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Post by sierchio on Mar 11, 2018 21:17:28 GMT -5
He's also not hitting well... Uh-oh... BUST!!!!! hehe. Of course if he was a Yankee I'd be saying it's just spring training but I still distain him for not coming to the Yankees |
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Post by sierchio on Mar 11, 2018 21:18:17 GMT -5
The strikes against him as he sought an eight year contract were: His 38 HR last season were by far his career high, so few suitors may have believed he could repeat that. His lowly total of 34 BB included 7 IBB. It's almost impossible to walk him. (Career OBP is only .305) His fielding is not bad, but his TZR and range factor have eroded considerably from a his peak of 2012. At age 29 he already runs more like a hippo cut off at the knees than a gazelle. It costs a lot to put a name that long on the back of uniform. Didn't realize how little he walked. That's Castro walk numbers |
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Post by kaybli on Mar 12, 2018 9:03:28 GMT -5
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Post by Uehara1 on Mar 12, 2018 16:09:15 GMT -5
He's also not hitting well... Uh-oh... BUST!!!!! hehe. Of course if he was a Yankee I'd be saying it's just spring training but I still distain him for not coming to the Yankees Don't forget the struggles Matsui had as a rookie with the Yanks. As the story goes, Posada noticed something in batting practice one day in June and had a talk with Matsui about it. Matsui made some adjustments- and the rest is history. The problem is that Matsui was a VERY established hitter with around 5000 ABs in Japan before ever playing in the states. Adjustments are a matter of course for a veteran hitter. This was a concern I raised over the winter on Otani- he really has a VERY limited amount of experience as a hitter- so adjustments are not a strong suit. He barely has 1000 ABs from Japan- spread out over 5 years. Otani is going to need a TON of "coaching up"- and I'm not sure he will get it. He still has to spend countless hours working on his pitching - which is going to limit the time available to work on adjustments for hitting. |
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Post by inger on Mar 12, 2018 23:05:52 GMT -5
I remember when Kenny first got the job as a weather man in Baltimore. He was really bad, but he cut his teeth on that and became a good sports announcer. Thirty years or so later, I'm be sorry to see him end his career... |
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Post by kaybli on Mar 18, 2018 22:28:04 GMT -5
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Post by kaybli on Mar 26, 2018 22:12:22 GMT -5
 Who's missing?  |
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Post by chiyankee on Mar 27, 2018 8:32:40 GMT -5
Who's missing? [img alt=" " src="//storage.proboards.com/6828121/images/UhLYtfPmGggOgPkFrmgW.gif" class="smile"] How does a samll market team, like the Yankees compete with this? |
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Post by inger on Mar 27, 2018 9:20:22 GMT -5
Three of the six from California, and four of the six from the NL...Remember when the Red Sox used to say the Yankee spending was unfair? Now, I guess it's unfair that the Yankees young talent is performing well...
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Post by sierchio on Mar 29, 2018 12:36:10 GMT -5
Chris Davis batting leadoff for the O's... did I read that right? Did Showalter have a stroke... and not a stroke of genius...
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Post by sierchio on Mar 29, 2018 12:37:39 GMT -5
Just looked at the O's recent lineups and most of ST... Davis has been leading off
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Post by kaybli on Mar 29, 2018 12:51:23 GMT -5
Chris Davis batting leadoff for the O's... did I read that right? Did Showalter have a stroke... and not a stroke of genius...  |
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Post by sierchio on Mar 29, 2018 15:04:14 GMT -5
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Post by chiyankee on Mar 29, 2018 15:39:59 GMT -5
RIP to Rusty Staub
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Post by sierchio on Mar 29, 2018 16:51:12 GMT -5
Not to make light of his death, but I was always intrigued by his name... makes me think Rusty Stab...
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