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Post by AztecBill on Sept 4, 2019 6:57:06 GMT -8
Ryans response if we were using K's to judge a Padres hitter: "How you make outs does not matter, strikeouts are vastly overrated. Ask anyone who embraces analytics". LOL! It is true. Look at runners moved and double plays. Their values cancel each other out. Overall a strikeout does not have a bigger negative value. There are players who, when confronted with a runner at first and less than 2 outs, you hope any out will be via the K.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2019 7:01:28 GMT -8
Yes, it IS true to a degree though I was just messing around, kidding with Ry.
Strikeouts are indeed overrated, though there are times as a fan -say a guy on third with less than two outs and a sac fly would be great - when a K is a problem when it comes to situational hitting.
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Post by aztecryan on Sept 4, 2019 9:56:08 GMT -8
JK bud....but yeah, Franimal has been hot lately. I like it. I hope both him and Trammel have good seasons in '20. Strikeouts are a polarizing subject, but it's just entirely player dependent. Some guys are TOO patient, others have major pitch recognition issues. Franmil (here) was more of the latter.
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Post by survalli on Sept 4, 2019 18:16:09 GMT -8
Franmil continuing to rake..homered again, 2 RBi's 3 Runs scored, no strike outs.
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Post by azteca on Sept 4, 2019 18:48:18 GMT -8
Good for Franmil. We miss him... well most of us do. Wonder if Hunter feels the same?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2019 4:50:49 GMT -8
Franmil Reyes last two weeks:
.400 BA, absurd 1.410 OPS, 5 HR, 15 RBI 9 walks.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2019 4:52:47 GMT -8
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Post by aztecryan on Sept 5, 2019 8:36:21 GMT -8
Trammell homered yesterday as well. A healthy 2020 is going to be massive for him developmentally.
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Post by ignoranus on Sept 5, 2019 11:24:55 GMT -8
Trading The Franimal has a lot to do with the Padres anemic run production of late.
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Post by aardvark on Sept 5, 2019 12:25:51 GMT -8
Trading The Franimal has a lot to do with the Padres anemic run production of late. But how much does it have to do with the Padres pitching, which has gotten worse (numbers wise) since the trade?
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Post by aztecryan on Sept 5, 2019 13:36:38 GMT -8
Trading The Franimal has a lot to do with the Padres anemic run production of late. This just isn't the case. Losing Tatis was a death blow, considering who he was replaced with. Naylor has basically heavily outproduced Reyes over the last month. Naylor 121 wRC+ in August (runs created) Reyes had an 89 wRC+. Fernando's absence has been a much bigger issue, from defensive woes, to baserunning errors and offensive production. He was tracking for a 5+ WAR season, whereas his replacements are all essentially neutral players. That's replacing a top 20 player in baseball with bench guys.
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Post by aztecryan on Sept 5, 2019 13:41:04 GMT -8
Trading The Franimal has a lot to do with the Padres anemic run production of late. But how much does it have to do with the Padres pitching, which has gotten worse (numbers wise) since the trade? I'm VERY curious to see what happens with the baseball this offseason; as the Padres have been the unluckiest team in baseball with regards to home runs, which has inflated the raw numbers subsantially. There are going to over 100 players who hit 25 or more home runs this season. That is absolutely insane.
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Post by aardvark on Sept 5, 2019 14:25:19 GMT -8
But how much does it have to do with the Padres pitching, which has gotten worse (numbers wise) since the trade? I'm VERY curious to see what happens with the baseball this offseason; as the Padres have been the unluckiest team in baseball with regards to home runs, which has inflated the raw numbers subsantially. There are going to over 100 players who hit 25 or more home runs this season. That is absolutely insane. Yeah, but MLB claims they haven't made any changes to the ball. Allegedly.
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Post by aztecryan on Sept 5, 2019 14:57:16 GMT -8
I'm VERY curious to see what happens with the baseball this offseason; as the Padres have been the unluckiest team in baseball with regards to home runs, which has inflated the raw numbers subsantially. There are going to over 100 players who hit 25 or more home runs this season. That is absolutely insane. Yeah, but MLB claims they haven't made any changes to the ball. Allegedly. Not quite true, the only thing they said was that they didn't ask for the ball to be manipulated directly. They admitted this new baseball has less drag on it, which has had a massive impact on the game, especially in AAA. With MLB owning Rawlings, they are in "protect your image" mode.
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Post by aardvark on Sept 5, 2019 15:11:48 GMT -8
Yeah, but MLB claims they haven't made any changes to the ball. Allegedly. Not quite true, the only thing they said was that they didn't ask for the ball to be manipulated directly. They admitted this new baseball has less drag on it, which has had a massive impact on the game, especially in AAA. With MLB owning Rawlings, they are in "protect your image" mode. Yeah, I forgot about the "less drag" of the baseball. Interesting that MLB is only a minority owner of Rawlings. The majority owner is Seidler Equity Partners.
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Post by aztecryan on Sept 5, 2019 15:57:47 GMT -8
Not quite true, the only thing they said was that they didn't ask for the ball to be manipulated directly. They admitted this new baseball has less drag on it, which has had a massive impact on the game, especially in AAA. With MLB owning Rawlings, they are in "protect your image" mode. Yeah, I forgot about the "less drag" of the baseball. Interesting that MLB is only a minority owner of Rawlings. The majority owner is Seidler Equity Partners. MLB should have zero ownership stake. But that's just my feeling on it.
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Post by aztecmusician on Sept 6, 2019 10:09:09 GMT -8
Trading The Franimal has a lot to do with the Padres anemic run production of late. This just isn't the case. Losing Tatis was a death blow, considering who he was replaced with. Naylor has basically heavily outproduced Reyes over the last month. Naylor 121 wRC+ in August (runs created) Reyes had an 89 wRC+. Fernando's absence has been a much bigger issue, from defensive woes, to baserunning errors and offensive production. He was tracking for a 5+ WAR season, whereas his replacements are all essentially neutral players. That's replacing a top 20 player in baseball with bench guys. Renfroe and Machado’s post All Star Break slumps started well before the Tatis injury. That’s a fact. I’m not totally against the trade, however the lineup has not been hitting AND the esprit de corps seems to have taken a hit in the Padre clubhouse, at least from this external perspective. Yes, losing Tatis has been tough, look forward to seeing him next year. To claim that Naylor (.258 w 7 HR .419 slugging .734 OPS) has been out producing the Franimal (.255 w 27 HR .535 slugging .849 OPS) is just absurd.
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Post by aztecryan on Sept 6, 2019 13:13:11 GMT -8
This just isn't the case. Losing Tatis was a death blow, considering who he was replaced with. Naylor has basically heavily outproduced Reyes over the last month. Naylor 121 wRC+ in August (runs created) Reyes had an 89 wRC+. Fernando's absence has been a much bigger issue, from defensive woes, to baserunning errors and offensive production. He was tracking for a 5+ WAR season, whereas his replacements are all essentially neutral players. That's replacing a top 20 player in baseball with bench guys. Renfroe and Machado’s post All Star Break slumps started well before the Tatis injury. That’s a fact. I’m not totally against the trade, however the lineup has not been hitting AND the esprit de corps seems to have taken a hit in the Padre clubhouse, at least from this external perspective. Yes, losing Tatis has been tough, look forward to seeing him next year. To claim that Naylor (.258 w 7 HR .419 slugging .734 OPS) has been out producing the Franimal (.255 w 27 HR .535 slugging .849 OPS) is just absurd. Renfroe and Machado's slumps have nothing to do with Franmil. Zero. Renfroe has been awful since June 1st. He's just regressing towards what he has always has been, a guy who cannot hit right handed pitching with any kind of consistency. Manny is a streaky hitter by nature and is posting career worst strikeout rates and hard hit rates. And SINCE THE TRADE, which is what I wrote, Naylor has been better than Reyes, the statistics bear that out. The Padres have been woeful offensively, mostly this entire season, with Reyes or without. When you have the worst strikeout rate in baseball, that isn't a surprise.
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Post by aztecryan on Sept 7, 2019 8:42:41 GMT -8
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Post by aztecryan on Sept 10, 2019 17:43:26 GMT -8
Trammell continues to rake - 2 hits in the playoff game tonight, plus a stolen base. Just looks much more comfortable at the plate with his approach.
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