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Aaron Kennelly

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Everything posted by Aaron Kennelly

  1. Aaron Kennelly
    Javy is 2-3 with a SB. Vogelbach and Almora are both 2-3, also. And Willson is slacking today, at 1-3.
  2. Aaron Kennelly
    Raisel Iglesias is good. But he's not so good that Javier Baez would remember his name if they were on the same team. Advantage Cubs. 8-2. 7 walks and 2 dongs.
  3. Aaron Kennelly
    Yeah, this is where it gets difficult. A lot probably comes down to personal preference on: Do you like guys that are closer to the majors, with less potential, or do you like guys that are a long way from the majors and have more potential? Hudson and Zagunis are two very different prospects, but I won't fault anyone for preferring one over the other.
  4. Aaron Kennelly
    Carlos Carrasco or Sonny Gray. Nothing else is acceptable. And try to find a way to do it without sacrificing Willson, Theo.
  5. Aaron Kennelly
    So are we underperforming our Pythag? Let me plug in the numbers really quickly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=443B6f_4n6k
  6. Aaron Kennelly
    +36 run differential 8 games into the season.
  7. Aaron Kennelly
    Hopefully Zobrist can keep it up with the solid defense. He looked awful early on. And if we are going to have him for a few years, it would be nice if he can be passable through the end of his contract. If so, dude still has the offensive part down, and he's a steal for what we are paying him.
  8. Aaron Kennelly
    Rosenthal just gave up a two-run blast. Cards down 6-4 in the ninth.
  9. Aaron Kennelly
    Don't worry, Clayton, there will be plenty of 9-2 games for you to pitch in.
  10. Aaron Kennelly
    Boo! Stick with #wearegood... whatever that horsefeathers was is lame.
  11. Aaron Kennelly
    over/under on 0.5 for 20-run games tonight?
  12. Aaron Kennelly
    How many games would the Cubs win this year with me playing left field?
  13. Aaron Kennelly
    If that forfeit button that Len was talking about actually existed, this would be Bryan Price: http://i.imgur.com/dwhm8Y9.gif
  14. Aaron Kennelly
    http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/29/293344f48efe539b968f7883b2585494bf7426c9d092c7af894a1efd0b14aba4.jpg
  15. Aaron Kennelly
    Hey, a DONG!
  16. Aaron Kennelly
    There's that D!
  17. Aaron Kennelly
    wtf was that, guys?!
  18. Aaron Kennelly
    There's no need to qualify it with "bad" pitchers. We are going to do that against everyone. http://i.imgur.com/fTTBLia.gif
  19. Aaron Kennelly
    You're welcome, Redbirds, for what we are about to do to this bullpen.
  20. Aaron Kennelly
    hahahaha
  21. Aaron Kennelly
    That'll work.
  22. Aaron Kennelly
    Nice job, Miggy!
  23. Aaron Kennelly
    lol
  24. Aaron Kennelly
    Nobody has made any such claims that him drawing more walks will correlate to him being a patient hitter that will also walk in the majors. And, yes, he might fail spectacularly if his defense isn't really as good as advertised, or he is so anemic with the bat that pitchers can pound the strike zone without him being able to make them pay. That would explain why most people have soured on him a lot over the last couple of years. However, if given the choice of him walking more or him walking the same, or (somehow) even less, I am going to take him walking more. It is a positive development from a guy who hasn't had many in his time in our system.
  25. Aaron Kennelly
    Yeah, the thing is: Almora hitting for power has never been a thing. Nobody expected it. Nobody was hitching their wagons to him because they thought he might hit for power. He doesn't need to hit for power to be an effective major league ballplayer. I am not worried about his power, because I never expected him to hit for power. Maybe I thought he would hit for a little more power than he has. But I never soured on him because of his lack of power. I soured on him because he couldn't get on base, for a couple of reasons: 1. He rarely walked. 2. He didn't hit very well. If he can show more discipline, wait for pitches he can drive (even if it's only into a gap for a double, or on a line for a single), and get on base, then he becomes intriguing again. Albert Almora with a 4% BB% is kinda ugly. Albert Almora with an 8-10% walk rate is somewhat exciting. Albert Almora with a .250 ISO is basically Mike Trout. I am not expecting Mike Trout, so I don't care that he doesn't have a .250 ISO. But, back to how this started: Yes, I get it, he doesn't hit for power. That is something about him that is not good. And pointing it out isn't something that I would find exasperating. I just think that citing his SLG% 6 games into the season is absurd.
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