I hope the fans dont show up this yr for AA ball at MLB prices.
alvtimes said:
I hope the fans dont show up this yr for AA ball at MLB prices.
Mr Gigem said:alvtimes said:
I hope the fans dont show up this yr for AA ball at MLB prices.
Because $0 in ticket sales revenue will help bring in better ball players
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Nick Solak: Solak finished last season with a 90.4 percent in-zone contact rate and an 89.9-mph exit velocity. If you can find it in your heart to round up his exit velocity to 90 mph, then he was one of five hitters (minimum 100 plate appearances) in the 90/90 club, joining Mookie Betts, DJ LeMahieu, Anthony Rendon and Robinson Cano. Making contact nearly every time you swing, and hitting the ball hard in the process, is an almost foolproof way to excel at baseball. Who knew? Solak is still dogged by positional questions, but his bat is above reproach. He's going to hit, and hit a lot.
KT 90 said:
MLB breakout candidates for all 30 MLB teams:Quote:
Nick Solak: Solak finished last season with a 90.4 percent in-zone contact rate and an 89.9-mph exit velocity. If you can find it in your heart to round up his exit velocity to 90 mph, then he was one of five hitters (minimum 100 plate appearances) in the 90/90 club, joining Mookie Betts, DJ LeMahieu, Anthony Rendon and Robinson Cano. Making contact nearly every time you swing, and hitting the ball hard in the process, is an almost foolproof way to excel at baseball. Who knew? Solak is still dogged by positional questions, but his bat is above reproach. He's going to hit, and hit a lot.
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-breakout-candidates-one-player-from-all-30-teams-whos-ready-to-step-up-as-spring-training-games-start/?eid=b20ee3894af74f9bb09a9fe33fceef39b7d3fda5&ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=150788&ET_RID=38651810
Given the lack of quality bats on the team currently, Solak needs to play somewhere on a regular basis: 2B, 1B, LF, DH (or a combination thereof).
rbtexan said:
Since the new park is apparently going to be pitcher-friendly, I'm of the opinion that the team is going to need to transition away from the all-or-nothing Gallo/Odor type hitters, and build a team of contact/line drive hitters. Granted, you need at least one or two thumpers in the lineup, but there is waaaay too much swing & miss with the veteran players on this team.
Players like Solak & Taveras have a better chance to excel in the new park than the big power guys. JMO
alvtimes said:rbtexan said:
Since the new park is apparently going to be pitcher-friendly, I'm of the opinion that the team is going to need to transition away from the all-or-nothing Gallo/Odor type hitters, and build a team of contact/line drive hitters. Granted, you need at least one or two thumpers in the lineup, but there is waaaay too much swing & miss with the veteran players on this team.
Players like Solak & Taveras have a better chance to excel in the new park than the big power guys. JMO
Re: pitcher friendly.... is it really going to be???? I know its seems like HR's were low for Rangers in 2020 ..... but it also seems like the postseason games played there had plenty of HR's ....I could totally be wrong.... feel free to correct my allergy brain!!!
Mr Gigem said:
FYI the mask mandate in Texas is going to be lifted on 4/30
I noticed that as well. However, the entire reason for building a new stadium with a roof was because of the summer heat. I doubt that after mid-late May you'll see many games at all with an open roof, unless they think they can open it after sunset and not have it get too hot.KT 90 said:alvtimes said:rbtexan said:
Since the new park is apparently going to be pitcher-friendly, I'm of the opinion that the team is going to need to transition away from the all-or-nothing Gallo/Odor type hitters, and build a team of contact/line drive hitters. Granted, you need at least one or two thumpers in the lineup, but there is waaaay too much swing & miss with the veteran players on this team.
Players like Solak & Taveras have a better chance to excel in the new park than the big power guys. JMO
Re: pitcher friendly.... is it really going to be???? I know its seems like HR's were low for Rangers in 2020 ..... but it also seems like the postseason games played there had plenty of HR's ....I could totally be wrong.... feel free to correct my allergy brain!!!
The roof was open during the post season, and apparently the ball travels quite a bit better there with the roof open. Still a relatively small sample size, so we'll know more after a full season in 2021.
Ranger #007 said:
How is that even enforceable?