By the end of this season it won't be a debate on who the best hitter in baseball is.
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cajunrevenge (05-17-2015), Prikichi (05-17-2015)
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Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
Scoring is way up this year and its not even summer yet. That is interesting.
Probably AJ Cole for a year or 2 before Giolito and Lopez start knocking on door.
They want to talk to Rox over Tulo but I dont understand why they dont look at 2B with turner at SS and Rendon at 3B.
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"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
Poor nats, they have to settle on just getting more than the Braves get. How can anyone expect them to compete with only a small small financial advantage that only exists because Selig changed the rules so the braves lost 40+ million a year.
"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
There is nothing really to admit. Harper has a BB% twice as high as his career average and he has a 390 BABIP. He's currently on pace for one of the best seasons in baseball history. I highly doubt any of those are still true at seasons end. And I'm sorry if you expect me or most people to believe this is Harpers true talent level from here on out and not just a really insane hot streak from a talented player.
Harper was considered a once in a generation prospect and has only been held back because if nagging injuries. Just watching that guy hit is incredible. He not only has plate coverage but power plate coverage to go along with a great eye at the plate. He will slump like anyone in baseball history but I do think his true talent level is one of the greatest hitters of all time.
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Good to see you back on Harpers dick.
As thewupk said, if he keeps this up he's the best hitter in baseball this year for sure. But he's got twice the BB rate of his career average, And 80% improvement in ISO and a 50 point spike in BABIP.
At least one if not 2 if not all of those things will fall. Obviously his power is legit so I expect that to take the least of the hit, and walk rate will have a spike with a power boost but not 100%, and I expect his BABIP to come crashing down to earth.
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Justin Upton hit two homers today but the Padres lost again, they're one game under .500 same as us. I expect they'll lose the Justin Upton trade unless they make the playoffs and/or sign him long term. But even if one or both happen I could still see a win-win result in this particular trade given how well our side of the deal is looking so far. It will be interesting to see how Fried comes back because if he comes back strong it could be a big win for us no matter how it ends up for the Padres.
jpx7 (05-17-2015)