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April 2021 Video Q&A - Collecting your questions!
🕑 Added 2021-04-01 22:36:10 +0000 UTCHope you all are enjoying Opening Day!
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Chris Collum
There are less catchers in the hall of fame than any position besides 3B (justice for Rolen!) and their effect on the game is arguably the hardest to quantify of any of the positions. if you were overlord of the BBWAA what would be your criteria for a catcher making it into the Hall of Fame? How much bad offense are you willing to put up with and who makes the cut? Surely Joe Mauer, right? Yadi? Posey? Brian McCann? Should Jorge Posada have gotten in? Jason Kendall?? (Jeff Mathis???) Who's on the right track of young-ish guys besides Realmuto? Grandal maybe? Salvador Perez, or is that pushing it way too far? (I'm clearly a "big hall" kind of guy and I gather from your HoF ballot video you're at least not a "small hall" guy but push back if you think some of these names are absolutely ludicrous!)
Luke Psyhogios
what are your opinions on what Yermin Mercedes is doing? He obviously isnt a 250 wRC+ hitter, but do you think he could be a 130-140 wRC+ hitter over the course of the season?
Draisaitl
Has there been any players/topics that you really wanted to make a video about, but couldn't make work in the Baseball Bits format?
Cody Dutcher
Who are your GOATs for every decade starting with the 1900s? On a side note, did you do a full interview with Lucas Giolito and if so, are you planning on uploading the full thing?
Mitchell Israel
What's the best nickname you've made up for an MLB Player? Is it some mf named Randy, Titanic Tantalizing, Le Spinny Curveball Man, or something else?
Spencer Klein
How has Oliver Perez lasted this long?
Angel Marquez
If you were going to play the new mlb the show what position would you play and what team ? maybe a quick top 5 worse starting 2b ?
Big Al
Who is your favorite terrible player? One that despite his atrocious performance, is a guy you can't help but like?
Justin Salamone
What do you think Shohei Ohtani's cumulative WAR cap could be? Assuming he's healthy for an entire season, pitching and hitting at elite levels.
Josh Getto
First question, can you tell us how you became a Braves fan? Second, have you considered having additional levels of support on your patreon page? Maybe a higher level where your name appears in all non-sponsored videos on both channels plus getting the new merch. I'm sure some of your fans would be happy to support you further.
Nolan McDermott
Do you think Noah Syndergaard would be the architype for a pitcher than could theoretically excel at Coors Field with his high velo and low spin rate? Also I am designing a fantasy baseball site based on WAR for one of my classes this semester, what is a feature that you would want to see/think I should include?
Sumner Nelson
I remember you talking about how you worked for a little bit with some German baseball clubs. As someone who is most likely going to move to Germany in 2-3 years, how could I get involved with this/what was the experience like?
ajnrules
I figure you probably follow every team in the MLB, but does the fact that you wrote the Rangers team essay for Baseball Prospectus give you motivation to keep a closer eye on the team for this coming season? (I know they had a whopper of an Opening Day game. I hope their pitching won’t be as abysmal otherwise it’s going to be a LONG season)
Alberto Aguinaga
What can baseball players do to market themselves better? It’s clear that mlb is a horribly bad at getting their stars into the mainstream culture, so what can a star like Mookie or Trout do for themselves to come at least a bit close to name recognition as someone like Lebron James or Tom Brady?
Matthew Hearring
Pujols is hoping to get into the top 10 in hits this year and it looks like Cabrera is going to cross the 3k hit mark in the next 2 years... Are there an other active players you can see getting 3K hits in their career?? If Al makes the top 10 @ #10 how long will it take for someone to knock him out given the decline hits??
Weston Izzi
What advanced statistics do you love vs hate. Or which stats can truly confirm or deceive about a players ability/performance
Jason Wolpow
The Yankees have quite a few big paydays coming up in the next few years... Judge, Gleyber, Frazier, etc... and even other dudes like Urshela, Voit, etc... how do you see it playing out ? Anyone you don’t think it makes sense for them to keep?
Cameron Arato
You often use peripheral stats (rightly so) to have a more nuanced approach to player analysis. Who are some players that seem to consistently outperform/underperform against their peripherals
Nolan Costa
Who are some of your favorite musicians right now? Or just in general?
Zachary Kalker
1.Which stat is better- drs+, wrc+, or ops+? 2. What’s your U25 all star roster- all 26 spots- if too much work, then just an ace, reliever , and 8 position players
Delos Chen
Who is your favorite basketball player?
Riley Nahlik
Who are some active players who you think are on a borderline HOF track? What would they have to do to solidify their spot in Cooperstown? The names that come to my mind where I could really be convinced either way if you asked right now are Salvador Perez and Joey Votto
Riley Nahlik
In his speed run he picked the Brewers
Wyatt Huggins
Who is your favorite all-time pure bat? Thinking of Edgar Martinez, Adam Dunn, etc. guys that were great bats but never showed much if anything with the glove
Tom Landry Jackson
If this video will take longer than that then after his third start, or just "how hard should rangers fans hit the panic button?"
Tom Landry Jackson
Kyle Gibson's ERA is 135.0 (no typo) what will it be after his next start? (looks like toronto wed 7 but possibly slam diego fri 9)
Andy Johnston
What is your favorite representation of baseball in pop culture?
Jacob Lazare
Hi Bailey! I'm a long time viewer and new patron! As a Canadian, I love seeing Canadian players do well in the majors. I know you're a big fan of Votto and Larry Walker, and there's also some great Canadian content on the Braves (Soroka, Anthopoulos as GM, and Freeman holding Canadian citizenship sort of counts too). Anyways, what steps need to be taken in Canada to continue growing the game and increase the number of Canadian players in MLB?
Darryl Mulder
(A bit of a long build up to the question so please bear with me) Looking at recent years, it seems the ROY awards are the hardest to predict. There are always a few favourites, but, every once in a while, an unexpected candidate surprises everyone to win the award. For example, the 2019 AL ROY was expected to be between Vlad & Eloy. Instead, Yordan Alvarez ran away with it, while John Means finished second. Last year, Gavin Lux was the preseason NL favourite, but his demotion opened the door for the Devin Williams/Jake Cronenworth battle. Who are some under-the-radar rookies that you think will give Arozarena, Hayes & co. a run for their money in 2021?
Paul
I loved the humor in your Rockies video. What is your favorite joke that you’ve written for Baseball Bits? Maybe a top five?
Sean
Did Pedroia deserve the AL MVP in 2008? Any other contenders who should have been in the running?
Bo Brown
Does anyone in baseball actually want a runner on second to start extra innings? Manfred and Co are so out of touch with fans it's insane.
Harry Lewis
Why did you post this when the Braves were tied with the Phillies in the bottom of the 10th inning?
Lucas Berg
How long does a great player have to struggle for you to be concerned?
James Nagengast
Which of the minor league rule changes do you think have the highest possibility of being implemented at some point in the majors?
Matt Swanson
If you had to choose between Milwaukee and St. Louis for the NL Central crown, who would you pick. I think the Cards mostly since Milwaukee needs a lot more things to go right for them.
Ethan
What would be your team made up of your all-time favorite players?
