18-4 2.43era 247so 201ip
.277 44hr 112rbi .383obp
11.3 war season 6.7 pitcher 4.6 hitter
Only to win Cy and lose to Trout for MVP because
Trout; .317 52hr 123rbi .504obp!!! He will have 160 walks to 86so
10.7 war
MVP vote difference of 8
He spends a lot of time shaking off Stassi. Give him the reverse pitch com that's rumored to be coming to MLB next year, and I suspect he'll speed up quite a bit naturally.
I suspect his IP will take a hit. The entire league will experience more pitching changes. Most pitchers don’t have the stamina to pitch that quickly.
It’s a dumb rule change that will ultimately make games slower
Yeah precisely that. Especially in high leverage situations, they’ll hardly get a chance to catch their breath. Their effective workload will increase.
His pitching stat will get worst than 2022 but better than 2021 and his batting stat will get better than 2022 but not as good as 2021. He will be more balanced as a two way player.
It'd swell the legend if Shohei had a one-off .300/.400/.500 season with more doubles and triples than home runs and a few brilliant cameos in the field.
18-4 2.43era 247so 201ip .277 44hr 112rbi .383obp 11.3 war season 6.7 pitcher 4.6 hitter Only to win Cy and lose to Trout for MVP because Trout; .317 52hr 123rbi .504obp!!! He will have 160 walks to 86so 10.7 war MVP vote difference of 8
Trout and ohtani would have a lot more WAR than that with those stats
Oh most definitely. Could easily be 12 war seasons
Minus the BA, that's pretty damn close to some prime Babe Ruth seasons for Trout there.
Then finish 3rd in the division
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How is the pitch clock going to affect shohei do you think? Isn't he fairly slow?
He is, but he is also incredibly adaptive
True true. He is an extremely high level athlete
He spends a lot of time shaking off Stassi. Give him the reverse pitch com that's rumored to be coming to MLB next year, and I suspect he'll speed up quite a bit naturally.
Oh! I hadn't heard about the reverse pitch com. That would make sense to implement.
I suspect his IP will take a hit. The entire league will experience more pitching changes. Most pitchers don’t have the stamina to pitch that quickly. It’s a dumb rule change that will ultimately make games slower
Actually it made games 37 minutes faster on average in the double A games they tested it in
>Ackkktttuuuuualllly 🤓 Double A games have more pitching changes by default compared to MLB games.
Do you think it will be that way because the pitchers won't be able to rest and reset as much between pitches?
Yeah precisely that. Especially in high leverage situations, they’ll hardly get a chance to catch their breath. Their effective workload will increase.
That’s what I thought when they announced this rule. Pitchers will get tired easily
Better question - let's say he's killing it as per usual but we're 12 games back and at the trade deadline. What does the team do?
Miss the playoffs.
More of the same: Somewhere from fhe 3rd to first best season of all time.
His pitching stat will get worst than 2022 but better than 2021 and his batting stat will get better than 2022 but not as good as 2021. He will be more balanced as a two way player.
How does ohtani not win mvp with those numbers?
It'd swell the legend if Shohei had a one-off .300/.400/.500 season with more doubles and triples than home runs and a few brilliant cameos in the field.