As I recall you wrote something like “if I’d be happy if he hit an OPS of .700 because of what he brings to our defense “. Or something like that. But whatever….im happier with what he’s doing now-if he can keep it up. I don’t think he’s one of those rare guys who can consistently hit balls outside the zone with authority. He’s laying off most of those now. Let’s see where he is in September, as you wrote.
As I recall you wrote a post that essentially said that he would never be much of an offensive force because he had such poor recognition of the strike zone.
I would be very happy to be wrong about him. Add a productive Rafaela to the other kids (and I think Campbell will figure it out) and we have the basis for a competitive team for a long time
Recorded the game as real life intervened. Ten wins in row and Rafaela still hasn't returned to the form everyone expected. Don't lie. No one here thought he would suddenly turn into an offensive force. I still don't trust him but he is swinging less at balls outside the zone and for now isn't missing meatballs.
Just wondering how much the Devers distraction was affecting the team because as soon as they got rid of him the team took off. My guess is that it was a factor.
Kyle Harrison is also an option for a depth SP.
Then there’s the matter of all that money Henry saved by trading Devers. He should be willing to spend it. And we have a lot of OFs. The team should be willing to trade and spend to improve.
Nope. Not always-but I have a pretty good track record. The Flops can’t depend on 9th inning walkoff HRs to win. That’s a recipe for failure. And they aren’t going to win many games if they keep playing sloppy baseball like they did last night.