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Neal for DH?
Posted on 5/8/24 at 10:56 am
Posted on 5/8/24 at 10:56 am
Neal's bat apparently is getting hot but his defense is a liability behind the plate. What's the chance that CJJ decides to swap out Travinski at DH to preserve Neal's bat in the lineup with Milazzo catching? I know Travinski has 14 homers and all but I really haven't been impressed with his AB approach lately especially during conference plays. His batting average has fallen to .284 lately compared to .356 from last season, and his SOs so far (51) have doubled compared to last season (25). Just too many SOs and lazy swings from him. Thoughts?
Posted on 5/8/24 at 10:58 am to VesperiaLSU
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What's the chance that CJJ decides to swap out Travinski at DH to preserve Neal's bat in the lineup with Milazzo catching?
Zero. Go look up their stats for the season, for SEC, or whatever. Neal isn't going to replace Travinski in the lineup.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 11:00 am to VesperiaLSU
What about Neal at DH and Travinski at C on Sundays? I’m sure Travinski can handle catching 1 game a week and that would get Neal’s bat in the lineup
Posted on 5/8/24 at 11:04 am to VesperiaLSU
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His batting average has fallen to .284 lately compared to .356 from last season,
Still doing MUCH better than Neal. Travinski was kind of an unknown last year when he cracked the lineup. Now everyone has a scouting report on him. He's getting pitched differently and still doing well enough to be where he is. He's got the third best BA of qualified batters in conference play (4th if we count Larson).
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SOs so far (51) have doubled compared to last season (25)
More at bats = more strikeouts.
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Thoughts?
You should post less
Posted on 5/8/24 at 11:18 am to VesperiaLSU
I was literally typing out a thread about exactly this, but you worded it way better than I could have.
Travinski has not been in form lately. sure, a couple HR's but it's either a HR or groundout/K
Travinski has not been in form lately. sure, a couple HR's but it's either a HR or groundout/K
Posted on 5/8/24 at 11:57 am to VesperiaLSU
Since April 1st, Neal has slashed:
.281/.441/.876
9-32
6 HR
1 2B
11bb/10ks
This place would be going atomic if Alex Milazzo had homered 5x in his last 6 games and wasn’t in the lineup lol
Dude pokes a single up the middle & everyone gets hard
.281/.441/.876
9-32
6 HR
1 2B
11bb/10ks
This place would be going atomic if Alex Milazzo had homered 5x in his last 6 games and wasn’t in the lineup lol
Dude pokes a single up the middle & everyone gets hard
Posted on 5/8/24 at 12:05 pm to VesperiaLSU
Uhhhh what?
Trav may be slumping a bit, and I would agree that his ABs have left a lot to be desired for lately.
However, the thought of removing his bat from this lineup at this point in the season is laughable. Dude has some of the most experience hitting SEC pitching on the team. Also, what world are we living in where he has not been good in SEC play? Prior to aTm, he was hitting 325 in SEC play for the entire month of April dating back to the Vandy series.
Hell, even if you’re looking at it in a vacuum (last 3 SEC games - so dumb but whatever), he had 2 critical RBIs in GM 1 & 2.
Either way, there is no chance he is coming out of the lineup barring a complete collapse over the next 2 weekends. Idk why, but the short-sided views on this board continues to baffle me. Do some research, or access something other than your immediate short-term memory (if you even watch consistently) before posting.
Trav may be slumping a bit, and I would agree that his ABs have left a lot to be desired for lately.
However, the thought of removing his bat from this lineup at this point in the season is laughable. Dude has some of the most experience hitting SEC pitching on the team. Also, what world are we living in where he has not been good in SEC play? Prior to aTm, he was hitting 325 in SEC play for the entire month of April dating back to the Vandy series.
Hell, even if you’re looking at it in a vacuum (last 3 SEC games - so dumb but whatever), he had 2 critical RBIs in GM 1 & 2.
Either way, there is no chance he is coming out of the lineup barring a complete collapse over the next 2 weekends. Idk why, but the short-sided views on this board continues to baffle me. Do some research, or access something other than your immediate short-term memory (if you even watch consistently) before posting.
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