Albies , maybe we are underestimating how good he is?
While many Braves fans and media anxiously await the arrival of wunderkind Ronald Acuna, the youngest player in the major leagues currently plays for the Braves and is having one of the greatest first half-seasons in a career that you or me or anyone else will ever see.
Yes, what Ozzie Albies is doing is not just really good, it’s shockingly good. In fact, the only negative, so to speak, is that when Acuna does arrive, there’s a very good chance that the No. 1 prospect in baseball won’t match what Albies (21 years, 100 days old) has done at the outset of his career.
Because almost no one else has.
Not Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, former Rookie of the Year award winners and arguably the best two hitters in the game. Not Jose Altuve, the 2017 AL MVP and a dynamic second baseman whom Albies is most often compared to because of his size, skill set and position.
Not even Chipper Jones, a first-ballot Hall of Famer and the greatest Braves hitter since Hank Aaron.
Don’t believe me? Check the stats through those players and a few other select stars’ first 72 games (nine games shy of a half-season). That’s how many games Albies has played since being called to the majors on Aug. 1.
Through player’s first 72 MLB games:
Ozzie Albies: .296 (84-for-284) with 17 doubles, six triples, 11 homers, 39 RBIs, 50 runs, nine stolen bases, .353 OBP, .514 slugging (.867 OPS)
Jose Altuve: .285 (79-for-277) with 14 doubles, three triples, two homers, 18 RBIs 33 runs, nine stolen bases, .315 OBP, .379 slugging (.694 OPS)
Kris Bryant: .278 (74-for-266) with 14 doubles, two triples, 12 homers, 49 RBIs, 44 runs, eight stolen bases, .381 OBP, .481 slugging (.862 OPS)
Mike Trout: .268 (67-for-250) with 14 doubles, three triples, 10 homers, 35 RBIs, 43 runs, 13 stolen bases, .329 OBP, .468 OPS (.797 OPS)
Bryce Harper: .268 (76-for-284) with 15 doubles, five triples, eight homers, 26 RBIs, 46 runs, 11 stolen bases, .339 OBP, .440 slugging (.779 OPS)
Freddie Freeman: .239 (48-for-201) with 11 doubles, zero triples, six homers, 16 RBIs, 25 runs, two stolen bases, .314 OBP, .383 slugging (.697 OPS)
Chipper Jones: .247 (61-for-247) with 15 doubles, zero triples, 12 homers, 45 RBIs, 43 runs, three stolen bases, .356 OBP, .453 slugging (.810 OPS)
from Dave O'Bien
While many Braves fans and media anxiously await the arrival of wunderkind Ronald Acuna, the youngest player in the major leagues currently plays for the Braves and is having one of the greatest first half-seasons in a career that you or me or anyone else will ever see.
Yes, what Ozzie Albies is doing is not just really good, it’s shockingly good. In fact, the only negative, so to speak, is that when Acuna does arrive, there’s a very good chance that the No. 1 prospect in baseball won’t match what Albies (21 years, 100 days old) has done at the outset of his career.
Because almost no one else has.
Not Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, former Rookie of the Year award winners and arguably the best two hitters in the game. Not Jose Altuve, the 2017 AL MVP and a dynamic second baseman whom Albies is most often compared to because of his size, skill set and position.
Not even Chipper Jones, a first-ballot Hall of Famer and the greatest Braves hitter since Hank Aaron.
Don’t believe me? Check the stats through those players and a few other select stars’ first 72 games (nine games shy of a half-season). That’s how many games Albies has played since being called to the majors on Aug. 1.
Through player’s first 72 MLB games:
Ozzie Albies: .296 (84-for-284) with 17 doubles, six triples, 11 homers, 39 RBIs, 50 runs, nine stolen bases, .353 OBP, .514 slugging (.867 OPS)
Jose Altuve: .285 (79-for-277) with 14 doubles, three triples, two homers, 18 RBIs 33 runs, nine stolen bases, .315 OBP, .379 slugging (.694 OPS)
Kris Bryant: .278 (74-for-266) with 14 doubles, two triples, 12 homers, 49 RBIs, 44 runs, eight stolen bases, .381 OBP, .481 slugging (.862 OPS)
Mike Trout: .268 (67-for-250) with 14 doubles, three triples, 10 homers, 35 RBIs, 43 runs, 13 stolen bases, .329 OBP, .468 OPS (.797 OPS)
Bryce Harper: .268 (76-for-284) with 15 doubles, five triples, eight homers, 26 RBIs, 46 runs, 11 stolen bases, .339 OBP, .440 slugging (.779 OPS)
Freddie Freeman: .239 (48-for-201) with 11 doubles, zero triples, six homers, 16 RBIs, 25 runs, two stolen bases, .314 OBP, .383 slugging (.697 OPS)
Chipper Jones: .247 (61-for-247) with 15 doubles, zero triples, 12 homers, 45 RBIs, 43 runs, three stolen bases, .356 OBP, .453 slugging (.810 OPS)
from Dave O'Bien
