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Chris Reid hit .287 last year but never plays
Posted on 5/6/17 at 2:28 pm
Posted on 5/6/17 at 2:28 pm
Why?
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Posted on 5/6/17 at 2:31 pm to doya2
Apparently the coaches feel another player in his slot gives us a better chance to win.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 2:34 pm to doya2
Dunno - he hat some clutch moments last year. Probably the best lefty hitter not starting.
Seemed like the natural choice to bat for Slaughter last night. Had it gone into extra innings, I assume we would have moved Deichmann to 1B and put Breaux in the OF.
Seemed like the natural choice to bat for Slaughter last night. Had it gone into extra innings, I assume we would have moved Deichmann to 1B and put Breaux in the OF.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 2:49 pm to doya2
Because he's hitting 0.159 this year and our 3B is really good. 3 hits. 3 singles. Why the hell would last year matter in May of this year?
Posted on 5/6/17 at 3:17 pm to doya2
He still is one of the better options to pinch hit late in games. Honestly I don't know why he hasn't been given that opportunity.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 3:27 pm to Adam4848
He just doesn't drive the ball. Even last year, it seemed like most of his hits were grounders through holes or soft liners that found grass
Posted on 5/6/17 at 3:28 pm to ell_13
So doing the math ell, you say he is 3 for 19. 19 ABs is hard to judge a kid who is not allowed to get into a rhythm. If you judge every kid by their first 20 ABs, we wouldn't be able to field a team. Didn't Duplantis go 0-12 his first weekend? I know we would not take him out of the lineup for that slump.
I know we cant take Smith out of the lineup but Reid should have absolutely be given a shot at DH vs a righty all year. Who knows, the kid could have gotten confidence and into a rhythm, and right handed pitchers hate seeing a lefty loaded lineup. Baseball 101
I know we cant take Smith out of the lineup but Reid should have absolutely be given a shot at DH vs a righty all year. Who knows, the kid could have gotten confidence and into a rhythm, and right handed pitchers hate seeing a lefty loaded lineup. Baseball 101
Posted on 5/6/17 at 3:30 pm to Adam4848
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Because he's hitting 0.159 this year and our 3B is really good. 3 hits. 3 singles. Why the hell would last year matter in May of this year?
Because we are rotten and other guys deserve a chance. What has Jordan Romero done to deserve a start every game?
And your logic stinks.
If Mike Trout starts the season 4 for 20 you replace him because he is a .200 hitter?
Reid has had limited at bats.
And you are right. It is May. If you haven't hit all year chances are you won't the rest of the season.
Try something else.
Made absolutely no sense to let Slaughter bat in that spot last night.
And if Poche is not good again tonight....start Hess next weekend.
This post was edited on 5/6/17 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 5/6/17 at 3:32 pm to ell_13
Come on ell, that's a sample size of like 5 games, and he does get some credit for his walks.
With that said, he does have some tendonitis in his forearm that may be keeping him from swinging it good.
With that said, he does have some tendonitis in his forearm that may be keeping him from swinging it good.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 3:33 pm to doya2
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If Mike Trout starts the season 4 for 20 you replace him because he is a .200 hitter?
You do realize you're comparing Chris Reid to one of the best baseball players in the world, right?
Posted on 5/6/17 at 3:37 pm to GBPackTigers
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So doing the math ell, you say he is 3 for 19. 19 ABs is hard to judge a kid who is not allowed to get into a rhythm.
This^^^^ Hitting is incredibly difficult when you have spotty at bats and no chance to get into multiple games in a row. Guys that pinch hit and spot start for a living are rock stars if they hit .240. It's a different mentality and different approach when you go to the ball park every day knowing you are going to be in the lineup.
19 at bats is not a reasonable opportunity to know if a player can help or not.
This post was edited on 5/6/17 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 5/6/17 at 3:38 pm to Jester
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He just doesn't drive the ball. Even last year, it seemed like most of his hits were grounders through holes or soft liners that found grass
Boy, how nice would one of those have been with two outs in the ninth last night. We would have won!
No, he isn't Trout. Just an example of how stupid a small sample of at bats is over exaggerated.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 3:39 pm to Mulerider
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This^^^^ Hitting is incredibly difficult when you have spotty at bats and no chance to get into multiple games in a row. Guys that pinch hit and spot start for a living are rock stars if they hit .240. It's a different mentality and different approach when you go to the ball park every day knowing you are going to be in the lineup. 19 at bats is not a reasonable opportunity to know if a player an help or not.
Mule said it better than I did.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 3:43 pm to ell_13
According to most on this board you must use past performance to grade the coach so it should apply to players as well. So he is better than this years shows right or is our coach just bad this year forgetting his past record?
Posted on 5/6/17 at 4:59 pm to doya2
Did you just compare Reid to Trout? Jesus Christ.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 5:00 pm to doya2
I'm not defending batting Slaughter. I'm just saying that Ried shouldn't be the guy with the pinch hit there.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 5:06 pm to Mulerider
Excellent rant logic.
"Ried is hitting bad because he's getting spot ABs"
"Ried should have gotten that spot AB to win the game."
Does that seriously make sense to you people? If anything, him not hitting well in spot action should be proof that he shouldn't be getting a spot AB with the game on the line.
"Ried is hitting bad because he's getting spot ABs"
"Ried should have gotten that spot AB to win the game."
Does that seriously make sense to you people? If anything, him not hitting well in spot action should be proof that he shouldn't be getting a spot AB with the game on the line.
This post was edited on 5/6/17 at 5:08 pm
Posted on 5/6/17 at 5:09 pm to ell_13
But you do agree to PM's mistake of not PH in that situation for Jake?...though allowing Romero was a good move, since pitcher was throwing pretty much all FB's?
Posted on 5/6/17 at 5:09 pm to ell_13
But you do agree to PM's mistake of not PH in that situation for Jake?...though allowing Romero was a good move, since pitcher was throwing pretty much all FB's?
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