The Junior Lake thread

[Guest]

Junior Lake, since May 31 (and, yes, I included May 31 specifically because he was 0-5 with 3 K's that day and had 2 BB the day before -- sue me): .169/.181/.272 and 1/45 BB/K

 

That's over 138 PA. So his 32.6% K% over that span has actually brought his season K-rate down.

 

Oh, he also has only 1 extra-base hit since June 18th, a span of 75 AB.

And yet Vitters isn't our style.

[Sammy Sofa]

Junior Lake, since May 31 (and, yes, I included May 31 specifically because he was 0-5 with 3 K's that day and had 2 BB the day before -- sue me): .169/.181/.272 and 1/45 BB/K

 

That's over 138 PA. So his 32.6% K% over that span has actually brought his season K-rate down.

 

Oh, he also has only 1 extra-base hit since June 18th, a span of 75 AB.

And yet Vitters isn't our style.

 

"Oh, you don't like this diarrhea sandwich? Here, try this poop enchilada instead."

[George Hayduke]

Junior Lake, since May 31 (and, yes, I included May 31 specifically because he was 0-5 with 3 K's that day and had 2 BB the day before -- sue me): .169/.181/.272 and 1/45 BB/K

 

That's over 138 PA. So his 32.6% K% over that span has actually brought his season K-rate down.

 

Oh, he also has only 1 extra-base hit since June 18th, a span of 75 AB.

And yet Vitters isn't our style.

 

"Oh, you don't like this diarrhea sandwich? Here, try this poop enchilada instead."

 

Well, I was kind of hungry...but this visual took care of that.

[Guest]

Junior Lake, since May 31 (and, yes, I included May 31 specifically because he was 0-5 with 3 K's that day and had 2 BB the day before -- sue me): .169/.181/.272 and 1/45 BB/K

 

That's over 138 PA. So his 32.6% K% over that span has actually brought his season K-rate down.

 

Oh, he also has only 1 extra-base hit since June 18th, a span of 75 AB.

And yet Vitters isn't our style.

 

"Oh, you don't like this diarrhea sandwich? Here, try this poop enchilada instead."

 

i enjoy giant douche better

[Sammy Sofa]

That doesn't fit with the fecal metaphor.

[Guest]

that specific metaphor isn't required. it can be anything terrible, like a Kevin Hart joke or a baby thrown down a well.

[DiamondMind]

Who cares. Soler will be up in September and we'll never see Lake again.

[WrigleyField 22]

I think the deciding factor is whether we think Senior Lake or Bitters jokes are funnier.

[weis21]

Fangraphs:

The Chicago Cubs and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Junior Lake Season

[sneakypower]

that Brooks Baseball profile is great

[jersey cubs fan]

that Brooks Baseball profile is great

I don't get what the average-to-good eye versus extremely aggressive approach dichotomy is?

[Aaron_Kennelly]

that Brooks Baseball profile is great

I don't get what the average-to-good eye versus extremely aggressive approach dichotomy is?

 

He swings at pretty much everything, but he has a fairly normal balance between the times he swings at strikes and the times he swings at balls. Basically, he swings at both balls and strikes at an extremely high rate.

[jersey cubs fan]

that Brooks Baseball profile is great

I don't get what the average-to-good eye versus extremely aggressive approach dichotomy is?

 

He swings at pretty much everything, but he has a fairly normal balance between the times he swings at strikes and the times he swings at balls. Basically, he swings at both balls and strikes at an extremely high rate.

 

so how does that equate to a good eye? If he swings at balls at an extremely high rate he does not have a good eye.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

that Brooks Baseball profile is great

I don't get what the average-to-good eye versus extremely aggressive approach dichotomy is?

 

He swings at pretty much everything, but he has a fairly normal balance between the times he swings at strikes and the times he swings at balls. Basically, he swings at both balls and strikes at an extremely high rate.

 

so how does that equate to a good eye? If he swings at balls at an extremely high rate he does not have a good eye.

 

Basically, he can differentiate between a ball and a strike. But, his approach is so poor that he just swings at everything, anyway.

[Cubswin11]

With his arm they should just convert him to a pitcher this offseason. It's his only chance of carving out a MLB career at this point.

[George Hayduke]

that Brooks Baseball profile is great

I don't get what the average-to-good eye versus extremely aggressive approach dichotomy is?

 

He swings at pretty much everything, but he has a fairly normal balance between the times he swings at strikes and the times he swings at balls. Basically, he swings at both balls and strikes at an extremely high rate.

 

so how does that equate to a good eye? If he swings at balls at an extremely high rate he does not have a good eye.

 

Basically the ratio of his swings at strikes vs swings at balls is fairly average (his eye) but the number of total swings vs total pitches he takes is terrible (his approach)...and of those swings, his number of misses is "disasterously" high. In other words, when he does take there's an average chance that it is a ball he's taking...but he's not taking anything too often, and when he does swing he's very likely to be swinging and missing.

[seanimal]

With his arm they should just convert him to a pitcher this offseason. It's his only chance of carving out a MLB career at this point.

 

bizarro rick ankiel

[Guest]

The problem with Rizzo's value is that we simply need or are hoping he would be much, much more. Which isn't fair to him. I think some are expecting a combo of derrick lee defense and a young Pujols offense.

I also think that many people are down on his "value" because a lot of it comes from his defense, which does not show up in the score sheet.

 

Also the FO's comment about him being a "generational talent" didn't help the expectations.

 

Happy now?

[Sammy Sofa]

Plus Junior Lake sucks.

[ctcf]

The problem with Rizzo's value is that we simply need or are hoping he would be much, much more. Which isn't fair to him. I think some are expecting a combo of derrick lee defense and a young Pujols offense.

I also think that many people are down on his "value" because a lot of it comes from his defense, which does not show up in the score sheet.

 

Also the FO's comment about him being a "generational talent" didn't help the expectations.

 

Happy now?

 

lol nice