It's really not that much of a leap though. You don't go a 2 month span hitting .360 while also chasing bad pitches.
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It's really not that much of a leap though. You don't go a 2 month span hitting .360 while also chasing bad pitches.
Ya I think Lagares's fielding has been a quiet but important factor in this run.
Team fielding in general. They were a mess through the first half of the season, whether it was Ramos, or Rosario, Dom Smith, McNeil even, Conforto in CF is not great.
Lagares in, moving Conforto to RF, especially with Smith out entirely changes the complexion of the OF. Panik and Guillorme are improvements over Cano. And Ramos and Rosario just straightened their ish out.
The improvement in fielding has been key.
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Cant believe someone is going to nit pick on Rosario's resurgence because of his lack of walks. If this kid keeps this up and carries it over to the playoff (hopefully) and through next season, Rosario could become on of the young future stars in baseball like Bellinger, Alonso, Acuna, Albies, Tatis, Vlad Jr, etc.
It's possible right? And I know I'd like to see more guys go the contact route, the feast-famine, strike out-homer, style of hitting is just not as interesting. Certainly not when everyone is up there with that approach.
Guys making contact would be one way to get rid of the shift instead of banning it.
I always feel an extra sense of satisfaction when I see a hit go opposite the shift.
I loved when the Mets had Piazza in the booth as a guest earlier in the year. They asked him about the shift and without hesitation, said he would hit .400
I think we sometimes forget just how young AR is...most in his age group are rookies
GSel injury worries me. He hasn’t been great but he has been a workhorse. JF is finally looking better and Wilson has been another good pickup. Need our Starters to keep up with what they have been doing the past month or two. With our new offense, the starters should keep us out of any losing streaks
Other hot Met hitters.
He had 10 AB's in March. Had 2 hits. And he slumped in May betting .219. Every other month this year he has batted .321 or higher. Last 2 months he has batted .373 and .375. But his power #'s in August have been his best with 4 doubles and 5 dingers. Previous best was 6 total. So the power #'s are trending opposite Rosario.
Now he had 11 walks in April, while only 11 in July and August combined. Is that showing a bit of a more aggressive approach? Maybe.
As per JD.
He had 10 AB's in March. Had 2 hits. And he slumped in May betting .219. Every other month this year he has batted .321 or higher. Last 2 months he has batted .373 and .375. But his power #'s in August have been his best with 4 doubles and 5 dingers. Previous best was 6 total. So the power #'s are trending opposite Rosario.
Now he had 11 walks in April, while only 11 in July and August combined. Is that showing a bit of a more aggressive approach? Maybe.
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All 3 of JD, Alonso, and McNeil played a good chunk of minor league baseball last year, and all 3 destroyed it.
McNeil batted .342 with 26 doubles 5 triples and 19 homers in 88 games.
JD batted .342 with 25 doubles and 17 homers in 85 games.
Alonso batted .285 with 31 doubles and 36 homers in 132 games.
Monster #'s all around, but scary how similar Davis and McNeil's #'s were last year. Granted McNeil played a bunch in AA while Davis was strictly AAA in the minors, also note McNeil came up and kept on hitting in the majors last year, while Davis struggled in Houston. Still though stat lines near identical.
McNeil batted .342 with 26 doubles 5 triples and 19 homers in 88 games.
JD batted .342 with 25 doubles and 17 homers in 85 games.
Alonso batted .285 with 31 doubles and 36 homers in 132 games.
Monster #'s all around, but scary how similar Davis and McNeil's #'s were last year. Granted McNeil played a bunch in AA while Davis was strictly AAA in the minors, also note McNeil came up and kept on hitting in the majors last year, while Davis struggled in Houston. Still though stat lines near identical.
Vargas would have helped stabilized the bullpen. He would have stepped in for Gsellman and Stroman. We would have seen less of Sewald, which is a good thing.
Awesome. The last guy who had "tightness" was never heard from again.
But, of course, you would expect a drop in strikeouts when he's hot. His batting average is way higher during the streak. A way higher batting average means, by definition, a way lower "outs average," meaning that he's simply making fewer outs, which would include, you know, strike outs, groundouts, pop outs, etc.
What is stark, what sticks out, however, is that his walks haven't changed. Since you (or others) have decided to say that his hot streak is due to greater selectivity, you have to show your work--that is, use stats that show selectivity--not just stats that show he's hitting better and making fewer outs, and then speculate that it's selectivity.
But as I noted in reply to your post above, the inferential leap is not a long one.
You don't bat .370 or whatever over a 2 month span while swinging at bad pitches.
But feel free to show your work which proves it otherwise.
I was just gonna post that there are lots of guys on both sides who can end this with one swing.
Except it's not two months, is it? The number I heard last night was 35 games. And, setting that aside, precisely where did you get your 2-month rule from anyway, you know the one that says that such a (non-existent here) streak could only come with greater selectivity? You've just assumed your way into your preferred conclusion--abandoning your circular strikeout argument along with way--and also used bad facts.
Along the way, you don't explain why his walks haven't changed, nor do you show any stats related to selectivity. It's a kind of a double dip into fantasy world.
Now, this has become tedious I'll admit. I'd personally love to read a targeted analysis that actually shows that Amed has been more selective--because I'd love that to be true.
But it doesn't seem to be forthcoming.
By the way, Reyes just laced a double . . . and then JD!!!
Correct. But why are you posting from the Cleveland perspective?
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