GDT--5/25-- FRIDAY AT Red Sox

[msstate7]

Benintendi on pace for 4+ war in his 2nd year. I wish our prospects would disappoint like that.

AB is avg 0.028 fWAR per game.
Swanson is avg 0.024 fWAR per game.

Pretty much a wash between our 2 big 2nd year guys. If you include Albies in that group, he is at 0.043 fWAR per game

[thewupk]

Yeah I get that, but he’s basically been a 20/20 guy with average defense in the corner. Like I said, I really like him (and all the players I mentioned). If Acuna settled into that type of player, we would all feel disappointed despite that being a very good player.

Speak for yourself. Of course I never felt disappointment with andruw like a large part of our fanbase did either.

[thewupk]

AB is avg 0.028 fWAR per game.
Swanson is avg 0.024 fWAR per game.

Pretty much a wash between our 2 big 2nd year guys. If you include Albies in that group, he is at 0.043 fWAR per game

Swanson has played well to this point.

[msstate7]

Um no

Yep. I'm extremely biased though... andruw is my all time favorite

[USMA76]

Devers just struck out on three straight pitches that appeared to be a foot outside.

[thewupk]

Yep. I'm extremely biased though... andruw is my all time favorite

Statistically speaking it's not close. There have been guys from time to time to be as good as druw for a few years. But nobody had done it for as long as he did

[USMA76]

Devers just struck out on three straight pitches that appeared to be a foot outside.

And the next batter walks on four straight outside.

[msstate7]

Statistically speaking it's not close. There have been guys from time to time to be as good as druw for a few years. But nobody had done it for as long as he did

Thanks for backing up what I thought I saw. I used to watch the braves just to see andruw play cf

[Southcack77]

Yeah I get that, but he’s basically been a 20/20 guy with average defense in the corner. Like I said, I really like him (and all the players I mentioned). If Acuna settled into that type of player, we would all feel disappointed despite that being a very good player.

To be fair, that's about all I remember him ever being projected as being. Looks like his defense has maybe been worse than expected though.

[chop2chip]

Speak for yourself. Of course I never felt disappointment with andruw like a large part of our fanbase did either.

Fine. I would be very disappointed if our potential six WAR 30/30 guy replicated Nick Markakis’a career.

[jpx7]

Camargo doesn't make that play at short.

Why I’m fine letting Bae keep plugging away, hoping he puts it together at the plate.

[Garmel]

Juan Lagares' 2013 year was the closest I've seen comparable to Andruw's defensive play.

[Southcack77]

Smartt to put acuna in right tonight

Ok, so Bowman put out some tweets today, maybe yesterday, saying Acuna leads the team and maybe the Major leagues in four star catches whatever that means exactly. I didn't see the game that got people complaining about his defense, but I'd gather that was a Bowman response.

[Southcack77]

Fine. I would be very disappointed if our potential six WAR 30/30 guy replicated Nick Markakis’a career.

Now when did Markakis have a 20-20 career?

If he put up those numbers, I'd hope that people wouldn't find him even more inexplicably disappointing.

[thethe]

Great baserunning from freeman

[chop2chip]

To be fair, that's about all I remember him ever being projected as being. Looks like his defense has maybe been worse than expected though.

Wasnt he a consensus number one overall prospect? I would think his projections would have been a bit more aspirational.

I flibbed when I used the word “disappointment”. Those players aren’t disappointments. More like a bunch of singles and doubles, and no homeruns.

[msstate7]

Juan Langares' 2013 year was the closest I've seen comparable to Andruw's defensive play.

Kiermaier in 2015 and 2016

[GeorgiaGirl]

Wasnt he a consensus number one overall prospect? I would think his projections would have been a bit more aspirational.

I flibbed when I used the word “disappointment”. Those players aren’t disappointments. More like a bunch of singles and doubles, and no homeruns.

Tbh they really weren't. Maybe he should be better than this, but from what I saw his expectations were a bit better than Dansby Swanson (.300 hitter with good OBP and 20/20 and not a guy that does something exceptionally).

[USMA76]

Unimpressive AB by Suzuki.

[chop2chip]

Now when did Markakis have a 20-20 career?

If he put up those numbers, I'd hope that people wouldn't find him even more inexplicably disappointing.

Technicalllllllly... no. But 23-18 is close enough, right?

Nick had a fantastic career. But try tossing that name as a comp on a top prospect and see how much excitement that generates.