Jon Morosi
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And you're right that as we're adjusting to the ABS world, if you have command,
The ability to spot your pitches and to know where that, and now it's a rectangular strike zone, not the old 3D, it's the midpoint of the plate and back, the rectangular zone.
If you know how to hit that and you can do it with nasty secondary stuff,
you are darn near unhittable.
And that is what Sanchez is doing.
It's really a marvel.
He's a marvel to watch.
He's a talent, is a great story for the Phillies who have gotten themselves back into this playoff race in the National League.
So I just think it's weird.
To your point, Jeff, we are seeing, and I don't know that it's sort of like the generic term, but the stuff is nastier than ever.
The fastballs are harder.
The breaking balls are sharper.
And the ability to hit.
You're looking at good lineups.
Lineups of teams that were expected to compete.
And you're seeing a lot of batting averages.
Sub 200.
Low 200s.
Tons of strikeouts.
To where...