more at bats for a.a. needed
more at bats for a.a. needed
He was sent down. Again, this isn't just Bell. I think Aquino being an odd man out was the Organization's plan. They signed Shogo and Castellanos to play two of the OF spots and signed Moose to play 2B ensuring that Senzel would be the other OF. Those signings all look good at this point, but it left no role for Aquino, Ervin or Winker. Thanks to Covid-19 and the new geographically designed schedule, we have a DH making a role for Winker and Ervin. Aquino's options work against him, but they sure didn't make any of these guys a priority. I wish they would have moved one for a bullpen upgrade.
Personally, I have Aquino ahead of Van Meter, Davidson, Colon, Jankowski and Ervin on this roster and he'd be starting against all LHP and sometimes against RHP as guys need rest. I'd use Senzel at 2B when Moose, Votto and Suarez need rest with Moose moving around the IF as needed, Akiyama in CF and Aquino in a corner. The Reds want Senzel to settle into one spot and with the other acquisitions, Aquino will be a spare part this year and only get PT if injury requires it.
Aquino would also be the preferred defensive replacement for Castellanos instead of Jankowski. Aquino's arm is probably more valuable in RF than Jankowski's range (which I'm not convinced is that much better than Aquino's anyway).
Last edited by mth123; 08-03-2020 at 04:03 PM.
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How does that change the fact that they've played poorly and it's in large part due to the fact that 4 mainstays in their offense you rely on for OBP have tremendously underperformed?
I even said in my post that Cast and Moose were propping up team OBP, 2 guys you don't necessarily expect that from.
If those 4 guys weren't underperforming at an absurd rate, this team might be 8-2.
Even Votto who is at .375 is .46 below his career average.
Last edited by OGB; 08-04-2020 at 12:52 AM.
(Referring to Jack Hannahan signing with a Korean team)
Since there are no teams on the moon, I guess South Korea's far enough from Cincinnati to satisfy me.
-RichRed
I think your just slicing and dicing the small sample thing. Ya cast is propping it up, but Suarez is doing the inverse.
Ups and downs but net result is still near the top in the league. It generally profiles as a high obp lineup, so it’s not exactly a surprise.
I think team low bapip is making things look less consistent throughout and we will see Shogo, winker, senzel, Suarez, join the votto, moose, cast crew in making it a team strength long term.
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Do I need to repeat this?
"How does that change the fact that they've played poorly and it's in large part due to the fact that 4 mainstays in their offense you rely on for OBP have tremendously underperformed?
I even said in my post that Cast and Moose were propping up team OBP, 2 guys you don't necessarily expect that from.
If those 4 guys weren't underperforming at an absurd rate, this team might be 8-2."
If Jesse Winker isn't .69 points lower than his career mlb OBP, this is a much better team.
If Votto isn't .46 points lower than his career average then this team is better.
Akiyama is .59 points lower than his career average and a few games ago was. 90 points lower than his career OBP.
I'm going to say this very slowly out loud as I type it:
If
The
4
Main
Guys
They
Rely
On
For
OBP
Weren't
Underperforming
Right
Now
This
Team
Would
Be
A
Much
Better
Team
Last edited by OGB; 08-04-2020 at 01:14 AM.
(Referring to Jack Hannahan signing with a Korean team)
Since there are no teams on the moon, I guess South Korea's far enough from Cincinnati to satisfy me.
-RichRed
I hope you're right.
My whole point is that the 4 primary players you think you should count on to get on base* aren't performing near expectations, literally all 4 of them are underperforming.
*Granted, Senzel OBP projections are based in part on his minor league career and Shogo on his time in Japan.
Edited to add: I'm aware it's a small sample size. It just seems like this team has started out underperforming on offense for over a decade. I feel like they could be better now.
I hate hate hate watching teams like the Yankees that seem to have 6 guys hitting .350 after 15 games every year.
I'd just like to see more than half of this lineup start out the year successfully and not fall on their face.
To be fair, Senzel and Shogo seem to be playing better the last few games.
Last edited by OGB; 08-04-2020 at 01:10 AM.
(Referring to Jack Hannahan signing with a Korean team)
Since there are no teams on the moon, I guess South Korea's far enough from Cincinnati to satisfy me.
-RichRed
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Okay, so let's say the team got off to a slow start and limped to a 5-5 record after 10 games. Looking at the overall standings I'm seeing a lot of limping going on LOL
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