PCA’s latest ridiculous catch gives him a Statcast record [mlb.com]
And the seem so routine the way he makes them so casually. He gets such a great read on every ball that he’s just in the right place every time. His bat is A+ right now, his fielding is in another world.
Tigers also hit into a lot of crazy once-in-a-lifetime outs so I didn’t even blink when it happened
This Cubs team has been wild. Blowouts both ways, odd plays on both sides of the ball. It’s been fun :)
how the fuck he grt so good at batting…he always had the power but now he’s seeing everything and making contact.
And taking walks. Plus it feels like when they need offense he gets on base.
They said last night he is +5ft above average for reaction time. So he gets a 5 foot better jump on a ball than the average centerfielder which is insane to think about
That’s crazy! Like a stat bump that puts the fielder 5’ closer to the ball.
with Ohtani done pitching, probably pulls away for the MVP if he doesn’t slump at the plate for 2 months.
He’s done pitching this season? Dang I missed that update, j thought he was supposed to come back
Indefinitely until playoffs lol
It’s why early wins mean so much to teams. They can take days off later in the season to prep for playoffs.
He likely will pitch again this year, but when that happens remains to be seen.
Sounds like he won’t be back til end of the year. Costing him like 6-8 starts.
That jump was insanity. On first watch it looked like he was positioned in the power alley before the pitch.
Was the clip of this posted on this sub at the time it was made? I missed the game and this is the first I’m seeing this catch
He’s made like 3 5 star catches in the last 5 games. Utter insanity
I think so yeah. If it’s the catch by the ivy to end the 7th
No, that’s the one from yesterday. The catch mentioned in the article is a diving catch from two days ago.
He’s making a strong case for the NL MVP and Platinum Glove Award
Particularly with Ohtani missing some pitching starts. He does now have more fWAR than Ohtani when you add together Ohtani’s pitching and hitting, which are each at 3.0.
This article was published before he made his latest 5-star catch lol
It is also fun that the guy who hit the ball PCA caught played high school ball in the same city as the guy whose record he surpassed.
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Thought that was Daniel Stern in rookie of the year