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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

We thought about Hale didn't we?

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I got the Giants and the Jays moving on in the WC games.

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Marlins were 4th in avg
27th in runs scored
Players seemed to love him

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Boston argues, and after much debate, agrees to bring back John Farrell for another year.
Exactly like our situation here.
Wait ... oh. Nevermind.

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BBAmerica names Seager the rook/Year

Imagine, a 6'4" SS

A guy that gets worked with by the coaching staff to improve. Rather than just say he's tall and needs to move. Which is what the Twins would have done.

And, currently, still would do.

During spring training Seager worked long hours with Dodgers infield coach Chris Woodward on what he needed to do make his 6-foot-4 frame, taller than most shortstops, play at the position sufficiently.

“Just being a longer guy, you take longer steps, so shortening up steps when you catch the ball and redirecting, those were probably my biggest ones this spring training,” Seager said. “We worked on that, we worked on throwing. I kind of create different angles being a big guy obviously so I was creating a lot of downward angle on my throws, missing down a lot in the dirt, so that was a big focal point for me this year, throwing the ball as true as possible to first base every time.

“You work on every aspect of defense, whether it was learning swing paths, learning how to get a better jump, anticipating, working on your footwork, all the little stuff that can make a really big difference.”

The end result was Seager ranking no worse than average defensively by most advanced defensive metrics.

“Coming in, I think across the board I didn’t really see much of Corey, and you see the big body,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “but he’s been as consistent and steady, defensively, as I could have envisioned.”

Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/corey-seager-proves-can-star-shortstop/#pl1HW8tkmcuihhrJ.99

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

BBAmerica names Seager the rook/Year

Imagine, a 6'4" SS

A guy that gets worked with by the coaching staff to improve. Rather than just say he's tall and needs to move. Which is what the Twins would have done.

And, currently, still would do.

During spring training Seager worked long hours with Dodgers infield coach Chris Woodward on what he needed to do make his 6-foot-4 frame, taller than most shortstops, play at the position sufficiently.

“Just being a longer guy, you take longer steps, so shortening up steps when you catch the ball and redirecting, those were probably my biggest ones this spring training,” Seager said. “We worked on that, we worked on throwing. I kind of create different angles being a big guy obviously so I was creating a lot of downward angle on my throws, missing down a lot in the dirt, so that was a big focal point for me this year, throwing the ball as true as possible to first base every time.

“You work on every aspect of defense, whether it was learning swing paths, learning how to get a better jump, anticipating, working on your footwork, all the little stuff that can make a really big difference.”

The end result was Seager ranking no worse than average defensively by most advanced defensive metrics.

“Coming in, I think across the board I didn’t really see much of Corey, and you see the big body,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “but he’s been as consistent and steady, defensively, as I could have envisioned.”

Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/corey-seager-proves-can-star-shortstop/#pl1HW8tkmcuihhrJ.99

Kepler was robbed. I swear the coasts get all the attention. [X(]