GDT 6/23 AJ62: BOMBS AWAY - Who is AMERICA’S TEAM?

[striker42]

I hate that ballpark. It's arena baseball.

 

[striker42]

Striker sipping his crown and coke after that DP.

No one would be happier than me for me to be wrong about Arcia's bat. I'm thrilled I was wrong about his glove.

 

[Garmel]

This one is on McHugh

Yep, and that one bad call that should have struck out De la Cruz. Changed the whole inning.

 

[Hudson2]

I didn’t realize how much the ball jumps at that park.

 

[Super]

No one would be happier than me for me to be wrong about Arcia's bat. I'm thrilled I was wrong about his glove.

You’re already wrong about both and you’re definitely not thrilled about it.

 

[Carp]

We can all appreciate the roll he’s on…I love watching good baseball…but we also all know the league will figure him out…its inevitable…reminds me of the SS from the Pirates…O’Neal

De la Cruz has elite EVs, speed, and is showing very good OBP skills. His skill set is very similar to Acuna's overall. He's obviously not a .360 hitter, but he should be a superstar nonetheless.

 

[Enscheff]

For those looking for the LH Acuna…I think we are watching him.

 

[thewupk]

Small park - Bomb Warning Sounded
Upgraded to a Bomb Watch …

Acuna
Ozuna x2
Harris
Riley

It's funny. Braves/Reds tied a record for most homers in that park in a 3 game series.

 

[thewupk]

De la Cruz has elite EVs, speed, and is showing very good OBP skills. His skill set is very similar to Acuna's overall. He's obviously not a .360 hitter, but he should be a superstar nonetheless.

Like everything else. It's going to come down to his K rate. He likely has the tools to be a good player with a ~30% k rate but he won't be a superstar imo. His current xwoba is only 331.

 

[msstate7]

Acuna didn't strike out like de la Cruz has in milb

 

[Hudson2]

It’ll depend on how he adjusts once the league figures him out. Cruz was 4-5 Friday against us then went 1-8 Saturday and Sunday so the Braves came up with a plan after seeing him and it worked.

 

[msstate7]

Elly and McClain are 2 very nice rookies

 

[Enscheff]

Like everything else. It's going to come down to his K rate. He likely has the tools to be a good player with a ~30% k rate but he won't be a superstar imo. His current xwoba is only 331.

Yeah I didn't realize he had such a K problem while he was running like Usain Bolt around the bases during his cycle. He will definitely have to reel that in a bit.

 

[Hulavol]

Yeah I didn't realize he had such a K problem while he was running like Usain Bolt around the bases during his cycle. He will definitely have to reel that in a bit.

That’s pretty funny man..

 

[Carp]

Acuna didn't strike out like de la Cruz has in milb

Acuna struck out 25% of the time as a rookie and 29% of the time in year 3, so this is inaccurate.

 

[msstate7]

Acuna struck out 25% of the time as a rookie and 29% of the time in year, so this is inaccurate.

Ronald at age 20 struck out 24.7% of the time in AAA/mlb

Elly at age 20 struck out 30.8% of the time at A+ and AA

 

[thewupk]

Acuna struck out 25% of the time as a rookie and 29% of the time in year 3, so this is inaccurate.

He was referring to minor league k numbers

 

[Carp]

Like everything else. It's going to come down to his K rate. He likely has the tools to be a good player with a ~30% k rate but he won't be a superstar imo. His current xwoba is only 331.

When I say superstar, I'm talking about the whole package. I don't expect him to be Acuna with the bat (though it's certainly a possibility), but he looks like he's going to be a consistent 5+ WAR player with his offense and defense combined.

 

[Carp]

Ronald at age 20 struck out 24.7% of the time in AAA/mlb

Elly at age 20 struck out 30.8% of the time at A+ and AA

I misread milb as MLB.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

yeah, I would have expected Acuna's K numbers to go up at the highest level when pitchers are starting to get data on him. problem is Acuna is a freak and adjusted just as fast.

If Elly is K'ing at 30%, I would expect that number to be about the same or higher at the MLB level, unless he adjusted something in the minors and those numbers are not reflective of post adjustment.

also weird to point to a 40 game sample in a covid shortened year as proof of Acuna K'ing anywhere near 30% of the time.