Rizzo

[Banedon]

Bill. Mueller.

 

 

I was at that game. What a weird injury that was.

[Warpticon]

After some early fretting about the K rate, Rizzo's is now down below 20% through 172 PA's.

 

It may be a coincidence, but I loved how it immediately turned around right after there was that story that one of the coaches noticed something in his swing on video and they fixed it. I want our organization to be making players better like that.

 

Outman is kind of an awesome name for a pitcher.

 

It's almost as awesome as Balfour is bad.

[dew1679666265]

Harper's whole point is that he wants to play the game right and play hard. No matter where you put him on the field he is going to chase the ball aggressively, that's who he is and who he wants to be. He's gonna be that guy that charges in and overrides everybody calling him off. IMO he'd be going over the tarp and in to the stands or down the dugout stairs.

 

Throughout Ken Griffey Jr's career he only played 1B for 2 innings according to baseball reference. With his bat and injury problems he should be the perfect poster boy for the position switch, but it never happened.

 

This is an assumption, but it certainly seems like running down dugout stairs and climbing over tarps happen far less than collisions with the OF wall. And players typically have the opportunity to go down the stairs or across the tarp a little slower, whereas they don't in the OF.

 

While we're on the topic how could you forget Kerry Wood/Hee Seop Choi or Lee/Furcal?

 

Another random point...Wood and Choi were both 6'5", Bryce Harper and say Jordan Zimmerman are both 6'2". If there were a collision between those two what do you think the reaction in DC would be?

 

Again, I didn't bad things didn't happen to first basemen, just that they happen less. We see players collide with the wall on a consistent basis, how often do you see a runner run perfectly into a first baseman such that his wrist jams? Or two players colliding with each other on a short popup?

 

It's not that I'm saying there's no risk at first, I'm simply arguing the likelihood lowers because of the nature of the position.

 

Also again, I'm not advocating the move. I'm simply saying he's probably less likely to get hurt at first than the OF.

[ctcf]

Rizzo hit his 4th HR of the year off a lefty today. That matches his total against LHP from last year. Swoon

[Clem Fandango]

Rizzo's K in the 1st inning today ended his streak of 38 PA's without a strikeout.

 

Also for fun, in case anyone didn't know, Rizzo is tied with Mark Trumbo for longest home run hit so far this season at 475 feet (video) according to Hit Tracker (Path)

[Guest]

what the [expletive], rizzo

[Pushfrog98]

what the [expletive], rizzo

Context?

[Guest]

what the [expletive], rizzo

Context?

 

just wondering how you go 39 PA without a strikeout and then K 8 times out the next 13

[jersey cubs fan]

what the [expletive], rizzo

Context?

 

just wondering how you go 39 PA without a strikeout and then K 8 times out the next 13

 

I thought you were pissed that he shaved his beard.

[Sammy Sofa]

what the [expletive], rizzo

Context?

 

just wondering how you go 39 PA without a strikeout and then K 8 times out the next 13

 

I thought you were pissed that he shaved his beard.

 

No...NO...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

[Guest]

.788 ops

 

wtf is this

[Clem Fandango]

.788 ops

 

wtf is this

 

0 hits in his last 22 AB. Ouch

[jersey cubs fan]

.788 ops

 

wtf is this

 

0 hits in his last 22 AB. Ouch

 

6 in his last 13, back to 829

[Clem Fandango]

Huzzah!

[Guest]

.768 ops, woooooooo

[mookie]

growing pains

[Guest]

well yeah I still think he'll be good and the k/bb looks hood, but he's been disappointing this season so far

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

I don't know how to equate LD% and BABIP, but a .268 BABIP with a LD% of 20 seems low.

[Guest]

I don't know how to equate LD% and BABIP, but a .268 BABIP with a LD% of 20 seems low.

 

Not sure which site is more accurate but B-R has him at a LD% of 23, which would make the BABIP even more crazy.

[sneakypower]

.314 xbabip, assuming neutral fortune he'd have a near .277/.358/.495 line*

 

he's seemingly lost a ton of doubles to good defense/positioning, which i'm a little concerned might be predictable tendencies

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/player/anthony-rizzo/hitchart/1254792?q=anthony-rizzo

 

all those outs on both foul lines shouldn't be happening under normal circumstances

 

*(he should also probably have at least a couple more HR, too)

[Guest]

OPS back over .800 :D

[Guest]

.850 is still the number i'm hoping for by the end of the year, although his numbers are still promising now because of the walks and strikeouts and he should probably be close to .850 right now

[Guest]

Rizzo is not what i expected, and that's not a good thing. plz hit home runs soon.

[mookie]

Rizzo or Hosmer?

[Guest]

Hosmer at least has home runs in the last decade.