Fun with numbers: the guy hitting .333 is one wind-blown popup from batting .167.

I think at that time he had hit another popup that was caught so technically, he was also one wind blown popup from batting .500.

Career BA:

 

Willians Astudillo .368

Ty Cobb .366

Career BA:

 

Willians Astudillo .368

Ty Cobb .366

Doesn't look sustainable. Cobb's BA is built on a BABIP of .383. When that eventually normalizes to a league-average, look for the Georgia Peach's numbers to come crashing down.

 

Willians's BABIP is a more svelte .352. I like his chances.

 

The difference comes because Cobb was a veritable strikeout machine, K'ing a massive 680 times in just 24 years. That's why his BA is so much lower than his BABIP. Our guy has struck out just 3 times in his entire major league career.

 

Cobb also appeared to be nearly incapable of playing anywhere on the field except CF - he worked a little in RF, now and then, probably to great detriment to the team. Astudillo? Where CAN'T he play? Case closed.

 

Doesn't look sustainable. Cobb's BA is built on a BABIP of .383. When that eventually normalizes to a league-average, look for the Georgia Peach's numbers to come crashing down.

 

Willians's BABIP is a more svelte .352. I like his chances.

 

The difference comes because Cobb was a veritable strikeout machine, K'ing a massive 680 times in just 24 years. That's why his BA is so much lower than his BABIP. Our guy has struck out just 3 times in his entire major league career.

 

Cobb also appeared to be nearly incapable of playing anywhere on the field except CF - he worked a little in RF, now and then, probably to great detriment to the team. Astudillo? Where CAN'T he play? Case closed.

Forget Turtle.   What's Spanish for GOAT?

2019 is only 1 number, and it doesn't look like it is having much fun with anything...

 

But an enteraining thread so far.

 

Do go on, please!

Don't mind me...

Doesn't look sustainable. Cobb's BA is built on a BABIP of .383. When that eventually normalizes to a league-average, look for the Georgia Peach's numbers to come crashing down.

 

Willians's BABIP is a more svelte .352. I like his chances.

 

The difference comes because Cobb was a veritable strikeout machine, K'ing a massive 680 times in just 24 years. That's why his BA is so much lower than his BABIP. Our guy has struck out just 3 times in his entire major league career.

 

Cobb also appeared to be nearly incapable of playing anywhere on the field except CF - he worked a little in RF, now and then, probably to great detriment to the team. Astudillo? Where CAN'T he play? Case closed.

Too lazy to look up the numbers, but i bet management agrees. This is why Willians commands the larger salary?

 

Forget Turtle.   What's Spanish for GOAT?

 

Cabrón.

 

(lol)

Cabrón.

 

(lol)

Careful, if you call him this to his face.

With 4 Plate Appearances in 2019, versus 3 apiece for Castro and Garver, Willians Astudillo is listed by baseball-reference.com this morning as the starting catcher for the Minnesota Twins. Congratulations on the promotion!

 

So you're not down with OPP?

Yeah you know me....early 90's rap/hip hop

Edited April 1, 20197 yr by spanman2

I am down with OPP, and we are on pace to go 13-6 against Cleveland this year...(which is pretty impressive i think)

I think at that time he had hit another popup that was caught so technically, he was also one wind blown popup from batting .500.

liked for the use of “technically” in this sentence.

Martin Perez highest average fastball velocity [in any given year] 2012-2018: 93.1mph.

 

Martin Perez average fastball velocity 2019: 95.2mph.

Edited April 2, 20197 yr by AlwaysinModeration

Martin Perez highest average fastball velocity [in any given year] 2012-2018: 93.1mph.

Martin Perez average fastball velocity 2019: 95.2mph.

The increase in velocity is real. I would imagine the changes he has made to his delivery are causing some of the troubles with command. I think that will improve as the year progresses.

The Twins are 2-0 in games that i have attended at Kauffman Stadium.

 

 

 

The Twins are 2-0 in games that i have attended at Kauffman Stadium.

 

I believe they play 7 more there... just sayin. 

Apparently the ability to hit the ball with exit velocity of 108mph or greater has been proven statistically to correlate with OPS. Two Twins have four such hits this year (placing them tied for seventh in MLB):

 

Nelson Cruz

Byron Buxton

 

Oh, and Schoop has three.

Apparently the ability to hit the ball with exit velocity of 108mph or greater has been proven statistically to correlate with OPS. Two Twins have four such hits this year (placing them tied for seventh in MLB):

 

Nelson Cruz

Byron Buxton

 

Oh, and Schoop has three.

Yet Kepler is the one with 3 big flies...

Apparently the ability to hit the ball with exit velocity of 108mph or greater has been proven statistically to correlate with OPS. Two Twins have four such hits this year (placing them tied for seventh in MLB):

 

Nelson Cruz

Byron Buxton

 

Oh, and Schoop has three.

4 such hits.. Schoop has 3... Cruz has 1... Buck has...? I guess we're having fun with numbers!

Not Twins related...

 

Chris Davis on the Orioles is 2 ABs shy of the ML record for longest stretch of ABs without a hit. He's 0-44 currently dating back to September 2018.

Not Twins related...

 

Chris Davis on the Orioles is 2 ABs shy of the ML record for longest stretch of ABs without a hit. He's 0-44 currently dating back to September 2018.

Is that including pitchers or not?

 

btw, the O’s still owe him almost $70,000,000.

Edited April 8, 20197 yr by yarnivek1972

 

Is that including pitchers or not?

Non-pitchers.

 

I'm not sure who holds the record among pitchers...

 

btw, the O’s still owe him almost $70,000,000.

Actually more than that. $92 mil in salary for 2019-2022. That includes deferred money (they'll be paying him until 2037) -- with the deferral discount, MLB estimated the present-day value at about 92% when the contract was signed, or $84 mil remaining.

 

Plus they still own him deferred money from 2016-2018 too -- that's another $18 mil.

 

Not Twins related...

Chris Davis on the Orioles is 2 ABs shy of the ML record for longest stretch of ABs without a hit. He's 0-44 currently dating back to September 2018.

And 1 for his last 60. Thought Buxton's April of 2017 bad.

 

Is that including pitchers or not?

btw, the O’s still owe him almost $70,000,000.

 

Yeah, but that's only about a dollar a strikeout.

Actually more than that. $92 mil in salary for 2019-2022. That includes deferred money (they'll be paying him until 2037) -- with the deferral discount, MLB estimated the present-day value at about 92% when the contract was signed, or $84 mil remaining.

 

Plus they still own him deferred money from 2016-2018 too -- that's another $18 mil.

Yeah, math. Somehow I only calculated 3 more years. He still has FOUR seasons remaining.

 

Unless something changes for him in a big way, he’s going to be the answer to “Worst pro Contract” forever.

First time I have seen a negative OPS+.     He is -53 through 8 games so is on pace for a -1073 for the year.

First time I have seen a negative OPS+. He is -53 through 8 games so is on pace for a -1073 for the year.

Davis already has 5 of the top 30 single season marks. 13 K in 27 PA. If he actually gets 500 PA, that pace would break the current record by more than 30.

First time I have seen a negative OPS+. He is -53 through 8 games so is on pace for a -1073 for the year.

Unfortunately OPS+ is a rate stat.

 

In terms of counting stats, Davis is at -0.5 fWAR already, so he's on pace for -9.

 

Unfortunately OPS+ is a rate stat.

In terms of counting stats, Davis is at -0.5 fWAR already, so he's on pace for -9.

Fun with numbers .    I was considering using a pitcher for the absurd like if Gibson makes 35 starts he is on a pace for an ERA of 337.35 but Davis presented itself.