Nick Ashbourne
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14,453 appearances
59 recordings
2 series
first heard Sep 2024
last heard 3d ago
Nick Ashbourne’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It's more about injuries.
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It's a decent chunk of change for him.
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I'm not saying that they shouldn't do it, but
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The evaluation of the players is gonna be more important than how much money is kicking around in the change jar because they understand the upside here, how close they are to getting this playoff spot.
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And I don't think they would hesitate to make a move if they felt like someone could make an impact.
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It's just difficult to find people who fit that description of recently got DFA'd and can simultaneously make an impact.
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He's legitimately one of the slowest players in baseball.
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When you're talking about a hidden run, there's multiple factors that come into play at once, right?
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So it's who's on base.
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Is it someone who if you send them you think there's a half decent chance that they can steal that base even if the guy swings and misses or the pitch is so far off that it becomes ridiculous to swing.
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So obviously Bateman fits that.
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Right.
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The guy at the plate needs to be someone who makes contact a lot, doesn't strike out, doesn't swing and miss too much.
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Vlady is one of
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Of those players, even though he's struggling this season, his strikeout rate is still relatively low.
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So if you're talking about that combination already, that's a decent combination to play with.
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And then there's the component of do the guys hit the ball on the ground too much?
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Because then you want to avoid those double plays, and that's kind of where this call originates.
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And the Blue Jays definitely have a couple guys who fit that description.
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Vladis hit the ball on the ground a lot this season, and
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