GDT 5:4 Dylan vs. Jesus : Hey Mr. Tambourine Man

50PoundHead said:
I wrote a month ago that Olson was morphing into an Adam Dunn who could field. Too early to tell, but that wouldn't be a bad thing.
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not sure I like that thought at 22 mill for the next 6 years. Hopefully this is just swing change adjustment period and he will cut down on the all or K results.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
not sure I like that thought at 22 mill for the next 6 years. Hopefully this is just swing change adjustment period and he will cut down on the all or K results.
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Going to be a steaming pile of hot garbage until September like last season.....


But in all seriousness, I think we all know this contract is not going to age well at all.
 
bravesfanMatt said:
not sure I like that thought at 22 mill for the next 6 years. Hopefully this is just swing change adjustment period and he will cut down on the all or K results.
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I think the extension was always going to be the issue with Olson (at least it was with me) and maybe Anthopoulos doesn't go that route if the Braves' minor league depth looked better. As for the Dunn comparison, he logged a > .900 OPS five times and had a career OPS of .854. The thing that killed Dunn's career (which really tailed off in his early-30s) is he was a giant of a guy whose body wore down. I don't see Olson having the same problem.

Observers can wonder about tinkering with Olson's swing, but I don't see him as a guy who is ever going to hit for average (regardless of what O'Brien wrote about Olson getting 20 more singles with the elimination of the shift). He's a career .250 guy, but with the walks and power numbers, that's not a problem in the least. He could prove me wrong, but I hope he doesn't start making adjustments just to make adjustments.
 
50PoundHead said:
I think the extension was always going to be the issue with Olson (at least it was with me) and maybe Anthopoulos doesn't go that route if the Braves' minor league depth looked better. As for the Dunn comparison, he logged a > .900 OPS five times and had a career OPS of .854. The thing that killed Dunn's career (which really tailed off in his early-30s) is he was a giant of a guy whose body wore down. I don't see Olson having the same problem.

Observers can wonder about tinkering with Olson's swing, but I don't see him as a guy who is ever going to hit for average (regardless of what O'Brien wrote about Olson getting 20 more singles with the elimination of the shift). He's a career .250 guy, but with the walks and power numbers, that's not a problem in the least. He could prove me wrong, but I hope he doesn't start making adjustments just to make adjustments.
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I clearly don't have any facts to back it up, nor do I want to dig to find them, but it does seem like he is not hitting those line drives that we saw a lot more of last year. seems more pop ups and homers for now.. and higher K rate. I could be wrong, but that is what I am remembering at least.

and for the record, I would not mind a .250-.260ish average with 80 -100 walks. even if the strikeouts make me mad.
 
Too much swing and miss in Olson's game, no question. Don't forget, in the short season he hit .195. But his bombs are utterly majestic. No line drives, they just go and go. I don't know how to find this, but I'll bet his HR launch angle is the highest in the game.
 
GovClintonTyree said:
Too much swing and miss in Olson's game, no question. Don't forget, in the short season he hit .195. But his bombs are utterly majestic. No line drives, they just go and go. I don't know how to find this, but I'll bet his HR launch angle is the highest in the game.
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There is raw strength and there's baseball strength. I don't know how Olson does on the bench press, but his fungible strength as a hitter has to rank among the highest in the game. His opposite field home runs and moon shots are really something. Totally different hitting styles, but he reminds me a bit of Mike Piazza and Albert Belle in that he can be a nanosecond late and still hit the ball out the opposite way. Tremendous leverage.
 
My question is… should the guy with this profile be hitting second?

Acuña Is on base a lot, and with Olson, followed by a slumping Riley, we often have Murphy hitting with a runner on and two out.
 
mfree80 said:
My question is… should the guy with this profile be hitting second?

Acuña Is on base a lot, and with Olson, followed by a slumping Riley, we often have Murphy hitting with a runner on and two out.
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Riley and Murphy should be switched right now. Olson still takes a good amount of walks even with this strikeout binge he's on.
 
mfree80 said:
My question is… should the guy with this profile be hitting second?

Acuña Is on base a lot, and with Olson, followed by a slumping Riley, we often have Murphy hitting with a runner on and two out.
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I'm wondering if he is taking more pitches due to Acuna being on base a lot (and giving him a chance to steal). That results in a lot of balls and strikes. And Olson does walk and strike out a lot.
 
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