UNCBlue012
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He will forever be compared to Freddie on this board. lol Dude is hitting .294 with an .410 OBP, .627 slugging and 1.037 OPS. He's also very streaky... I wouldn't be shocked if he goes 2-4 with a walk tomorrow.
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He will forever be compared to Freddie on this board. lol Dude is hitting .294 with an .410 OBP, .627 slugging and 1.037 OPS. He's also very streaky... I wouldn't be shocked if he goes 2-4 with a walk tomorrow.
UNCBlue012
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The problem is he's LESS productive and he doesn't go very deep in games at all. Good word from Kranny.
Heyward
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Olson has been more than fine. Need better production from others in the lineup when he goes on a coldspell.
Hudson2
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You know how it goes. Ozzie has a cold spell and he’s terrible and Strider is obviously ready for TJ bc he’s not trying to blow his arm out on every pitch lol. Comical.
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
personally, I think we should sit Olly for a few games and let Ozuna man 1B for a game or 2. that should send a solid message that Olson needs to bunt more versus striking out.
msstate7
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I agree. I would like him to snap out of this 7 k in a row stretch though
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
I think people are being overly sensitive over people being overly sensitive.. Olson sucked the reds series.. Olson overall has been great... Olson is striking out way too much.. See everyone is right.
You guys make a good point about how Tampa needs to freakin’ lose today. The ‘82 Braves streak seems like yesterday - and I wanna keep that record - I know we share it, but I sure as hell don’t want Tampa joining the club - or surpassing it.
Somewhere chief nocahoma agrees with me.
Somewhere chief nocahoma agrees with me.
good luck. The Sox are trash.
chop2chip
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Six at bats ago it was low 20’s…
I get it if this is just who he is now then it’s concerning. But it’s such a small sample size and it’s been demonstrated again and again and again not to read too much into these trends in less than 300 at bats.
chop2chip
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Well said
msstate7
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My concern is pitchers found something in his new swing. I haven't watched PAs before and during this K stretch though, so hopefully it's just a slump
Thats why K-rate is not what we should be looking at. I thought a week or two ago that there were concerns at how much he was swinging and missing. His current rate would have been 14th worst last year. There are some decent players in that range but ultimately not what we want Olson to be.
More outcomes as its just based on times that he swings so you don't have to wait for 300AB's to get concerned. Not there yet with sufficient sample but its getting close.
There were issues before the K's started happening. If you swing and miss twice in an AB but walk that is a concern long term to me.
That said. I want him to continue to hit well so he's a slam dunk HOFer and end up in Cooperstown with an A on his hat.
He's going to go in as a Dodger and you know it if he stays there - I will puke in my mouth when that happens.
I seriously doubt it. MVP and title with Atlanta. Most of his career will be here. Inevitably I think Freeman starts to decline hard in the next couple of years. It's almost universal with 1B.
He just never relied on big power so I think his ageing curve looks different - His slg% will go down for sure but I see him as a high avg/obp hitter well into his late 30's.