Analytics

[gamiliel]

4 hours ago, casadeozo said:

While I disagree with the premise of the thread, the injuries have zero to do with m why Adley looks lost, Cowser is top 5 in strikeouts, and Holliday looking completely lost.

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Adley must be getting hitting lessons from Chris Davis, he takes pitches he should be turning on.

 

[BRobinsonfan]

6 hours ago, speckle69 said:

I have been wondering for awhile if analytics could be overwhelming our players. These kids came to the majors as superstars at every level they played; little league through minors. All of a sudden they are bombarded with information changing their swing, stance, the way they may hold the bat, etc. I believe we may be better off backing off on changing these kids and letting they have the fun their use to playing this great game. 

I can't imagine that it does.  Do you have any actual data points to support this notion, such as quotes from players, managers, etc?    

[EddeeEddee]

4 hours ago, casadeozo said:

While I disagree with the premise of the thread, the injuries have zero to do with m why Adley looks lost, Cowser is top 5 in strikeouts, and Holliday looking completely lost.

Many believe Adley could be playing hurt, but also Cowser has always been a high strikeout player in the minors, and Holliday at age 20 is obviously still developing. 

[DrinkinWithFermi]

4 hours ago, casadeozo said:

lol talk about glass half full perspective. It’s one of the worst rookie classes in years

Cowser has a 120 OPS+ and has been worth 2.4 rWAR/3.5 fWAR so far in his first full season. He's also sitting in the 93rd percentile in fielding value.

It's pretty easy to be "glass half full" about that actually.

 

[casadeozo]

5 minutes ago, DrinkinWithFermi said:

Cowser has a 120 OPS+ and has been worth 2.4 rWAR/3.5 fWAR so far in his first full season. He's also sitting in the 93rd percentile in fielding value.

It's pretty easy to be "glass half full" about that actually.

 

I’m certainly not saying he’s a bad player by any stretch, just that it’s categorically a very weak AL rookie class. These guys might not even crack the top 5 if they were in the NL.

he obviously has value I specifically referenced his eye popping strikeout totals

[DrinkinWithFermi]

2 minutes ago, casadeozo said:

I’m certainly not saying he’s a bad player by any stretch, just that it’s categorically a very weak AL rookie class. These guys might not even crack the top 5 if they were in the NL.

he obviously has value I specifically referenced his eye popping strikeout totals

As someone else pointed out, he has always been a high strikeout guy and still found success, and plenty of hitters are very productive despite high strikeout numbers. I would also expect that to improve with experience, but even if this year is fully representative of the player he will be for us, that's still a very solid player.

The 2024 AL rookie class is pretty weak though, I won't argue that.