Cubs (Assad) vs Phillies (Sanchez): 9/25/24, 5:05pm

[Bertz]

Fiddling around on Fangraphs this morning.

Isaac Paredes career as a Ray: 129 wRC+ in 1381 plate appearances

Isaac Paredes first 4 weeks as a Cub (7/30 - 8/25): 43 wRC+ in 92 plate appearances

Isaac Paredes starting 8/26: 126 wRC+ in 112 plate appearances

[CubinNY]

21 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Fiddling around on Fangraphs this morning.

Isaac Paredes career as a Ray: 129 wRC+ in 1381 plate appearances

Isaac Paredes first 4 weeks as a Cub (7/30 - 8/25): 43 wRC+ in 92 plate appearances

Isaac Paredes starting 8/26: 126 wRC+ in 112 plate appearances

I still think he's got some kind of a nagging injury he's playing through. We know the priorities for next year include pitching, but I'd like to see some better bench guys they can plug in. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

16 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Fiddling around on Fangraphs this morning.

Isaac Paredes career as a Ray: 129 wRC+ in 1381 plate appearances

Isaac Paredes first 4 weeks as a Cub (7/30 - 8/25): 43 wRC+ in 92 plate appearances

Isaac Paredes starting 8/26: 126 wRC+ in 112 plate appearances

I feel like he possibly got caught up in the doubt around his power and it got in his head. To make matters worse it became a public subject when he was in the midst of a horrible slump already. Now he just looks like a guy who is doing anything he can to get on base, minimal damage being done. Don't get me wrong, I will take the 410 OBP but I am hoping he is back to a 20 HR guy next year.

[Cuzi]

The doubt over his power has been there his entire career. He had 45/50 power grades as a prospect. 55 is average MLB projection,

Edited September 26, 2024 by Cuzi

[WhyCantWeWin]

Pulling this from a bleacher nation article about Paredes:

.333/.448/.462/159 wRC+ on the road (116 PAs)

.101/.170/.139/-5 wRC+ at Wrigley Field (88 PAs)

 

[Cuzi]

16 minutes ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

Pulling this from a bleacher nation article about Paredes:

.333/.448/.462/159 wRC+ on the road (116 PAs)

.101/.170/.139/-5 wRC+ at Wrigley Field (88 PAs)

 

88 PA's isn't much of a sample size.

The only thing you might take away from that is how is he seeing the ball with Wrigley's batters eye.

[Derwood]

All we heard about Peredes was that he was pull heavy but outside of some long foul balls, I haven’t noticed him hitting everything down the line.