Heston Kjerstad 2023

[emmett16]

Haha someone in that Twitter thread called him “The Gardener” what a great nickname 

[sportsfan8703]

17 hours ago, RVAOsFan said:

What a bomb

Welp. No more worries that he’s just a singles hitter. Such a great story.

[AnythingO's]

On 4/27/2023 at 11:31 PM, Just Regular said:

Here's one I wouldn't have guessed - Fangraphs Speed measure for the Eastern League gives Kjerstad 5th of 93.   

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/minor-league?pos=all&level=0&lg=5&stats=bat&qual=y&type=1&team=&season=2023&seasonEnd=2023&org=&ind=0&splitTeam=false&players=&sort=13,1

He's 4th in wRC+, where his fellow elite draft pick Henry Davis is on top. Triples!

I just looked at the link above and HK was 26th at 6.2 but Donta Williams was 5th at 8.2. Am I looking at the wrong thing re: Heston's speed???

For wRC+ Davis is still first at 209, Prieto at 184, HK at 183 and Mayo 5th at 154. Bowie has 3 of the top 5.

[Just Regular]

33 minutes ago, AnythingO's said:

I just looked at the link above and HK was 26th at 6.2 but Donta Williams was 5th at 8.2. Am I looking at the wrong thing re: Heston's speed???

For wRC+ Davis is still first at 209, Prieto at 184, HK at 183 and Mayo 5th at 154. Bowie has 3 of the top 5.

He's slowed down some by this metric since 4.27.      Unless custom dates are hard coded on the links, they just update like any other leaderboard.

[AnythingO's]

27 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

He's slowed down some by this metric since 4.27.      Unless custom dates are hard coded on the links, they just update like any other leaderboard.

I wasn't clear, sorry. You said he was 5th at 93 but the highest score is 8.5, so off by over an order of magnitude. Is there a conversion to percentiles, did you mean 9.3, or ??? It doesn't seem like someone could go from 9.3 to 6.2 without breaking a leg lol.

[AnythingO's]

I found this explanation:Speed score (Spd) is a statistic developed by Bill James that rates a player on their speed and baserunning ability. Different locations include slightly different components, but the FanGraphs version consists of, “…Stolen Base Percentage, Frequency of Stolen Base Attempts, Percentage of Triples, and Runs Scored Percentage.”    

They say about 7 is excellent and 6 is great, 5.5 above average. So if HK is 6.2 he is doing well. I assume he probably hit a triple and stole a base in the prior reading and you meant 9.3. I'm just trying to get a read on HK's speed as a potential COF but all I can find is Tony's prospect rating from 2021.

[Just Regular]

6 minutes ago, AnythingO's said:

I wasn't clear, sorry. You said he was 5th at 93 but the highest score is 8.5, so off by over an order of magnitude. Is there a conversion to percentiles, did you mean 9.3, or ??? It doesn't seem like someone could go from 9.3 to 6.2 without breaking a leg lol.

Ah, gotcha.    I don't remember the number it gave last month, but nothing was 9.3, it was just 93 guys qualifying then. 

Now he's 26th of 80, still good for a slugger.

[AnythingO's]

3 minutes ago, Just Regular said:

Ah, gotcha.    I don't remember the number it gave last month, but nothing was 9.3, it was just 93 guys qualifying then. 

Now he's 26th of 80, still good for a slugger.

Especially when Mayo and Prieto are 51 and 54 with numbers around 4 so I am good with a 6.2 for the big man.

[Sports Guy]

Hit #10 today.

I know we have talked a lot about him but still feel he’s getting overlooked.

[RVAOsFan]

How much longer until the promotion?

[Sports Guy]

Just now, RVAOsFan said:

How much longer until the promotion?

Do they wait until Cowser is back and is moved up?  

[RVAOsFan]

1 minute ago, Sports Guy said:

Do they wait until Cowser is back and is moved up?  

I don't think its necessary, especially if HK is getting starts at 1B too.

[Mr-splash]

32 minutes ago, RVAOsFan said:

How much longer until the promotion?

They probably want to slow walk him as long as possible. For controlability reasons. Hays, Mullins and Santndar are hitting too well for any outfielder to be moved through the system quickly. 

[Sports Guy]

44 minutes ago, RVAOsFan said:

I don't think its necessary, especially if HK is getting starts at 1B too.

Can’t say I disagree but I could still see that be how the org handles it.

His OPS is over 1000. He has almost a 1000 OPs vs lefties this year, albeit in a SSS.

He could walk a little more. 
 

I mean, I think if you are searching for reasons not to bring him up to AAA it’s really reaching.

Edited May 23, 2023 by Sports Guy

[AnythingO's]

47 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Hit #10 today.

I know we have talked a lot about him but still feel he’s getting overlooked.

Current stats: 

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