Right now, Yelich.

[Jr.]

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It’s six per game, but coming out to make a pitching change doesn’t count as a visit.

Teams also get one visit per extra inning.

Ah okay that makes sense. I knew it was something about changing pitchers that was different

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[WaitTilNextYear]

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So who wins the NL MVP? Yelich or Baez?

My vote is oblivious.

Why would your vote be oblivious? I assume you've been paying pretty close attention to both of them?

I would probably vote for Yelich if I had to vote on it today. Baez has homered in each of his last 2 games and leads the NL in RBI on a team that probably earns home field advantage in the NL. But, Yelich has been fantastic. I don't think the Brewers make the playoffs without him let alone challenge for the division this deep into September.

[Speedy]

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Right now, Yelich.

Miami getting rid of him still makes no sense to me.

[The Kid 24]

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Why would your vote be oblivious? I assume you've been paying pretty close attention to both of them?

I would probably vote for Yelich if I had to vote on it today. Baez has homered in each of his last 2 games and leads the NL in RBI on a team that probably earns home field advantage in the NL. But, Yelich has been fantastic. I don't think the Brewers make the playoffs without him let alone challenge for the division this deep into September.

Wow, **** I totally meant to type obvious.

Right now I think it's Yelich because of the way he has carried us this far... I'm really pumped to build around Yelich and Aguilar.

But I wouldnt be surprised the writers picking Baez because of Cubs winning the Central.

[WaitTilNextYear]

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Wow, **** I totally meant to type obvious.

Right now I think it's Yelich because of the way he has carried us this far... I'm really pumped to build around Yelich and Aguilar.

But I wouldnt be surprised the writers picking Baez because of Cubs winning the Central.

I think which team wins the division will (and probably should) factor in a little bit. I think Baez is a little better of an all-around player--Yelich is just ok on defense where Baez is one of the more entertaining infielders in the game. I place Yelich slightly ahead of Baez for the MVP because Yelich's OBP is so much higher, leading to higher wRC+/WAR/wOBA etc. Their HR/RBI/SB basically comes out in a wash. Yelich's edge as a more complete/consistent hitter is a little more important to me than Baez being a slightly better athlete and better defender.

They're close enough, though, that if Baez gets hot over the final 2 weeks and Yelich has some poor games, I might change my mind.

[Blzer]

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Miami getting rid of him still makes no sense to me.

He's definitely the one who got away.

I think that of the Giants as well, though. I don't even know if they pursued/considered him. He was literally the only player I cared to target this offseason. Now he's going off having an MVP season for seven million bucks on a brand new contract in his prime years. He is literally the most valuable player.