jpx7 (10-04-2023)
jpx7 (10-04-2023), zbhargrove (10-05-2023)
Glad to see another clown show poster has emerged.
Acuna’s sprint speed is certainly odd, along with his poor defensive range. While his sprint speed has declined to barely above average, he has the most bolts on the team…which are sprints of 30+ ft/s over a 1 second interval.
So I’m going to hypothesize that Acuna still has grade 70 or better top end speed, but he dials it back a lot more often than most players. Since this metric encapsulates roughly 2/3 of all “competitive plays”, it stands to reason Acuna would not rate as well in this metric as a guy going full speed more often.
Should we care? Nope, for the same reason we shouldn’t care about SBs. Acuna main focus should be staying healthy and punishing baseballs. Everything else is just noise compared to the rest of his offensive value.
jpx7 (10-04-2023)
Finally, someone helped explain this to me. recognize his offense minus the SB and his somewhat lack of excellence in the outfield. I think his lack of range in the outfield is two things...sometimes it's a lack of hustle and other times just not really able to make the play.
Last edited by BabyElle; 10-04-2023 at 10:52 PM.
What old-timers like to call "hustle" is in many cases just wasted energy. If you want to play every game, like Acuna does, you can't go 100% on every single play. If him loafing on hopeless plays means he can stay fresher and avoid nagging injuries, I'm perfectly find with that. If it costs him a couple of infield hits, or a few balls drop in the outfield he may have been able to get to with an all-out play, so be it.
jpx7 (10-05-2023)
Acuna's lack of "hustle" is likely mandated from the front office. When it's needed on the bases he shows you he's still a top end guy. We don't want him to end up like Griffey in his 30s
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Thie "hustle guys" like David Eckstein are generally the type that have below average natural talent, so they have to try harder than everyone else to make up for it. Chipper rarely hustled down to 1st. McCann too. I saw Freeman lollygag down to first plenty of times on a soft grounder to first.