9/19 GDT: Braves vs last healthy Mets starter
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bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
As long as we can stay in a top 3 pick, I will take the progress we are seeing. I would love to see Blair make two more starts to show us some more.
We certainly need to see more to declare that Blair has turned a corner, but tonight, combined with his good outings when first called up provide hope that he can be a good bottom of the rotation guy while he is cheap.
Who knows what the future holds, but tonight says maybe!
I'm mad because Kemp made 2 routine plays look hard? Plays like that are precisely why defensive metrics (as flawed as they are) are infinitely better than your "eye test".
Yet another straw man argument from a poster around here. Claiming Kemp is a bad defender, which he is, does not mean I am rooting for him to fail.
Remember, this is my favorite team too. Just because I don't have as rosy colored glasses as you doesn't change that.
cajunrevenge
Well-known member
The Met fans tears over this game was delicious.
msstate7
Well-known member
It was a joke (not even a good one). Chill
Julio3000
<B>A Chip Off the Old Rock</B>
It's a far cry from earlier this year when some nights, if Freddy were in a funk, Beckham or d'Arnauld might be our best hitter.
msstate7
Well-known member
Ops for our starting 8...
Inciarte -- .736
Garcia -- .717
FF -- .963
Kemp -- .799
Markakis -- .751
Flowers -- .784
Jace -- .741
Swanson -- .780
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
A lot of things have gone right with the starting lineup in the second half. But it wouldn't be surprising if a couple of them turned out to be small sample illusions. That includes Freddie Freeman's second half slash line of: .326/.432/.638. It has been fueled in part by a .388 BABIP. His career BABIP is .341, which is probably what we should expect going forward. I think some of the increase (but not all) in power seen this year gets sustained over the next few years.
AerchAngel
<B>Secretary of Statistics</B>
So you think Kemp batting behind Freddie has helped?
I can guarantee you Kemp is going to be his best shape next and put up monster numbers. You can see he is happy now.
I can guarantee you Kemp is going to be his best shape next and put up monster numbers. You can see he is happy now.
AerchAngel
<B>Secretary of Statistics</B>
Oh I can deal with mediocre to bad defense in Left field if he mashes 40 homers, bat .280 and have around 100 rbi's.
Ask the Brewers about letting Khris Davis go and see what he has done in Oakland. I hear the announcers crying about it now and they dogged him mercilessly when he was there.
Ask the Brewers about letting Khris Davis go and see what he has done in Oakland. I hear the announcers crying about it now and they dogged him mercilessly when he was there.
yeezus
It's OVER 5,000!
I mean, when players have hot streaks, sure their BABIP is usually going to be up. I'd think every player that has a great year has periods where their BABIP is high.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
I like having Kemp in the lineup. But I don't think he has much to do with Freeman's second half surge.
The big plus from the Kemp trade imo is that we now are no longer in danger of giving someone like Cespedes a market-value 6 or 7 year deal. We have much much less risk and much more flexibility with the remaining three years of Kemp's deal than a deal that runs twice as long or longer.
The big plus from the Kemp trade imo is that we now are no longer in danger of giving someone like Cespedes a market-value 6 or 7 year deal. We have much much less risk and much more flexibility with the remaining three years of Kemp's deal than a deal that runs twice as long or longer.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
Yeah. But not all hot streaks are equally fueled by BABIP.
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
watching Miller pitch makes me sad for the Dbacks
watching Inciarte play makes me feel bad for the Dbacks
watching Swanson come up makes me glad for the Dbacks
seeing Blair has 1 less win and almost the same ERA as Miller --- PRICELESS!!
GovClintonTyree
<B>Vencer a Los Doyers</B>
Yeah but Freddie is one of the best line drive hitters in the game. He's at 43% hard hit balls on the year and 48% in the 2nd half. He's just been killing it. His BABIP the last 4 years. 371, 351, 321, and 369 this year. One could argue that the 321 is the outlier and he's really in the 350+ range right now. I would say the 2nd half tear he's been on is really just a hot streak and not luck induced.
GovClintonTyree
<B>Vencer a Los Doyers</B>
Right. Three years for an additional commitment of $8.5m per. If he hits .850 (or even more), it's an incredible deal (even with defensive limitations).