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Talked to my buddy, photog extrodinaire, Jim Goins at spring camp this weekend. Asked him was it me or has big Mike McDade slimmed down? We agreed he had.

Here are some shots from last summer.

And Saturday shots of some infield work at 2011 spring camp.

Posted by mamboon on Monday, February 21 2011 @ 04:20 PM EST.

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bpoz - Monday, February 21 2011 @ 05:13 PM EST (#230670) #

Excellent pictures!!!

So that is the slimmer M McDade.

He is listed at 6'1" and will be 22 on May 8th. He was an All State catcher at the age of 14 if I recall correctly.

We know that he can hit.

IMO Bad Body Mike is getting serious about the Bigs.

Gerry - Monday, February 21 2011 @ 05:18 PM EST (#230671) #

Are you sure mamboon? Don't forget that black is slimming.

McDade might be slimmer but I would like to see him in white before rendering a definitive judgement. However if you and Jim think so then I will trust your eyes.

jgadfly - Monday, February 21 2011 @ 10:28 PM EST (#230682) #

Mamboon ... great to see your return to BB ! I've always enjoyed your reports. Last year you mentioned in one of your posts that Michael McDade was 'your main man' when watching the DJ's. Since you are one of the few posters who has actually seen him in action could you please expand on what you've seen and why you found him to be so entertaining. Thanks and please don't worry about spelling mistakes on my account . Sometime hits happens ...oops!

Anders - Tuesday, February 22 2011 @ 02:42 PM EST (#230701) #

I can't say that there appears to be any difference!

ayjackson - Tuesday, February 22 2011 @ 03:19 PM EST (#230703) #

I thought he was a fatty. He looks positively fit in those pictures.

Mike Green - Tuesday, February 22 2011 @ 04:25 PM EST (#230706) #

Personally, I would like at the chin line in the 1st and 4th pictures (as the black shirt can't hide the 2nd chin). It looks to me like he has lost some weight. He actually looks quite athletic in the last couple of pictures, to my very amateurish eye.

There is some current video of him here.

jgadfly - Tuesday, February 22 2011 @ 05:33 PM EST (#230708) #

Thanks Mike ! I watched it several times and there's a couple of pitches that he really steps into. I then went looking for more videos and came up with this one. Kind of a humorous take .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n-jpRnRW8Y&feature=related

greenfrog - Tuesday, February 22 2011 @ 06:39 PM EST (#230710) #

Personally, I'm less concerned about McDade's svelteness than I am about his 27:141 BB:K ratio (in 128 G) last year. We're not selling jeans here...:)

lexomatic - Wednesday, February 23 2011 @ 01:18 PM EST (#230736) #

I've just run two different Brock2 projections for jose Bautista(one before 2010,one after.)
interesting stuff: rc/25 is runs created per 25 outs
Brock2 projected Bautista to hit .234 in 406 AB with 17 2b, 19 HR, 52 R, 59 RBI, and 53 BB in 2010
2011 413AB 52 R 98 H 172b 16 hr 55 rbi 58 bb .238 4.41 rc/25
2012 418 AB .229 15 Hrs 4 rc/25
2013 200 AB.225 6 hr 3.74 rc/25
2014 102 AB .221 3 hr 3.57 rc/25
Then 19 more AB over the next 3 seasons
Including 2010 changes things considerably. Brock2 suggests Bautista will keep the power and plate discipline, but not the average. Sorry I don't know how to do tables. 2010 had a 7.73 rc/25 (130 rc)
Year GP AB R H 2b 3b Hr Rbi BB .AVG RC/25 rc
2011 143 481 68 115 24 3 31 87 79 .238 5.6 82
2012 153 517 76 124 27 2 38 101 85 .240 5.97 94
2013 150 498 65 117 25 2 31 88 79 .235 5.36 82
2014 151 498 63 115 25 2 31 86 82 .232 5.26 80
2015 150 490 56 111 23 2 27 70 73 .227 4.75 72
2016 150 485 52 108 22 2 25 75 74 .222 4.49 68
2017 150 479 47 104 21 1 23 69 70 .217 4.17 63

I think we could all handle 158-183 HRs over 5-6 years, and I think the projection is missing low on batting average. 410 Runs Created over the 5 years seems ok. I'm not sure how that can be compared to wins and then be analyzed for $ value. Can someone with better math answer what the relationship is between Runs Created and wins? Anyways, the Brock projections for the next few years fall in line with Bill James and Marcel http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1887&position=3B/OF They range mid 80s wRC to mid 90s wRC.

Chuck - Wednesday, February 23 2011 @ 02:06 PM EST (#230739) #

Bautista's BABIP in 2010 was .233, compared to a career BABIP of .270. By my math, that cost him about 14 hits. Give him those hits and his average goes from .260 to .285. If Brock2 were to use that batting average as the basis for its forecasts, Bautista's future averages would presumably look less bleak.

Now, the above can be argued to be somewhat misleading. By hitting so many homeruns at the expense of doubles, say, Bautista was partly responsible for his low BABIP. Turn 15 of his homeruns into doubles and his BABIP for 2010 would have been .263, in line with his career norms.

All the projections for Bautista seem to be in agreement that he will land midpoint between his pre-2010 career totals and his 2010 results (830-860 OPS vs. 730 pre-2010, 990 2010). This would be a Bautista the world has never seen.

Mick Doherty - Wednesday, February 23 2011 @ 02:12 PM EST (#230741) #

Don't forget that black is slimming.

Gerry, that's shocking! Really must needs we bring race into it?
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binnister - Thursday, February 24 2011 @ 01:37 PM EST (#230774) #

Don't forget that black is slimming.

Gerry, that's shocking! Really must needs we bring race into it?

I'm I a bad person for thinking the exact same thing when that comment was first made?

(Also, '...must needs we bring..', is that really English? Shakespearean, perhaps?)

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