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Post by keystone61 on Jan 4, 2019 14:58:31 GMT -5
Gallo should please the "batting average don't matter" crowd......LMAO.
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Post by TheCoronaManCometh on Jan 4, 2019 15:22:19 GMT -5
Gallo is a good player. The Braves would be lucky to get him.
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Post by mauibravefan on Jan 4, 2019 15:22:44 GMT -5
Re: Gallo --5 strikeouts for every home run Yikes! Not sure pitchers wouldn't avoid Donaldson to get to those odds and abysmal batting average
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Post by keystone61 on Jan 4, 2019 15:48:31 GMT -5
Re: Gallo --5 strikeouts for every home run Yikes! Not sure pitchers wouldn't avoid Donaldson to get to those odds and abysmal batting average .......but batting average don't matter, bro! .206 average. 207 strikeouts. If you're strikeouts are higher than your batting average, you might suck as a hitter. How many full-time players can say that their strikeouts were greater than their batting average in the history of baseball. My guess? ZERO
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Post by keystone61 on Jan 4, 2019 15:55:56 GMT -5
On further review, Adam Dunn did it, Chris Davis did it, and Mark Reynolds did it. No one ever accused those guys of being good hitters. If Gallo can do it again, he will be the second (Reynolds) to achieve it multiple times. He's young, so he has plenty of time. You can do it, Joey!!!
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Post by jryanw on Jan 4, 2019 16:33:45 GMT -5
Re: Gallo --5 strikeouts for every home run Yikes! Not sure pitchers wouldn't avoid Donaldson to get to those odds and abysmal batting average .......but batting average don't matter, bro! .206 average. 207 strikeouts. If you're strikeouts are higher than your batting average, you might suck as a hitter. How many full-time players can say that their strikeouts were greater than their batting average in the history of baseball. My guess? ZERO It's not that batting averages don't matter. They certainly do, but Gallo is the definition of a great buy low candidate. He has been a starter for 2 year at 23-24. During that time he is averaging a WAR of 2.65. That's with suspect defense and the insanely high strikeout total you mentioned. If he turned just 10% of his strikeouts to hits he would be an all star level player as far as WAR. These are the types of players that can change a franchise if you get him before he breaks out. You have to take some gambles to win in sports and Gallo is a low risk high reward gamble.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Jan 4, 2019 18:16:52 GMT -5
Aside from striking out eleventy billion times per year, Gallo has a career wRC+ of 109.
That is "just wow" low for a power hitter. It tells you he doesn't do anything offensively except hit a HR once every four to five games. Throw in the suspect defense, I just don't get it.
He did have the 23rd best walk rate in the majors in 2018, and still only had an OBP of .312.
Yikes.
I said before the 2018 I'd rather have 7 guys who could hit 15-25 HRs in my lineup. We came pretty close to that in 2018, and we have a real good shot at doing it in 2019. I think that spreading out that kind of power means we're just fine when it comes to power hitting. I think of "power hitting" as not just HRs, but doubles and triples also. That kind of hitting is reflected in OPS, and we had the 11th best OPS in all of baseball in 2018, and more than half the teams ahead of us played in very hitter friendly ballparks. And it should get better in 2019 with a few guys getting another season under their belts and Donaldson and Riley being added to the mix. I just don't think we need to add a one dimensional player (HR's) when that one dimension isn't that big of a deal.
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Post by PABraveFan on Jan 4, 2019 20:37:57 GMT -5
Re: Gallo --5 strikeouts for every home run Yikes! Not sure pitchers wouldn't avoid Donaldson to get to those odds and abysmal batting average ..and how many of those HR's would occur at critical times in close game. My guess is about 1/3 to 1/2 would be insignificant.
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Post by PABraveFan on Jan 4, 2019 20:39:50 GMT -5
On further review, Adam Dunn did it, Chris Davis did it, and Mark Reynolds did it. No one ever accused those guys of being good hitters. If Gallo can do it again, he will be the second (Reynolds) to achieve it multiple times. He's young, so he has plenty of time. You can do it, Joey!!! Uggla almost did it in 2013. 171 K's with a .179 avg in 136 games (448 Ab's). If he had just played a few more games I'm sure the K's would have caught the average.
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Post by Fumbduckery on Jan 4, 2019 20:50:29 GMT -5
Considering how maligned Heyward's offense has been, he has a career wRC+ of 108. To Gallo's 109.
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Post by keystone61 on Jan 4, 2019 22:34:11 GMT -5
Considering how maligned Heyward's offense has been, he has a career wRC+ of 108. To Gallo's 109. I got no problem bringing Heyward back if the Cubs want to eat about half of that contract. 5/50 for him versus 5/80 for Pollock is an easy decision in my book.
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Post by jryanw on Jan 4, 2019 22:50:00 GMT -5
Considering how maligned Heyward's offense has been, he has a career wRC+ of 108. To Gallo's 109. I got no problem bringing Heyward back if the Cubs want to eat about half of that contract. 5/50 for him versus 5/80 for Pollock is an easy decision in my book. I can't think of a worse player to add to our team than adding Heyward back. No heart.
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Post by keystone61 on Jan 4, 2019 22:57:43 GMT -5
I got no problem bringing Heyward back if the Cubs want to eat about half of that contract. 5/50 for him versus 5/80 for Pollock is an easy decision in my book. I can't think of a worse player to add to our team than adding Heyward back. No heart. It's true. Familiarity really does breed contempt.
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Post by TheCoronaManCometh on Jan 4, 2019 23:24:35 GMT -5
I got no problem bringing Heyward back if the Cubs want to eat about half of that contract. 5/50 for him versus 5/80 for Pollock is an easy decision in my book. I can't think of a worse player to add to our team than adding Heyward back. No heart. I wouldn’t say no heart, just lack of skill. I’ve made it a point to stay out of the rosterbation over the holidays and I’m not in any hurry to get back into it. Because of my absence, I’ve taken an overall look of the baseball landscape and here’s the conclusion I’ve come to. There will be no big trade. There will be no big signing. Trust me when I say, this isn’t a pessimistic point of view; it’s just reality. The Braves window of contention has opened, but teams are wanting too much for their impact players, more than AA is willing to give up. Just look at the rumors. Look at what the marlins want for JTR, look at what the M’s want for Haniger, look at what the Indians want for Kluber and Bauer. It’s too much. The Braves are in a difficult position because of the sanctions, the Braves don’t have a level one payroll. They can’t afford to trade away prospects they believe will be high impact players on the MLB roster, especially multiple prospects. For these reasons, the Braves will look internally for positions that need to be filled. If one isn’t available, or ready, then they’ll bargain hunt. All the while searching for that elusive deal that will not come this off-season. Oh well.
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Post by bravter on Jan 5, 2019 0:01:30 GMT -5
I got no problem bringing Heyward back if the Cubs want to eat about half of that contract. 5/50 for him versus 5/80 for Pollock is an easy decision in my book. I can't think of a worse player to add to our team than adding Heyward back. No heart. No heart? Without his speech the Cub's dont win the World Series. Bruhhh? In all seriousness I think he just has too many holes in his swing to ever make an impact in playoffs where it matters the most.
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