OT: MLB Thread - Part XVI: Come On. Do Something.

[Machinehead]

OPS is slugging + on base and Gardner does only one of them well. His OBP is almost 100 points higher than his BA. Others have driven in more runs but RBIs is a stupid stat.

My body temperature is almost 100 points higher than his batting average.

Does a pedestrian OBP become good just because it's significantly higher than a poor BA?

 

[darko]

My body temperature is almost 100 points higher than his batting average.

Does a pedestrian OBP become good just because it's significantly higher than a poor BA?

Yes and no. It shows he can get on base others ways apart from getting a hit. Also batting average is very volatile. Difference between. 250 and .270 hitter over 600 at bats is about 11-12 ground balls. Tiny bit of luck and they go through.

 

[Machinehead]

Yes and no. It shows he can get on base others ways apart from getting a hit. Also batting average is very volatile. Difference between. 250 and .270 hitter over 600 at bats is about 11-12 ground balls. Tiny bit of luck and they go through.

That's true.

 

[Cassano]

Anyone in awe of Stanton right now? Every day my at-bat app updates me with a HR of his.

 

[darko]

Sanchize on quite a tear for the past fortnight.

 

[nyr2k2]

Anyone in awe of Stanton right now? Every day my at-bat app updates me with a HR of his.

Six straight games with a HR and 43 on the year. Dude is a pleasure to watch.

 

[nyr2k2]

"Domino's" Smith (I liked that earlier) showing some pop.

 

[darko]

Six straight games with a HR and 43 on the year. Dude is a pleasure to watch.

44. Hit one tonight too. Not sure why he's being pitched to.

 

[BMOK33]

Duda is finally a UFA and will be 32 next season. He's going to want a long term contract and given his injury history I pass. Maybe he'd have taken the 1 year $18 million QO if he stayed but we'll never know.

Both Duda and Murphy will get complete short bus deals from some moron team. I'm almost sure Murphy is not on the Nats in 2019 unless he accepts 3 years. If he wants 4 or 5 they're gonna let him walk. Especially if Harper comes back. You're more than fine with Turner Harper Rendon and Zimmerman in that lineup. Duda will get a bad 5 year deal from some bad AL team. Some have speculated Philly will go after him but I think he ends up in the AL

 

[BMOK33]

I actually think his skill level is on point. He got to the majors while not being in optimal physical shape. I believe when he gets there, he could take off.

His swing mechanics bother me. He seems to not shift his weight correctly. Almost like he keeps too much of his weight behind and doesn't shift it forward as he has only minimal forward step into his swing. It seems like if he puts more of his body into his swing he could be a huge power hitter. He also is classic Mike Piazza or Todd Zeile in that he literally watches the first pitch fastball down the middle every single at bat.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Collins needs to go. Reyes pinch-hitting for Smith makes no sense.

 

[Bob Richards]

Amed!

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

All this because Headley can't make a routine play...

Always some bad luck BS that happens with this Yankee bullpen.

 

[BMOK33]

Someone just asked me when the last Met road and home CG losses were for a pitcher since deGrom was 2 outs away from one tonight. Can't find the road one but last home one was 1993 LOL. They've had some very non economical pitchers I guess.

 

[mrmovies779]

Chapman is a mental midget.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

Chapman is a mental midget.

Wouldn't have even happened if Headley can make a routine play.

Though tonight Chapman doesn't have it, while against Boston he did.

 

[Bob Richards]

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