Jimmy Having Himself a Hit Parede(s)

[Yardball85]

Pardon the awful pun, but it's Monday morning.

Flash in the pan or whatever you wanna call him, in the small sample size known as nearly 1/5 of the season, Paredes is third on the team in hits, despite having only played in 18/29 games.

Also only one hit behind Manny, who has been really picking it up as well. Let's hope he hads in a few more walks and somehow continutes this improbable good start to his season.

[gmelson26]

I think one we'll start to see one of 2 things happen as the season goes on. As he builds numbers and a bit of a reputation, he will either start striking out more or gain the walks you asked for.

[CA-ORIOLE]

I agree with Manfred that "Hit Paredes" is better than "Babe Ruth". Creativity in baseball nicknames seems to be a lost art.

[InsideCoroner]

What impresses me most about Paredes is that he often goes opposite field for his hits, and most of all, that he routinely hits the ball hard. Almost all of his hits have been line drives, there have been few if any cheap bloops hits or seeing-eye singles. He's squaring it up extremely well against nearly everybody. I expect he'll start to see a lot more off-speed stuff as word gets around, and we'll see how he adjusts to that. But even with a SSS, the guy has been a very pleasant surprise so far.

[bobmc]

I agree with Manfred that "Hit Paredes" is better than "Babe Ruth". Creativity in baseball nicknames seems to be a lost art.

I like "Walls" - a loose translation of his name from espanol

[bobmc]

Pardon the awful pun, but it's Monday morning.

Flash in the pan or whatever you wanna call him, in the small sample size known as nearly 1/5 of the season, Paredes is third on the team in hits, despite having only played in 18/29 games.

Also only one hit behind Manny, who has been really picking it up as well. Let's hope he hads in a few more walks and somehow continutes this improbable good start to his season.

"Walls" is the #nextstevepearce

[CA-ORIOLE]

I like "Walls" - a loose translation of his name from espanol

Well, that's more creative than Babe Ruth. Where have the "Puddin Heads", "Old Tomato Faces" and "Ducky's" gone?

[Yardball85]

What impresses me most about Paredes is that he often goes opposite field for his hits, and most of all, that he routinely hits the ball hard. Almost all of his hits have been line drives, there have been few if any cheap bloops hits or seeing-eye singles. He's squaring it up extremely well against nearly everybody. I expect he'll start to see a lot more off-speed stuff as word gets around, and we'll see how he adjusts to that. But even with a SSS, the guy has been a very pleasant surprise so far.

This. Spraying line drives everywhere, even has his share of lineouts.. Left, right, center, the ball just comes off his bat well. He'll get his share of K's but he had a good quote the other day that he's aggressive early because he doesn't want to be passive in waiting for his pitch, or something. I like the kid.

[Yardball85]

"Walls" is the #nextstevepearce

I'm on board with the Walls nickname.

[waroriole]

I like "Walls" - a loose translation of his name from espanol

Finally, it's catching on.

[MdSooner]

I'm on board with the Walls nickname.

Me to. Babe Ruth is just a silly nickname imo

[StottyByNature]

I like referring to him by one name - Jimmy. But not just any old Jimmy, but the type that refers to himself in the third person like the character from Seinfeld.

Jimmy doesn't field. Jimmy just hits. Jimmy hits a lot.

[Johnny Cobba]

Finally, it's catching on.

My group of friends definitely calls him Jimmy Walls. "To the window... OVER THE WALL!"

We also think his name sounds like a hitman of sorts. "Jimmy Walls will make you sleep with the fishes"

[Johnny Cobba]

I like referring to him by one name - Jimmy. But not just any old Jimmy, but the type that refers to himself in the third person like the character from Seinfeld.

Jimmy doesn't field. Jimmy just hits. Jimmy hits a lot.

Like this as well!

[Yardball85]

Me to. Babe Ruth is just a silly nickname imo

Agreed.

Did Manfred call him "Hit Paredes?" I thought that one came entirely from my brain