Bellhorn04

But not so much on their left hands.

OK, good thinking.

Nelson Cruz might be a good comp. He's older than JD but keeps putting up .900ish OPS.

So when you gonna change your avatar?

Good call. I always count that as one of Big Papi's big moments too.

This is a mathematical calculation based on the game situation-how close the score is, inning, men on base-which determines how much impact the at-bat has on the probable outcome of the game.

You can't take away his April though. These guys have major hot and cold streaks. Mookie was going on at a pedestrian level most of the season, and then suddenly he went on a tear that lifted his OPS 100 points in a week or so.

Oddly enough it's the Yankees who inspired this thread. I was reading a column by Joel Sherman on the acquisition of Gallo, and he mentioned that Gallo had some bad numbers in high leverage situations, and that he had this in common with Judge. So I went and looked it up and here's what I found (well, updated to August 8, 2021): These numbers are all for regular season career: PA/OPS Gallo Low leverage 988/824 Medium leverage 813/895 High leverage 416/710 Judge Low leverage 1102/947 Medium leverage 793/966 High leverage 353/809 I also remembered iortiz talking about Montgomery, so here are his numbers: Low leverage 542/544 Medium leverage 693/793 High leverage 214/707 Now for some Red Sox comps: JD Martinez Low leverage 2219/880 Medium leverage 1878/883 High leverage 1018/893 Now that's consistency! Big Papi Low leverage 4172/898 Medium leverage 3921/959 High leverage 1998/943 Could he possibly have focused harder in those bigger moments? Clutch vs. choke - do these numbers mean anything?

JD is having the kind of "slump" great hitters have. After his 4 for 5 performance yesterday his OPS sits at .888. His career OPS is .884.

A new thread on clutch/choke is coming.

Of course he is.

Plawecki did a great job calling pitches yesterday!

Yes, yes and yes.

You did, however, seem to be trying to make a case that he's a better player than Vaz, even touting his superior offensive numbers for 2020-2021.

Well, if Sale's next start isn't for Boston, I'll be screaming too.

And that *should be* the end of it.

Plawecki is hitting well right now. But you can be pretty sure he'll regress to his norm the more he plays.

So postseason doesn't count as big moments?

Seems like Detroit may have been in negotiations with Schoop on an extension and were confident it was going to happen.

There's also that fancy option thing for 2022.

STORK is a simpleton who is not nice.

The bottom line is, Kevin Plawecki is a career backup catcher for good reasons.

Based on the numbers you provided, I'm guessing Plaw's numbers with relievers are horrendous.

You're such a simpleton.

Plaw's overall CERA both years is Ultra Hefty Size.