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Post by fwclipper51 on Aug 25, 2024 13:41:28 GMT -5
Hard to get excited about a guy hitting below .230 in low A ball with an extremely high strike out rate. If I recall, Jeter was at .202 his first year in low MiLB. Mike Schmidt, Aaron Judge, Reggie Jackson all hit below .200 theirs first in MLB. Sometimes there’s just a feeling, like a switch I’d gonna get thrown and a guy will never look back… I strongly feel that it's the switching of bats from metal to the real thing wood for many of the college players, who are drafted by the MLB clubs. |
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 25, 2024 13:49:24 GMT -5
Hard to get excited about a guy hitting below .230 in low A ball with an extremely high strike out rate. If I recall, Jeter was at .202 his first year in low MiLB. Mike Schmidt, Aaron Judge, Reggie Jackson all hit below .200 theirs first in MLB. Sometimes there’s just a feeling, like a switch I’d gonna get thrown and a guy will never look back… That was Jeter's first professional season right out of high school and he still only struck out 21% of the time. This is Arias's third professional season and his strikeout rate in low A ball is 32%. Plus, he isn't Derek Jeter. |
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 25, 2024 16:14:26 GMT -5
Dominquez is getting close.
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Post by bumper on Aug 25, 2024 16:27:46 GMT -5
looks like there's a lot to be happy about down on the farm. of course the martian but both durbin and rumsfeld could prove useful if not this season, then next season. in particular like durbin's 10.6 K rate and rumsfeld's 16.8 plus durbin's 23/25 steals. is he next year's 2Bman. if we can add players like that, it makes soto much more affordable.
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Post by inger on Aug 25, 2024 17:36:45 GMT -5
looks like there's a lot to be happy about down on the farm. of course the martian but both durbin and rumsfeld could prove useful if not this season, then next season. in particular like durbin's 10.6 K rate and rumsfeld's 16.8 plus durbin's 23/25 steals. is he next year's 2Bman. if we can add players like that, it makes soto much more affordable. Gleyber will be more affordable than initially thought… |
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Post by azbob643 on Aug 25, 2024 17:39:51 GMT -5
looks like there's a lot to be happy about down on the farm. of course the martian but both durbin and rumsfeld could prove useful if not this season, then next season. in particular like durbin's 10.6 K rate and rumsfeld's 16.8 plus durbin's 23/25 steals. is he next year's 2Bman. if we can add players like that, it makes soto much more affordable. Gleyber will be more affordable than initially thought… Gleyber will never get out from under the ridiculous, nit-picking NY microscope...best for him to get back to all-star form with another team. |
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Post by inger on Aug 25, 2024 17:44:12 GMT -5
Gleyber will be more affordable than initially thought… Gleyber will never get out from under the ridiculous, nit-picking NY microscope...best for him to get back to all-star form with another team. Despite his recent solid defense his peripheral numbers are still quite bad… |
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Post by azbob643 on Aug 25, 2024 17:51:47 GMT -5
Gleyber will never get out from under the ridiculous, nit-picking NY microscope...best for him to get back to all-star form with another team. Despite his recent solid defense his peripheral numbers are still quite bad… That's hilarious. You yourself posted he was #6 in turning DP efficiency, however that's determined, after questioning his ability to do so. The knock on him had always been his defense...while he was the 2nd best hitter on the Yanks in '23. Now it's his offensive production. So...which is it?? |
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Post by bumper on Aug 25, 2024 17:59:51 GMT -5
Gleyber will be more affordable than initially thought… Gleyber will never get out from under the ridiculous, nit-picking NY microscope...best for him to get back to all-star form with another team. as i think you know, i've been a gleyber defender but think his time in NY is done and do see some risk in giving him a long-term contract. best case for the yankees is a one year team friendly "prove it" contract but don't see him handling that well. think the contract year thing messed with his head.
also at this point it's hard to not go all-in on soto and to do so, need to shed as much contract as possible. if someone like durbin who i think could be the leadoff hitter that volpe hasn't turned out to be is a viable replacement, then move on from gleyber.
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 25, 2024 18:03:36 GMT -5
Gleyber will never get out from under the ridiculous, nit-picking NY microscope...best for him to get back to all-star form with another team. Despite his recent solid defense his peripheral numbers are still quite bad… I give him credit for grabbing this most recent leadoff hitter opportunity that Boone has given him. He's working counts, seeing pitches and most importantly, getting on base for Soto and Judge. The Yanks have needed a leadoff hitter all season and Gleyber is getting done right now. |
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Post by azbob643 on Aug 25, 2024 18:09:04 GMT -5
Gleyber will never get out from under the ridiculous, nit-picking NY microscope...best for him to get back to all-star form with another team. as i think you know, i've been a gleyber defender but think his time in NY is done and do see some risk in giving him a long-term contract. best case for the yankees is a one year team friendly "prove it" contract but don't see him handling that well. think the contract year thing messed with his head.
also at this point it's hard to not go all-in on soto and to do so, need to shed as much contract as possible. if someone like durbin who i think could be the leadoff hitter that volpe hasn't turned out to be is a viable replacement, then move on from gleyber.
I've been a fan of both Durbin & Ben Cowles, who's been dealt. I'd be OK with giving Durbin a shot at 2B, but no guarantees there. A more likely scenario might be moving Volpe to 2B; Peraza at SS. I'm good with either of those. I'm just really tired of seeing Gleyber being beaten up by "fans" who seemingly have no clue WTF they're talking about. |
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Post by inger on Aug 25, 2024 18:17:17 GMT -5
Despite his recent solid defense his peripheral numbers are still quite bad… That's hilarious. You yourself posted he was #6 in turning DP efficiency, however that's determined, after questioning his ability to do so. The knock on him had always been his defense...while he was the 2nd best hitter on the Yanks in '23. Now it's his offensive production. So...which is it?? It is funny because I originally wrote a longer post explaining that I don’t always believe those numbers, but it got erased and I rewrote a shorter, lazier version. I see him playing good d right now, Bob. I’d consider signing him on a cheap one year deal… maybe changing positions, maybe not. I did not write that post about DP speed you refer to, but was impressed by it… |
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Post by inger on Aug 25, 2024 18:18:54 GMT -5
I don’t really care about his defense in the past, just now and in the future… azbob643… |
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 25, 2024 18:25:35 GMT -5
I don’t really care about his defense in the past, just now and in the future… azbob643 … According to Fangraphs, he's one of the worst defensive second baseman in the league, although he's not the worst. |
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Post by azbob643 on Aug 25, 2024 18:31:14 GMT -5
That's hilarious. You yourself posted he was #6 in turning DP efficiency, however that's determined, after questioning his ability to do so. The knock on him had always been his defense...while he was the 2nd best hitter on the Yanks in '23. Now it's his offensive production. So...which is it?? It is funny because I originally wrote a longer post explaining that I don’t always believe those numbers, but it got erased and I rewrote a shorter, lazier version. I see him playing good d right now, Bob. I’d consider signing him on a cheap one year deal… maybe changing positions, maybe not. I did not write that post about DP speed you refer to, but was impressed by it… I'm not now, and never have been, concerned with any player's contract. As I've said many times, IMO 3B would be Gleyber's best position. That option with the Yanks probably isn't open now with the acquisition of Chisholm, who's looked very good there, and will get even better with more time at the position. And the Yanks have cheaper options to fill 2B. Let another player become the "fans" whipping boy...which will inevitably be the case. I'd much rather see Gleyber thrive elsewhere. |
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