Yesterday in the Dominican League:
Ronny Mauricio, SS, 1 for 4, 1 K - now hitting .269 with .707 OPS.
Robinson Cano did not play. He is currently off the Estrellas roster and back in the US to open a restaurant and see a doctor about his back.
Mystery solved....
— Christopher Soto (@SotoC803) November 23, 2021
Cano is back in the US. and was at the opening for Legacy Bar & Grill last night. https://t.co/UPw0jlPnX6 pic.twitter.com/tM7d5iNxBq
So according to Estrellas manager Fernando Tatis.....Robinson Cano was dealing with some back pain which prompted the trip back to NY. https://t.co/CgLB263HLh
— Christopher Soto (@SotoC803) November 24, 2021
Gigantes del Cibao 7 Toros del Este 3 (Box Score)
Martin Cervenka, C, 0 for 4, 3 Ks - now hitting .191 with a .538 OPS.
Raul Valdes, 5 innings, no runs, no hits, 2 walks, 2 Ks - now with a 2.10 ERA.
Jenrry Mejia, 1 inning, no runs, no hits - 0.00 ERA.
Leones del Escogido 5 Aguilas Cibaenas 2 (Box Score)
2021 Syracuse Met Orlando Calixte, 3B, 1 for 4, HR (2), 1 run scored, 1 RBI - hitting .300 with an .808 OPS.
Batazo profundo de Orlando Calixte 🔥¡HOMERUN que coloca a las @aguilascibaenas en el marcador! 🦅👏🏻#LIDOM #CopaBanreservas ⚾🏆 pic.twitter.com/W4NHJnPbZz
— LIDOM (@LIDOMRD) November 24, 2021
No games current or recent minor league Mets saw action yesterday in Venezuela or Puerto Rico.
Juan Uriarte, C, 1 for 4, 1 run scored, - .265 Avg. with a .692 OPS.
4 comments:
I say cut him and save the roster spot. I’m not interested in rolling the dice to see if a 39 year old that hasn’t played in a year can be effective if he stays clean.
Why do the Mets always want the Yankee “has been’s”?
Roster spot? Roster spots aren’t that valuable! Cano could be the 2020s Edgar Martinez!
Analytics
Starts with the letters a-n-a-l.
Have you ever seen "analytics" applied in baseball consistently, and actually work over a whole season to a high percentage rate? Not me.
Why?
Because baseball performances for each player has a wide range of potential expectation and actual outcome, and it cannot truly ever be predicted at any given moment with great reliance for what will happen next. You can talk about probabilities, but it too isn't anywhere near a guaranteed result. In baseball, things unexpected happen routinely and all the time. It's "the people thing" really. We are all human. And it is what makes this game of baseball so much fun to watch and play.
So why is "analytics" so important to so many MLB team managements?
A: Good question really.
Maybe because it's people not playing the game that want "control" over the game and its outcome somehow. They want "credit" for the engineering of the game's win, I suppose. Like the seven relief pitcher moves per game we not too long ago had seen routinely. Did that work?
Good and experienced managers know what needs to be done instinctively in game situations. They do not require a computer laptop to concur with those moves.
This really has become the 5G computer age now.
It was installed across America mainly to run the automated vehicles coming. The 4G was too slow. It had accidents. It would create road deaths and traffic delays. But even with 5G, it won't work though. Trust me. Too many reasons to list here.
Anyway, we live in a "control era" really. One in which good individual thinking is neither promoted, appreciated, nor acceptable anymore. Everyone has to be controlled to be like everyone else.
Analytics is this way.
It does not allow for visceral in game gut feelings with players based upon game and practice performances, or the true character of a player.
It can and will ruin the traditional game of baseball, and it should be disallowed.
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