Farmer1906 said:
Don't look now but Breggy is up to 3.2 WAR (5th in baseball for 3B) and 117 wRC+ (9th). Since June 1st he's 3rd in WAR and 2nd in wRC+.
Farmer1906 said:
Don't look now but Breggy is up to 3.2 WAR (5th in baseball for 3B) and 117 wRC+ (9th). Since June 1st he's 3rd in WAR and 2nd in wRC+.
What would it be if he hadn't sucked the biggest suck that ever sucked a suck from March - June?Mathguy64 said:Farmer1906 said:
Don't look now but Breggy is up to 3.2 WAR (5th in baseball for 3B) and 117 wRC+ (9th). Since June 1st he's 3rd in WAR and 2nd in wRC+.
Scott Boras thanks you for your interest in Mr Bregman.
Bidding will start at $30MM/year, 7 years minimum. Do we have an opening?
I think an offseason move of adding a 2nd center fielder that is left-handed will go a long way.R-Dog said:
Almost 40% strikeout rate in the last 11 games? That's absurdly bad.
They ought to make Meyers get to the ballpark at like 8 AM every day and just stand in the batters box without a bat while they throw him about 1000 sliders. He's got to learn to recognize that pitch...most of the ones he is swinging at, he couldn't hit with a boat paddle
He's literally Pedro Cerrano. Straight ball, I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid.
Recency BiasW said:
the key for Bregman and Boras....
is finding a team that's going to ignore his 236 plate appearances in April & May that resulted in a .652 OPS
his free agency will be a classic case of confirmation bias
George Springer just went NUTS after a non-HBP was challenged and upheld.
— Ben Verlander (@BenVerlander) August 14, 2024
It was obviously a HBP
pic.twitter.com/0JmUfdcRoT
We've already tried Cabbage and Leon, and in limited plate appearances they haven't looked ready. Maybe one of the guys recently promoted to Sugar Land will show something worthy of a shot?txags92 said:
Those 2 really are in Abreu territory with those OPS #s. Hard to believe we don't have anybody in the minors worth giving a shot that might do better than that.
Crane: "Boras, I'll do that if you pay the first two months of his salary each year, deal?"Mathguy64 said:Farmer1906 said:
Don't look now but Breggy is up to 3.2 WAR (5th in baseball for 3B) and 117 wRC+ (9th). Since June 1st he's 3rd in WAR and 2nd in wRC+.
Scott Boras thanks you for your interest in Mr Bregman.
Bidding will start at $30MM/year, 7 years minimum. Do we have an opening?
If somebody is going to guarantee $200+ million over 7 years for a 30 year old guy who doesn't show up until mid-late June every year, they can have him.Mathguy64 said:Farmer1906 said:
Don't look now but Breggy is up to 3.2 WAR (5th in baseball for 3B) and 117 wRC+ (9th). Since June 1st he's 3rd in WAR and 2nd in wRC+.
Scott Boras thanks you for your interest in Mr Bregman.
Bidding will start at $30MM/year, 7 years minimum. Do we have an opening?
As much as I love Breggy I can't argue with this logic. We all loved Springer and Correa too but when the price gets too high and outrageous you have to cut bait.txags92 said:If somebody is going to guarantee $200+ million over 7 years for a 30 year old guy who doesn't show up until mid-late June every year, they can have him.Mathguy64 said:Farmer1906 said:
Don't look now but Breggy is up to 3.2 WAR (5th in baseball for 3B) and 117 wRC+ (9th). Since June 1st he's 3rd in WAR and 2nd in wRC+.
Scott Boras thanks you for your interest in Mr Bregman.
Bidding will start at $30MM/year, 7 years minimum. Do we have an opening?
It's all perspective....the agent tells him "this player is earning this and you know you're way better than he is" and it just goes from there.Quo Vadis? said:
You gotta admire the stones on these guys. I don't care how good I am, I could be the love child of Albert Pujols and Shohei Ohtani, and if they said "5 years 50 million dollars" i'm falling on the ground and weeping.
Don't get me wrong, I love the guy too, despite his slow starts, but I don't want to see us sign a stupid money contract that long just to keep him here.Prosperdick said:As much as I love Breggy I can't argue with this logic. We all loved Springer and Correa too but when the price gets too high and outrageous you have to cut bait.txags92 said:If somebody is going to guarantee $200+ million over 7 years for a 30 year old guy who doesn't show up until mid-late June every year, they can have him.Mathguy64 said:Farmer1906 said:
Don't look now but Breggy is up to 3.2 WAR (5th in baseball for 3B) and 117 wRC+ (9th). Since June 1st he's 3rd in WAR and 2nd in wRC+.
Scott Boras thanks you for your interest in Mr Bregman.
Bidding will start at $30MM/year, 7 years minimum. Do we have an opening?
In general there is a lot of luck and variance in situational hitting, but coaches say Yainer Diaz really has refined his approach and minimized big moments better than he did last season, when he felt he had to produce just to play - https://t.co/U7jyIjtlRS
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) August 14, 2024
Amazing what happens when you get more at batsQuote:
In general there is a lot of luck and variance in situational hitting, but coaches say Yainer Diaz really has refined his approach and minimized big moments better than he did last season, when he felt he had to produce just to play
n_touch said:Amazing what happens when you get more at batsQuote:
In general there is a lot of luck and variance in situational hitting, but coaches say Yainer Diaz really has refined his approach and minimized big moments better than he did last season, when he felt he had to produce just to play
If you take away Yainer's bad May (17-85, .200), he's hitting .326 the rest of the year.n_touch said:Amazing what happens when you get more at batsQuote:
In general there is a lot of luck and variance in situational hitting, but coaches say Yainer Diaz really has refined his approach and minimized big moments better than he did last season, when he felt he had to produce just to play
Seeing insane returns at the trade deadline this year and how expensive the FA market has become, the game may change some. If I had a franchise, it's compelling to trade away veterans and even younger players in the bigs to stash talent and try to make a massive run with a bunch of guys under control/arbitration. Tanking in a different way and the franchise will be cyclical, but you have more chances to win big.Prosperdick said:As much as I love Breggy I can't argue with this logic. We all loved Springer and Correa too but when the price gets too high and outrageous you have to cut bait.txags92 said:If somebody is going to guarantee $200+ million over 7 years for a 30 year old guy who doesn't show up until mid-late June every year, they can have him.Mathguy64 said:Farmer1906 said:
Don't look now but Breggy is up to 3.2 WAR (5th in baseball for 3B) and 117 wRC+ (9th). Since June 1st he's 3rd in WAR and 2nd in wRC+.
Scott Boras thanks you for your interest in Mr Bregman.
Bidding will start at $30MM/year, 7 years minimum. Do we have an opening?
_veeyah_ said:
If Tucker comes back (praying he does) do y'all keep Diaz batting 4th and place Tucker 5th??? or do y'all keep Tuck at 4th???
Chandler still taking shots at DustyQuote:
when he felt he had to produce just to play
We'd be going for our 3rd title in a row right now if not for that stubborn jack ass. OK, I promised I wouldn't bring Donkey up all year and I just couldn't bite my tongue any longer. Sorry.Proudag06 said:n_touch said:Amazing what happens when you get more at batsQuote:
In general there is a lot of luck and variance in situational hitting, but coaches say Yainer Diaz really has refined his approach and minimized big moments better than he did last season, when he felt he had to produce just to play
Thank you Dusty!
Bregs is hot, but he's proven time and again he's not a 3-hole hitter. Don't mess with what's working, especially in the height of it working.Wabs said:
Altuve
Tucker
Bregman
Yordan
Diaz
Pena
but I've always been a fan of Tucker batting 2nd...
