Snitker: You underestimate my power!
6/16 GDT VS REDS: Nooner!
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Snitker: You underestimate my power!
Sure there is. Same reason we want to replace Neck asap. Zero power. But the two main stats propping up that OBP (320 BABIP and 14% BB rate) aren't likely to continue.
NinersSBChamps
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Right around 80% is impressive. Anything above 75 is pretty good. I would like to see him get that number at 75% by the end of the season. I think that's within reason too.
NinersSBChamps
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Yeah Lopes was a great base stealer. I believe Werth, Rollins, Victorinio, and Rollins are all above 80% for their careers.
Edit: also Utley
For sure. He's improving and getting acclimated to the big league level.
yeezus
It's OVER 5,000!
Why can't he maintain a .320 BABIP? he's not a slow guy by any means.
Or a 14% walk rate. Those numbers don't scream lucky to me. They seem quite sustainable, and a sign of progress as a player.
Because I don't think he's a good enough hitter to maintain that. He's not slow but he's not necessarily fast either.
In a span of 27 games anything can happen. Of course he did similar things to start last year and people got upset when we suggested caution when expecting that to continue.
yeezus
It's OVER 5,000!
and then he got hurt
yup. injuries must be the reason he sucked last year.
yeezus
It's OVER 5,000!
I don't think it helped. he was hitting well. got hurt. came back, continued hitting well, eventually fell off. perhaps the injury was lingering. i'm not saying it was definitely the injury, I'm saying it's possible and would say it almost definitely hurt his production at least a little bit. i'm not ready to make a definitive statement on him, that's all.
I just don't think he has starter ability and is best used as a utility player.
yeezus
It's OVER 5,000!
and that's certainly possible.
I vote we don't give up on him yet.
We won't give up on him. But he's certainly being groomed to be a utility player.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
If we're talking about Peterson, he's been the mystery of the year for me in that Fredi started using him as a utility guy Day 1 in spring training. That's probably the role for which he is best suited in the long term, but I don't see anyone on the big league team who should be getting the ABs at 2B in his place. He's more of an athlete than a baseball player, but I think he'll stick around for a few years because of his ability to play multiple positions and the fact he's an LHH.
