Mariners Off Season Plan 2.0

[D-train]

Its not the eyes it is the reflexes. That is what the Ackley and JK groupies never got.

It's interesting, I think I'd vote eyes. Its more about anticipating where the ball will be coming out of the pitchers hand rather than reacting to it being thrown. It's more predicting rather than reacting

https://www.goodeyes.com/bdp-news/scien ... -fastball/

Didn’t we just spend all season complaining about Julio “predicting?

Yeah that is crazy. Good hitters see and react. Bad hitters predict/guess.

[Seattle or Bust]

It's interesting, I think I'd vote eyes. Its more about anticipating where the ball will be coming out of the pitchers hand rather than reacting to it being thrown. It's more predicting rather than reacting

https://www.goodeyes.com/bdp-news/scien ... -fastball/

Didn’t we just spend all season complaining about Julio “predicting?

Yeah that is crazy. Good hitters see and react. Bad hitters predict/guess.

I mean, you think that's the issue with Murakami?

I think Julio genuinely struggles to pick up the slider and there's really no adjusting to that until you can learn to pick up spin and understand situations where the pitch might come.

Murakami just seems like he's used to seeing 90-93 all the time and struggles when velo gets up there. I don't see how that's much different than a MLB player hitting 94-96 but struggling when a FB gets to 98-100 b/c it's atypical.

I think his reaction timing will adjust to the MLB norm with experience and he may struggle at very high velo like most others do.

[D-train]

Didn’t we just spend all season complaining about Julio “predicting?

Yeah that is crazy. Good hitters see and react. Bad hitters predict/guess.

I mean, you think that's the issue with Murakami?

I think Julio genuinely struggles to pick up the slider and there's really no adjusting to that until you can learn to pick up spin and understand situations where the pitch might come.

Murakami just seems like he's used to seeing 90-93 all the time and struggles when velo gets up there. I don't see how that's much different than a MLB player hitting 94-96 but struggling when a FB gets to 98-100 b/c it's atypical.

I think his reaction timing will adjust to the MLB norm with experience and he may struggle at very high velo like most others do.

Maybe but that is quite a $100M + bet.

[Seattle or Bust]

Yeah that is crazy. Good hitters see and react. Bad hitters predict/guess.

I mean, you think that's the issue with Murakami?

I think Julio genuinely struggles to pick up the slider and there's really no adjusting to that until you can learn to pick up spin and understand situations where the pitch might come.

Murakami just seems like he's used to seeing 90-93 all the time and struggles when velo gets up there. I don't see how that's much different than a MLB player hitting 94-96 but struggling when a FB gets to 98-100 b/c it's atypical.

I think his reaction timing will adjust to the MLB norm with experience and he may struggle at very high velo like most others do.

Maybe but that is quite a $100M + bet.

Teams have bet on well worse.

You know what kept the M's from getting the World Series?

The fact that they signed Mitch fucking Garver to be their 1B/DH combo because they are risk averse. Look what that got them.

[Southpaw773]

News is bubbling of a 5 year deal for Nayls with the Ms

[tehmc]

News is bubbling of a 5 year deal for Nayls with the Ms

New thread created

[Southpaw773]

Now they just traded Gough to the Dodgers for Robinson Ortiz. Hot stove already popping in Seattle.

[Donn Beach]

It's interesting, I think I'd vote eyes. Its more about anticipating where the ball will be coming out of the pitchers hand rather than reacting to it being thrown. It's more predicting rather than reacting

https://www.goodeyes.com/bdp-news/scien ... -fastball/

Didn’t we just spend all season complaining about Julio “predicting?

Yeah that is crazy. Good hitters see and react. Bad hitters predict/guess.

Call it anticipation instead of prediction. There's a part of the brain that's processing visual information as the pitch is thrown to enable a decision to swing or not

AI
Can a hitter react to a fastball after it's been thrown

A hitter cannot react to a fastball solely after it has been thrown using conscious, deliberate thought. The time is too short. Elite hitters rely heavily on anticipation, pitch recognition, and learned, instinctual reactions developed through countless hours of practice.

[bhofferb]

Didn’t we just spend all season complaining about Julio “predicting?

Yeah that is crazy. Good hitters see and react. Bad hitters predict/guess.

I mean, you think that's the issue with Murakami?

I think Julio genuinely struggles to pick up the slider and there's really no adjusting to that until you can learn to pick up spin and understand situations where the pitch might come.

Murakami just seems like he's used to seeing 90-93 all the time and struggles when velo gets up there. I don't see how that's much different than a MLB player hitting 94-96 but struggling when a FB gets to 98-100 b/c it's atypical.

I think his reaction timing will adjust to the MLB norm with experience and he may struggle at very high velo like most others do.

And if he doesn’t adjust? We are a contending team and should be filling the lineup with proven major league talent. Period