re: The ATL Thread: Offseason

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Here's some more promising stats on Riley for those who want to give up on him:

91.0 MPH exit velocity and a .269 BABIP.

Ozuna had a .257 BABIP and a 91.8 exit velo in 2019. So pretty comparable #'s to Riley. And we all see the season Marcel just had. Riley hit into a lot of bad luck this year.

Riley will be fine. You guys giving up on him now will look mighty silly when he's mashing 35-40HR's and hitting .260 or so.

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I still like Riley. He couldn't hit sliders away in 2019, and I think he overcompensated this year and slowed his bat speed just a tick too much so he could hit offspeed stuff, but then couldn't catch up to fastballs. He's a gifted hitter and I believe he will find a happy medium eventually.