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1 hour ago, Tony-OH said:

I don't think anyone would dislike with those numbers, but I'd argue if he puts up those numbers, he's going to get more than 402 PAs this year. Probably close to 500 PAs. So what does his numbers project to at 500 PAs?

I'd be happy to reproject this every 2 weeks, but one assumption I'm making is that there is some regression to his platoon history.  For that reason, I don't think it's nearly as simple as 500/402 times the numbers I posted because his marginal PAs would be disproportionately vs LHP which would be very likely to hurt his rate stats. 

Also need to project for some injury risk if we're talking O/U numbers.  If you were projecting OBJ's receiving yards last year that was a central assumption, but even a young ballplayer needs that.

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LOL.  Wilt Chamberlin on Kareem Abdul Jabaar’s shoulders couldn’t have caught that. It got out quick.  Cowser got a little closer to the wall than he realized.  No biggie.

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He's clearly a fan favorite.  I saw multiple people dressed in cow shirts or costumes.  Just a matter of time before the cowbell show up.   Because you can never have too much cowbell!

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Here’s an example of why it isn’t the worst thing in the world if a player is sent down to work on things. Cowser. Bradish. Stowers and Kjerstad now. 

Cowser worked his butt off this offseason it looks like. Kudos to him and the coaching staff. 

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4 minutes ago, Filmstudy said:

I'd be happy to reproject this every 2 weeks, but one assumption I'm making is that there is some regression to his platoon history.  For that reason, I don't think it's nearly as simple as 500/402 times the numbers I posted because his marginal PAs would be disproportionately vs LHP which would be very likely to hurt his rate stats. 

Also need to project for some injury risk if we're talking O/U numbers.  If you were projecting OBJ's receiving yards last year that was a central assumption, but even a young ballplayer needs that.

I think all that’s fair.  I just think that if he really posts an .862 OPS, he’s highly likely to get more than 402 PA.  Gunnar had 445 PA just in games started by RHP last year, plus 177 in games started by lefties, and his platoon splits were pretty big.  I think if Cowser only ends up at 402 PA, it’ll be because he’s not hitting way better than the other OFs - below .800 OPS, for sure.  

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2 hours ago, Just Regular said:

Right now its the easiest a ride the hot hand call gets.    I figure as long as a Games On Base streak is going, he's in, though Cole Ragans lineup this weekend will be a challenge if he's everyday until then.

It would be hard for him to do any worse against Ragans than the lineup did in the first matchup.

He might at least drive up the pitch count a bit.

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I think all that’s fair.  I just think that if he really posts an .862 OPS, he’s highly likely to get more than 402 PA.  Gunnar had 445 PA just in games started by RHP last year, plus 177 in games started by lefties, and his platoon splits were pretty big.  I think if Cowser only ends up at 402 PA, it’ll be because he’s not hitting way better than the other OFs - below .800 OPS, for sure.  

You're probably right that he'd get more PAs and Hyde would eschew any strict platooning, even if splits are big and that would negatively impact my projection.  Incredibly, .800 OPS for the rest of the season (at the same rate of play he's had to date) would bring him in very close to .862 for the season.

One big thing that has changed since the days of Lowenstein/Roenicke is the number of roster spots for hitters and pitchers.  In 1980, that was approximately 15 position players and 10 pitchers.  Now it's 13 and 13.  The change makes straight platooning far more difficult.

As a point of reference, John Lowenstein in 1982 had only 382 PAs despite being the most productive hitter in baseball on a per AB or PA basis with a 1.071 OPS and 194 OPS+.

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Looking forward to seeing how he approaches his at bats tomorrow night.

This is what he did at Norfolk.  He did seem a little more passive tonight.   Swing and swing early.

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