1. Emilio Bonifacio (S) CF 2. Ryan Kalish (L) LF 3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B 4. Starlin Castro ® SS 5. Nate Schierholtz (L) RF 6. Luis Valbuena (L) 2B 7. Mike Olt ® 3B 8. John Baker (L) C 9. Jason Hammel ® P 1. Jason Heyward (L) RF 2. Justin Upton ® LF 3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B 4. Evan Gattis ® C 5. Chris Johnson ® 3B 6. B.J. Upton ® CF 7. Andrelton Simmons ® SS 8. Julio Teheran ® P 9. Ramiro Pena (S) 2B
Kalish had a .366 OBP in the minors, and of course he's not come close to replicating that so far with us. That's just one example. I want to blame someone for this, who should I? The only people on this team that can take a pitch are Rizzo and Valbuena. It really concerns me that a lot of our minor league guys K/BB ratios are awful too. Everyone loves Baez for example but his career K/BB is 254/61. I dont care how much raw power or whatever he has, that is a recipe for total and absolute disaster. This is so cliche but we need to start teaching people in every level the ability to be patient at the plate, it has a domino effect to every facet of the game.
As a team our K:BB ratio is 2.92. that is really really really really really abysmal there has to be some snarky comment here too about theo valuing the ability to take walks so high, and his team categorically failing at it we are close to dead last in contact % as a team at 77.2%, 2nd to last in weighted on base at .285
Tinyface is crushing. I looked up his OBP to see where it is amongst the leaders, and he's up there - but what got my attention is Tulo's OBP. 510 through 113AB's. That is INSANE
Well, now, you're clearly not allowed to watch the next game either. I have a feeling when its my day for the game thread we'll get beaten into the center of the earth Olt on pace for 29HR's (and 29 walks, lol) and 140K's in 375 AB's. Good god. He DID crush that [expletive] though. http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/8878834/v32720041/?c_id=chc