What would you say.....ya do here?
757690 (04-02-2021),Revering4Blue (04-02-2021)
WrongVerb (04-02-2021)
Andrelton Simmons went 2 for 4 and had a walk on Twins' opening day. Just for the record. I'm a big fan of Suarez's. He's a fine third baseman. Time for management to engage with reality.
Hamilton95 (04-03-2021)
Can I just say that the real elephant in the room is Baseball. Winning baseball hopefully. Its been awhile. If I could adjust my thread that is what I would change it too.
"Ohhhh the weather outside is weather..."
"Lemonade requires a significant amount of sugar. Otherwise, you've just made lemon juice."
With all of this hitting, I figured that the Reds BABIP would be off the charts so far in this young season. But it really isn't too much higher than it should be.
Just feels lucky after having historically bad luck all last season.
Updated stats have Reds tied for second in MLB in BABIP this year. It’s pretty high, .354. Using Fangraphs.
If Reds’ offensive onslaught continues, I think we’ll see differences beyond luck. Already the K rate is lower, now sixth lowest in MLB. And the LD rate is 25.3%, one of MLB’s highest. It’s very early and these are readily changeable, but there does seem to be a new hitting approach that should contribute to any improvements.
757690 (04-08-2021)
I agree the offensive profiles as better beyond just the good luck. Yet the whole thing comes back to pitching for me. If the Reds pitch consistently well they can bank wins when their bats are hot and grind out results when their bats are cold. We've seen too many versions of this team where the only hope they had was to score in massive amounts. I have some hope that won't be the case with the 2021 model.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
Edd Roush (04-08-2021),HokieRed (04-09-2021),ochoa30 (04-08-2021),Old school 1983 (04-08-2021)
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