Still very weary that he is a guy reliant on contact-management and not whiffs.
And god I hated that send in the 8th. That was just dumb. Let Shaw cook. Stop throwing outs away.
He's also 6th in MLB since 8/13/24, a span of 357 PA in which he's hit 284/330/522. 50% FB rate, he's exceptionally gifted at lifting the ball, he's actually tied with Tucker for 8th in the league since then. His barrel% would rank 7th, tied with Olson and Suarez.
With the power surge, he ended up improving on his 2024 numbers at Iowa and cut his Ks in half. I'm expecting above-average production by 3B from here on out.
If only Ethan Roberts could be half as dominant in MLB as he is in MiLB. He feels like a guy who will flourish in another organization for whatever reason.
45% K rate in frigging AAA. He should be a big leaguer.
In 16 IP Merryweather has 13:10 KBB. He looked like a solid asset after 2023 but the last 30 innings have been horrible and very much like they did in his BJ days. Sucks.
I honestly thought the 8th was the 9th. I was busy putting the kids down and thought that was it lmao. I was like holy horsefeathers they completely folded, those ABs were awful. Then my dad blew me up and I swear I thought he was texting about a dream he had at first when he said Turner walked it off.