2 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

The fact that he's probably going to set the MLB record for strikeouts in a single season isn't alarming to you? 

 I don't think he's having a horrible season, but there isn't a lot to tell me that he's going to get any better either. He's average to slightly below at this point. He needs to prove that he's better than that. I still have hope that he is, but it is dwindling. He's becoming one of those enigma players that oozes talent but can't put it all together to become anything other than slightly below average. Think the hitter version of Javier Vazquez. That is my concern currently. 

It's not alarming to me because it's something he has improved on as the season progressed. Month by month, his strikeout rate has gone down, with one exception. His rate this month is down to 24%. In my opinion, a player who walks often (which he has been doing lately) and strikes out often (say < or equal to 25%. which I think Moncada can get to long-term) is still more valuable than someone who doesn't strike out and doesn't walk (such as Madrigal's projection). 

5 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said:

It's not alarming to me because it's something he has improved on as the season progressed. Month by month, his strikeout rate has gone down, with one exception. His rate this month is down to 24%. In my opinion, a player who walks often (which he has been doing lately) and strikes out often (say < or equal to 25%. which I think Moncada can get to long-term) is still more valuable than someone who doesn't strike out and doesn't walk (such as Madrigal's projection). 

I 100% agree. I'm more concerned about lack of hits. He makes too many outs. He walks plenty for his K rate to be ok at 20-25%, Also, a guy with his speed should be able to leg out more IF hits but he doesn't.  It is kind of baffling.  He has a .310 OBP and walks a ton. We all complained like crazy when Alexei Ramirez used to have a OBP that hovered around .310. Having a .310 OBP when you walk as much as Moncada does is really bad. His OBP should be .360+ with his walk rate. 

Edited July 29, 20187 yr by Jack Parkman

why did they win?

14 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

why did they win?

Because we have a bunch of players fighting for jobs the rest of the season, next season and beyond. They want to play well and they don't care about losing to gain draft position for a team they might not be with for the long term

11 hours ago, fathom said:

almost 30k....I wonder if teams had bobbleheads every game, would they end up making significant more money in terms of revenue?

They’ve had giveaways that seemed as good or better before. I think this was one of those games where the city collectively realizes that summer is almost over and decides to catch a game