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re: Summer League Stats
Posted on 7/7/22 at 1:10 pm to Walter White Jr
Posted on 7/7/22 at 1:10 pm to Walter White Jr
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Josh Stevenson .288 AVG, 59 AB, 17 H, 7 2B, 10 RBI, 16 R, 16 BB, 19 SO, 5 SB
Love to see that! Expecting him to really step up his game in 2023.
What about that do you love, exactly? The thing that most stands out to me is the 19 SO in 59 ABs. (Of course it’s 75 PAs because of his 16 walks, which looks like it continues to be maybe the best part of his game—seeing a lot of pitches and giving you competitive at bats).
I think a lot of people have him penciled in as a starting corner OF next season, expecting him to take a similar step to his brother’s. But I think there’s a bias there that prevented them for seeing him for who he actually is. If his name were Josh Brown, I don’t think there’d be nearly the same level of excitement. He’s not nearly the same level of athlete as his brother and is not in the same universe as a defender. And he has way too much swing and miss at the plate as well. Now, he’s bigger than his brother and will probably grow into his power and hit some home runs. You can kinda see that with his 7 doubles. And his BA is certainly encouraging—he probably just needed more consistent ABs. But until those balls start going over the fence, he’s gonna have to cut down on his strikeouts. And again, he’s not a good enough defensive OFer to make up for it.
I think he’s gonna wind up developing into a very good player, but with the guys we’ve got coming back and coming in, I think it might be his 3rd year before he becomes an everyday starter.
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Posted on 7/7/22 at 2:48 pm to Hot Carl
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The thing that most stands out to me is the 19 SO in 59 ABs. (Of course it’s 75 PAs because of his 16 walks, which looks like it continues to be maybe the best part of his game—seeing a lot of pitches and giving you competitive at bats).
That is a 25%K rate which is improvement over his fall/spring scrimmage K rate of 32% and his 22 season K rate of 36%. So that is actually a very encouraging stat.
As far as his defense I think you and quite a few other posters give him a bad reputation defensively because of the regional. I can recall quite a few nice plays he made chasing down a ball toward the line that few people would have gotten to. I think he just wasn't used to judging those liners in LF being he played CF his whole life. He also seemed scared to take a chance at making a play and the ball getting past him.
All that said I agree with what you said about him being a starter next season. He will definitely be in the mix and get some playing time, but I think they have other options that will likely have him fall back as far as getting a starting spot everyday come SEC play.
Posted on 7/7/22 at 3:03 pm to Hot Carl
I’m not sure anyone has him pencilled in for a starting spot in the OF? I haven’t seen that at least. He’s going to be a very solid contributor though. He also walks as much as he strikes out which is fine by me.
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