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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2018 9:54:19 GMT -8
That's the right play when you signed him for essentially nothing - I have read rumblings he could fetch a top 10-15 prospect from a good farm in return. He's been steady this year in a league where a lot of teams could use a backend starter. Padres have a lot of prospects. Maybe the play here is to keep him and try and sign him to a reasonable extension?
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Post by aztecryan on Jun 19, 2018 13:30:42 GMT -8
I wouldn't give him a multi-year deal.
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Post by aardvark on Jun 19, 2018 22:22:04 GMT -8
K-o-meter has jumped the last 2 games dramatically. Another 14 tonight to make it 710 on the season, or 9.46 K's per game, in the 4-2 come-from-ahead-to-lose game tonight.
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Post by aardvark on Jul 1, 2018 19:40:26 GMT -8
No updates lately, so here we go. The K-o-meter now stands at 806 after 86 games. We are once again leading the majors in K's. The team batting average is now 27th at .234. Team ERA (after yesterday) was 13th, at 4.09.
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Post by aztecmusician on Jul 12, 2018 23:54:36 GMT -8
No updates lately, so here we go. The K-o-meter now stands at 806 after 86 games. We are once again leading the majors in K's. The team batting average is now 27th at .234. Team ERA (after yesterday) was 13th, at 4.09. The Padres brought Franmil Reyes back up (40k’s in 90 abs) in an effort to put this K record in the bag.
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Post by aztecryan on Jul 13, 2018 7:42:31 GMT -8
I know you're kidding, but Franmil will be up for a week/ten days or so thanks to the ASB.
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Post by aardvark on Jul 13, 2018 9:12:25 GMT -8
No updates lately, so here we go. The K-o-meter now stands at 806 after 86 games. We are once again leading the majors in K's. The team batting average is now 27th at .234. Team ERA (after yesterday) was 13th, at 4.09. The Padres brought Franmil Reyes back up (40k’s in 90 abs) in an effort to put this K record in the bag. After 96 games, the Padres have 906 K's...still leading MLB. But, as Aztecryan on this site, and others elsewhere have pointed out, K's are up all over baseball. Unfortunately for the Padres, they have decided to lead the majors in that category. As for the Padres full-season minor league affiliates: El Paso has the most K's (out of 16 teams), San Antonio is 3rd (out of 8), Lake Elsinore is 5th (out of 8), and Ft Wayne is 7th (out of 16).
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 10:51:30 GMT -8
K's are not as important if you have a solid OPS and SLG %. Problem for the Padres is, their OPS and SLG stats are absolutely abysmal.
There is no getting around, this is a very poor offensive club.
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Post by aztecryan on Jul 13, 2018 11:38:11 GMT -8
As currently constructed, yes. The Padres struggle with one key area that trickles down in its effect - Pitch recognition. Unfortunately, this group of players has been taught the same approach throughout their time with the team, so they fail to make necessary adjustments. You have to hope that the younger prospects have a better idea of situational awareness and the zone.
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Post by aardvark on Jul 13, 2018 12:16:15 GMT -8
K's are not as important if you have a solid OPS and SLG %. Problem for the Padres is, their OPS and SLG stats are absolutely abysmal. There is no getting around, this is a very poor offensive club. Then...let's check the Padres system for OPS and SLG stats: El Paso (OPS/SLG) 7/7, San Antonio 3/3, Lake Elsinore 5/4, Ft Wayne 14/14.
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Post by azteca on Jul 13, 2018 17:47:08 GMT -8
I honestly have no idea why a hitting coach, like Matt Stairs, would want to come to the Padres unless it’s for the challenge. These guys apparently don’t accept teaching very well. The same guys keep swinging at pitches low and away out of the strike zone. They just can’t seem to help themselves😳
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Post by aardvark on Jul 27, 2018 21:41:27 GMT -8
The Padres are now tied with the Texas Rangers, with 997 K's. The Rangers have a higher K/game rate as they have played one fewer game than the Padres. Currently, MLB has over 26,000 K's as a whole, with a good chance to reach 40,000 K's by season's end.
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Post by aardvark on Aug 12, 2018 10:35:25 GMT -8
K's update---The Padres have the 3rd most K's with 1117, or 9.38/game. They are also 21st with a team ERA of 4.39, and 28th with a team batting average of .236. I don't think they will lose 100 games (for the first time since 1993), but it will be close.
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Post by aztecryan on Aug 12, 2018 10:45:25 GMT -8
And despite those underlying statistics, one can see noticeable improvement in players like Hunter Renfroe, Austin Hedges and Manuel Margot. I don't think they'll lose a hundred either, it's VERY hard to do that unless you're outright tanking.
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Post by aardvark on Aug 12, 2018 12:06:12 GMT -8
And despite those underlying statistics, one can see noticeable improvement in players like Hunter Renfroe, Austin Hedges and Manuel Margot. I don't think they'll lose a hundred either, it's VERY hard to do that unless you're outright tanking. Especially intrigued with Hedges. Has he finally figured it out?
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Post by aztecryan on Aug 12, 2018 13:56:22 GMT -8
I don't think so, considering his BABIP is still sky high and not really in line with what type of hitter he really is. If it holds up another month, maybe....but I think this is another one of those "outperforming the peripherals" type of moments.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 18:17:15 GMT -8
I don't think they'll lose a hundred either, it's VERY hard to do that unless you're outright tanking. I guess going 5-20 in July or since June 20th to August 9th didn't see better than 4-6 isn't tanking. However, I like the Padres currently acting like every game is a playoff game. Gonna need them to go 23-19 the next 42 to break even. 24-18 would be much better.
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Post by aztecryan on Aug 12, 2018 18:18:57 GMT -8
Tanking implies losing on purpose. See Orioles, Baltimore if you need an example. I don't think the Padres were losing on purpose in July.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 20:31:08 GMT -8
Tanking implies losing on purpose. See Orioles, Baltimore if you need an example. I don't think the Padres were losing on purpose in July. I understand the Orioles suck!! But they won 9 games in July. The Padres won only 5. So, if the Orioles were losing on purpose, or tanking, what were the Padres doing? I like your enthusiasm about the Padres. But you seriously might be the worst glass half full guy on this board.
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Post by aardvark on Aug 12, 2018 21:03:05 GMT -8
Tanking implies losing on purpose. See Orioles, Baltimore if you need an example. I don't think the Padres were losing on purpose in July. I understand the Orioles suck!! But they won 9 games in July. The Padres won only 5. So, if the Orioles were losing on purpose, or tanking, what were the Padres doing? I like your enthusiasm about the Padres. But you seriously might be the worst glass half full guy on this board. Neither team is very good, but you are cherry-picking a month out of the season. The Padres have won double-digit games in 3 months this season, and seem well on their way to doing it again this month--something the O's haven't done yet this season, and probably won't do at all. Yes, the Padres currently suck, but they don't suck as bad as the Orioles.
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