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Redgrape Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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He's really struggling right now, I've never seen him swing at so many balls outside the zone. I think he's making a conscious effort to swing early right now and its really hurting him. I also think that all this tweaking of his stance may be hurting him... Maybe it would be good to seek some help from Crowley.

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He's really struggling right now, I've never seen him swing at so many balls outside the zone. I think he's making a conscious effort to swing early right now and its really hurting him. I also think that all this tweaking of his stance may be hurting him... Maybe it would be good to seek some help from Crowley.

He's on an 11-game hitting streak where he has hit over .300. How is that "really struggling right now?"

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even with his 11 game hitting streak, Nick is at 258, 324, 340. He's on pace for 55 rbis batting 2 or 3. That's not good. In fact, that's probably terrible compared to other 2-3 hitters. We have two starters out and this team needs him very bad. He's not showing up. That's the bottom line. There's not much we can do about it, benching him isn't really an option. But, for those defending him, it's hard to argue with those figures.

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His IFFB% is an astounding 19.7%!!!! It has never been higher than 7.1% in any season for him. That is insane.

Another note that while his BABIP is climbing, it is still only 276, which is around 50 points below where it normally is...He did have a lot of bad luck to start the year.

I googled IFFB% and found porn (I'm not complaining, btw). Can you dummy it down for me and tell me what IFFB% is and why it's astounding here?

EDIT: Wait, infield fly ball rates. Just found it.

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He's on an 11-game hitting streak where he has hit over .300. How is that "really struggling right now?"

Yeah, he really isn't "really struggling" per se... but when you watch him, he just still doesn't look right, despite his recent success in the box score. He still looks lost to me, especially in high leverage AB's.

Also, I agree with the post that said that we need to adjust our expectations. I'm just reluctant to do so since he's my favorite player.

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Redgrape Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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He's on an 11-game hitting streak where he has hit over .300. How is that "really struggling right now?"

How many walks and XBH does he have? I'm guessing even in this "hot streak" his ops is around .700.

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Even though I feel something looks wrong with him when I watch the games, I am going to give him the benefit of the doubt for now. I still say he is the best player on the Orioles. If his OPS is still hovering around .700 in mid-July, then talk to me.

I'm fairly confident he will get it going soon.

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His IFFB% is an astounding 19.7%!!!! It has never been higher than 7.1% in any season for him. That is insane.

Another note that while his BABIP is climbing, it is still only 276, which is around 50 points below where it normally is...He did have a lot of bad luck to start the year.

What an odd stat. I wonder if there is anything to this or if this is just a weird anomaly.

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What an odd stat. I wonder if there is anything to this or if this is just a weird anomaly.
What causes a pop up? Getting under the ball. What makes a hitter get under the ball? Getting out in front or an uppercut swing. Why do these things happen? Being too anxious or aggressive and good pitching.
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