You are literally the only person who thinks this. Also, you don’t understand advanced stats: “While none of his Statcast data qualified for leaders, it did play well in key areas last season. That included a .215 xBA, an average exit velocity of 86.5 mph, a hard-hit rate of 33.3% and a ground …

Posted on August 9, 2026 at 11:29:04 PM by Brad (edited August 9, 2026 at 11:30:01 PM)

… ball rate of 52.8%. In his limited MLB experience, he gave up weaker than normal contact and more than half of the contact he allowed was on the ground. That was a good fit for Comerica Park, and it should be a good fit for Oracle Park.”

He was quite good last year

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This Dylan Smith for SF seems like a good arm in their pen. Tigers could use a guy like that* - By EricP August 9, 2026 at 06:21:08 PM
- he was so brutal last season in limited innings and I think they had a 40 man roster crunch* - By DoctorD August 9, 2026 at 07:12:20 PM
  - He was actually quite good last season, but then he got injured, and before this season they couldn’t find room on the roster. So they traded him instead of losing him to waivers* - By Brad August 9, 2026 at 07:25:54 PM
    - He averaged an impossibly low 2.77 K/9 last season in 13 IP. That's what an A ball pitcher would do if you called them up to MLB tomorrow - By DoctorD August 9, 2026 at 07:54:45 PM
      - You are literally the only person who thinks this. Also, you don’t understand advanced stats: “While none of his Statcast data qualified for leaders, it did play well in key areas last season. That included a .215 xBA, an average exit velocity of 86.5 mph, a hard-hit rate of 33.3% and a ground … - By Brad August 9, 2026 at 11:29:04 PM
        
        I don't know what to tell you, that's not how he was seen by majority of analysts last season. - By DoctorD August 10, 2026 at 10:36:20 AM
- strange seeing a four seem fastball move like that * - By plug August 9, 2026 at 07:05:41 PM

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