YoYo having a game to forget.

Just now, JoshPR said:

Rondon seemed safe

Yea and Yoan got screwed on the strike 3 call there. Clearly low and away 

Yoan could use a day off...might as well do it when they face Carrasco

1 minute ago, fathom said:

Yoan could use a day off...might as well do it when they face Carrasco

Completely agree. Let him rest that ankle too. 

1 minute ago, fathom said:

Yoan could use a day off...might as well do it when they face Carrasco

You keep repeating this yet conveniently ignore that he has been really good these past two series. Just because someone has one bad game doesn't mean that he needs a day off. He reached base 3x yesterday and 2x the day before.

Don't look now, but Moncada is plummeting down to Earth. .277 BA with .823 OPS. On April 29th, he had a K-rate of 22.6%, but in May it's been 35.7%, climbing to 26.9% overall. Really hope he's not abandoning the adjustments which made him so lethal in April.

1 minute ago, The Sir said:

Don't look now, but Moncada is plummeting down to Earth. .277 BA with .823 OPS. On April 29th, he had a K-rate of 22.6%, but in May it's been 35.7%, climbing to 26.9% overall. Really hope he's not abandoning the adjustments which made him so lethal in April.

Pitchers are making adjustments and attacking him differently. He will have to do the same. 

The dude is always going to strike out a lot. That will never change. 

5 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said:

You keep repeating this yet conveniently ignore that he has been really good these past two series. Just because someone has one bad game doesn't mean that he needs a day off. He reached base 3x yesterday and 2x the day before.

Look at his entire month. Batting .222 with a .627 OPS and a 33% k-rate, and that's not including today.

Just now, The Sir said:

Look at his entire month. Batting .222 with a .627 OPS and a 33% k-rate, and that's not including today.

It's been 10 games. 

Does Moncada need to play every game? Not many days off for the regulars so far. 

Yattah Boyz #18!

Just now, Jack Parkman said:

It's been 10 games. 

I find this funny coming from you.

nice to see some confident pitching from the pen, even against a bad Jays lineup.

2 minutes ago, OneDog847 said:

Pitchers are making adjustments and attacking him differently. He will have to do the same. 

The dude is always going to strike out a lot. That will never change. 

Sure, but there's a big difference between 217 times in 650 PAs (33.4%) and, say, 170 times in 650 PAs (26.2%). The latter will be considered to "strike out a lot" but can be a solid or even player. The former is not going to be worthwhile, and certainly won't be what we want or need out of Yoan.

Nice game in under 3 hours too

7 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said:

You keep repeating this yet conveniently ignore that he has been really good these past two series. Just because someone has one bad game doesn't mean that he needs a day off. He reached base 3x yesterday and 2x the day before.

You can tell he’s dinged up, even Benetti mentioned it.  There’s no harm in giving him a day off.  You rest him Tuesday and then have him eventually get two straight days off.

1 minute ago, JoshPR said:

Nice game in under 3 hours too

It's nice playing a team that isn't the Red Sox or the Yankees in that regard.

Edited May 12, 20196 yr by SoxAce

11 minutes ago, The Sir said:

Don't look now, but Moncada is plummeting down to Earth. .277 BA with .823 OPS. On April 29th, he had a K-rate of 22.6%, but in May it's been 35.7%, climbing to 26.9% overall. Really hope he's not abandoning the adjustments which made him so lethal in April.

Dude wasn't gonna hit 350 all season. He was due for regression. It will balance itself out.

1 minute ago, The Sir said:

Sure, but there's a big difference between 217 times in 650 PAs (33.4%) and, say, 170 times in 650 PAs (26.2%). The latter will be considered to "strike out a lot" but can be a solid or even player. The former is not going to be worthwhile, and certainly won't be what we want or need out of Yoan.

Current version of Yoan doesn’t have the hit tool to be a .300 hitter. If he hits in the .265 range with extra base hit capabilities, walks and steals, then he will be a good player.

1 minute ago, The Sir said:

Sure, but there's a big difference between 217 times in 650 PAs (33.4%) and, say, 170 times in 650 PAs (26.2%). The latter will be considered to "strike out a lot" but can be a solid or even player. The former is not going to be worthwhile, and certainly won't be what we want or need out of Yoan.

I agree. Let's see where he is at come the end of the year. There will hopefully be nice improvement in the K numbers. 

Dude has proven so far to be a streaky hitter and he is in a major funk right now. 

1 minute ago, Charlie Haeger's Knuckles said:

Dude wasn't gonna hit 350 all season. He was due for regression. It will balance itself out.

Exactly. His xStats suggest he is due for positive regression too. 

3 minutes ago, SoxAce said:

I find this funny coming from you.

You can tell what my mood is that day based on my posts. If you lived my life you'd understand. 

1 minute ago, Charlie Haeger's Knuckles said:

Dude wasn't gonna hit 350 all season. He was due for regression. It will balance itself out.

True but it’s also balancing out because he’s striking out way too much again.  Good things happen when he makes contact.

Just now, OneDog847 said:

I agree. Let's see where he is at come the end of the year. There will hopefully be nice improvement in the K numbers. 

Dude has proven so far to be a streaky hitter and he is in a major funk right now. 

Again, I have no clue how one bad game = major funk. He was on a hot streak entering today for crying out loud 

Nice couple wins coming home. And now the Indians and Blue Jays again, because that makes sense in a 6 month season.