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So you agree that he brings nothing to the table during his power outages that a replacement level player would not bring? Is that a goal in building a roster-- replacement level skill for 70-80% of the season with small stretches of above average performance. I'd rather teach Swihart to play first base and use his verstility to play other positions. He doesn't have Duda's HR power, but he will have equal or better skills than Duda in the other aspects of the game. I would prefer Swihart over Duda. If Swihart and Hanley can't produce, we could go after a big slow footed bat before the trading deadline. I just see no overall upside in Duda. I don't see him as a platoon player, nor do I see Hanley as a platoon player.

Sure they can. It is rare that a dumpster dive is a big contributor, but it does happen. Those deals are hardly worth mentioning in pre-season strategy articles as they are so tenuous.

As I said, I am not even addressing the selfish aspect of it. We have nothing to indicate that Duda or HanRam would perform well in limited roles. My recollection is that early on with the Mets that Duda struggled with a limited role. I remember him getting a pep talk from fellow USC alumn, Tom Seaver to boost his confidence and increase his playing time.

You got the context right for 1 stretch of games, but that was not true of the months where he hit .187 and .178. And after the first 41 games of that season, his batting average consistently plummeted for the remainder of that season. One stretch of games is not context. It neglected the trends of his season. Like I said, I am hoping that we don't get him, but if we get him, I will seek you out during the Duda disappearing acts.

He's slow. He can't throw the ball-- similar to Hanley in that regard, and he has chronic injuries. You keep glossing over that one, because it is hard to find a stat for it. He has 2 bad hips, not one. Last spring training he needed shots in both hips to get him back on the field and a bad back. I am not a doctor, but these are usually degenerative situations that can cost lots of playing time. As for his speed, he is below average even for a first baseman, but probably not by much. That is not a strawman. I am just pointing out that he doesn't bring speed or good fielding to the table. You can tolerate hitting slumps more if the guy has a plus glove. And speed is an element that helps run production when you are getting on base during a HR drought. When he is not hitting HRs, his run production is substandard.

If I didn't care about the Red Sox, I would hope that he would be acquired so that you could see it for yourself, but I can't. Duda would not be a good fit, and I don't think that he or Hanley would take well to platooning, and I am not talking about them being selfish. I think they need to play everyday when healthy to stay sharp. Some players are like that. Other guys can come off the bench ready to go.

A single stat is not context.

He will find a big big league roster, but in a good bullpen he is no better than a number 3 option before the closer. He has peaked in my option. If he stays healthy, he is a useful arm, but there isn’t any big upside imo.

Like I said, you don’t understand my posts. Of course his walks are attributable to plate discipline, but they are also attributable to pitchers not willing to feed him a cookie that can be hit out of the park when the hitters following him don’t carry that threat and 3 Hits will be needed to score Duda. Don’t mistake that for Duda being a big offensive stud to be pitched around. That is just not true. He was just was the best long ball hitter on the team save when Cespedes was healthy. His run production is not good. A Met fan at one game gave me the run down on how useless he was as a run producer when not hitting HRs. It is pretty bad. It was far more compelling than some stats compiled here. As for Moreland, I would prefer him because he is a much better fielder and he doesn’t have any chronic health issues.

They are dumpster dives worth minor league contracts. If they make the MLB roster, they will be outperforming expectations. They are hardly worth mentioning in an article as "bargains."

That's a cherry-picked Batting Average in a year where he hit only .244 and batted .187 in June, .178 in July and .222 in September. His run production was lacking too. I realize that RBI has limited utility, but RBI and Runs scored do provide additional context. In 2015, 73 RBI and 66 Runs scored was not good run production, especially from a guy with 27 HRs. In 2017, he had 30 HRs and 64 RBI. He will not improve our run production. Moreland is better.

You must be reading my posts wrong, or maybe you like a player that has 3 one-week power surges and not much else except a low batting average, no speed, average fielding at best, and chronic physical injuries to more than one part of his body.

You lack context for your stats-- a weakness of relying purely on stats.

As inexpensive as Duda is, it speaks volumes to me that the Mets FO (known to be notoriously cheap and strapped for cash) were willing to part with him for very little and they seemingly have no interest in reacquiring him. That confirms to me my observations of him over several seasons. I can see the merit in not wanting to be saddled with Hanley for another season, but I don't think Duda as a platoon player is the answer.

The Hitters after Duda in the Mets lineup were generally very weak, hence the walks. Giving him credit for his OBP is like lavishing praise on a #8 hitter for a good OBP for getting walked in front of the pitcher. His walks didn’t enhance run production. A big part of the reason for that is his lack of speed. His value is as a HR hitter, but those are mainly limited to a 3 one week periods. I don’t see anything positive about that.

He was walked to avoid his power. His walk driven OBP did not result in run production for the Mets. I said it i my last post. After a walk, it took 3 hits to score him. He makes Moreland look like a gazelle. His value is HRs. His walk driven OBP was league strategy to avoid the HR ball.

Laughing hysterically at Fister and Tommy Hunter being bargains. They are dumpster diving material.

2014 was Duda’s career year. It would be hard to point to anything negative from that season. I think his HR surges over a short period of games in 2015 was extreme. More than once that season (I think about 3 Times) he went 5-6 weeks without hitting HRs. He really was a nonfactor in the Mets lineup during his power outages that season. And you gloss over his last 2 months of 2017 as if it wasn’t a prolonged awful slump, especially after August 6th. He is a one trick pony. His OBP will not equate to run production as he is a slug on the bases. It will take 3 hits to score him if he walks. His value is the long ball, and I’ll pass on a guy that hits 20 of his 27 HRs in 3 spurts amounting to less than 3 weeks. I said that you have convinced yourself, because you have not convinced me. This guy is not a direction DD should go for 2017 taking into account that he is streaky, can’t field or run and most of all he has chronic injuries. And for the record, I did not call you a whiny bitch. You have gone on and on about Duda trying to prove that he would be a good acquisition. If you get your way, and he turns out to be what I think he is, I don’t want to hear you whine like a bitch. That is far different than calling you a whiny bitch. You took that the wrong way.

If you like a guy with 3 short power spurts in a year. He is your man. I’d rather stay with Moreland , and that makes me gag.

i have already stated that his 2017 year was one of his surprisingly steady years before he was traded by the Mets,but you keep turning to 2017 as proof of something. Fine. You have convinced yourself, but don’t be whining like a bitch, if we get that turd. I have watched this guy for a long time day in and day. He stinks and he is damaged. Edit: His only value is the long ball. He is a base clogger who hits for a low average. In 2015, he hit 6 HRs from May 21st to May 29, 9 HRs from July 25th to Augus 2nd, and. 5 HRs in 3 games late in September. That is 20 of his 27 HRs in three very short spans of games. The rest of the season his power output was nil and his only value is the HR.

Not guys that you would want to sign as a free agent to increase and stabilize run production. Your numbers are sterile and only show increasing or decreasing OPS. Those numbers disguise the futility of the slumps. The numbers that show that impact would be the OPS during the slumps, not what the OPS decreased to. You did show the OPD during 2 slumps where he OPS’d at .125 over 56 ABs and .157 for 70 ABs. That is brutal.

Did you drill down on those numbers on Duda to see if some of those months whether he OPSed at 1.400 for one week and the other 3 weeks he OPSed .550, 600 and .650? I guess that you will have to experience the prolonged futility for yourself. I don’t think the 2017 season is a good indicator. He was consistent while with the Mets in 2017, But he fell off a cliff for an even longer than usual cold spell after the trade.

LOL! I really don’t want Hosmer, Santana or Duda. If DD insists on getting one of them, I’d prefer Hosmer slightly over Santana.

Duda is damaged goods— two bad hips and a bad shoulder. He is a streakier hitter than Brian Daubach was. When he is hot, he is a wrecking ball. When he is cold, he looks like he is blind for 2-3 week stretches or longer. His hot streaks are shorter than Daubach’s who would finish the season hitting around .265. Duda will finish around .235. His hots streaks are quick flashes, nothing prolonged. He will be hot for less than a week — usually 3-4 games. He’ll hit .700 during that time, and then he will hit .100 for the rest of the month. He is frustratingly inconsistent. Pass on this guy. He is also a slug on the bases.

Chronic ankle problems never go away. The condition usually deteriorates.