he is a great defender. But if he can´t hit atleast a little he has problems staying on a team with lots of low OBP guys in the lineup.
I know that he is on pace for another great WAR season, the problem is that it comes (almost only) from his defence. I´m not a huge fan of defensive metrics...
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Wait, I thought Billy was tracking for the MVP?
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ScotlandRed (06-27-2015)
which of these guys currently has a low OBP?Originally Posted by muethibp
Votto, Frazier, Bruce, Suarez/Cozart, Phillips, Pena, Byrd.
ok Byrd.
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I have zero problem with him playing if he's batting ninth.
IMO the only change that should be considered at this point for Billy isn't whether to send him down or not...it's whether or not to scrap the switch hitting. I understood and liked the idea at first, but he doesn't really need that extra step towards first IMO. He needs better at bats and contact than he needs that step.
His bunting fundamentals alone from the left side are enough for me to want to see him end the switch hitting experiment.
OGB (06-26-2015)
That intercontinental ballistic missile attached to his torso helped a bit too.
Old school 1983 (06-26-2015),Revering4Blue (06-27-2015)
While I do agree he needs to get better at bunting, I don't want it to become an exclusive weapon for him. Remember that hit he had in CHI when Bryant was in expecting a bunt? Good things can happen when the corners are drawn in and you can slap it past them. I'd also fine him $100 if he swings at a 1st pitch. I wouldn't care if it was a meatball in the heart of the plate or a hanging curve.
pena has a BABIP .041 higher than his career and a BB/K ratio more than twice as high as his career
phillips BABIP is his 2nd highest in his career
suarez is riding a .394 BABIP
while I like what I see from those guys (some numbers aren´t that good though) I just don´t see how they can sustain them. I hope they do...
negron, barnhart, skip etc. don´t get on base either
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Personally, I don't want to see him pounding the ball into the ground either though. I want him to focus on line drives. I don't think he has to be an extreme hitter...only ground balls. I'd treat him like any other hitter. Focus on sharply hit line drives.
I think you're underestimating Janish's glove when he first came up. If he was getting playing time like Billy is...yeah, he'd be in the running for GG's too. If, and this is a big "if", they ignored a players' offensive game. Which they obviously don't for some unknown reason. Janish's defense was (WAS...he's lost quite a bit the past several years) better than Cozarts.
Of course he's hitting RH against LHP. You think he'd do better against RHP as a RH bat? I think he'd be even worse by giving the opposition back the advantage on the breaking ball. He may make Negron look like Babe Ruth.
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Raisor (06-26-2015)
Why do you argue that Janish has lost a lot of his defensive ability?
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I also think he should hit right-handed only, unless there is a firm commitment from both Hamilton and management that he become a true slap hitter (and I don't think there has been such a commitment from either party), and even then he would be pretty late in his development to start an entirely new philosophy.
I'm OK with maybe waiting until the offseason before ending the switch-hitting experiment, as the adjustment to hitting the curve/slider might be made more easily during the winter.
However, the funny thing is I remember reading on RedsZone last year that some people were calling for him to scrap batting RH, and exclusively bat LH instead.
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He's tracking for platoonville.
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His range and his age. Assumption on my part there as I haven't seen him in 2 years. He's, what...33 now?
But Paul and Zack at the same age and same playing time...Janish by a long ways IMO. His range was better, his footwork was just as good as Zack's and his arm was a ton better too.
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