Hey Dave, what a good road trip....with the young pitchers stepping up do you think we still make a change with the coach? I still would like to see Dozier on the bench instead of hitting 5th or 6th in the lineup.
So good to be seeing some good developments for the future! What is our dream healthy starting lineup, including batting order and positions, next Opening Day if Mondesi is healthy and Witt, Pratto and MJ all come up? My thought is that Taylor is good enough to bring back next year at CF, that Salvy is C and MJ DH (with % split between them at each position to be worked out). How about Whit RF, Nicky 2B, Salvy C, Benny LF, Mondesi SS, Witt 3B, Pratto 1B, MJ DH, Taylor CF? If the starting pitching and bullpen also become their best self, are we possibly looking at a repeat of 2013? Or 2014? It can be fun to dream :)
On the subject of next year, I do not resign Taylor. Isbel and or Oliveras can match or, probably exceed Taylor's production. Oliveras fielding could be a detriment. I personally think Isbel is the better all round option. I think we need to give Pratto every chance to succeed. If you can't move Santana he becomes a DH and reserve player. Dozier is the one without a spot, and I don't know what you do with him. I hope their love affair ends with O'Hearn next year. Just a few of my thoughts.
As I watched Salvy detonate pitched baseballs into the night last week, I started to dream about what the next 5-10 years of his career could look like offensively.
I think it's pretty clear that this a different guy compared to 2011-2019. The mechanics are new and helping him blast away with elite exit velocities. But can you imagine how much of a force he could be if he starts to recognize the moments in which teams are pitching around him? What if the walk rate goes up? I mean, it probably wouldn't be a *good* rate, but if this power sticks and he's getting on base at .330 instead of .300? Hoo boy. That's a monster, and probably a Hall of Famer.
Anyway, this is all hypothetical, but it's fun to dream.
Hey Dave, what a good road trip....with the young pitchers stepping up do you think we still make a change with the coach? I still would like to see Dozier on the bench instead of hitting 5th or 6th in the lineup.
So good to be seeing some good developments for the future! What is our dream healthy starting lineup, including batting order and positions, next Opening Day if Mondesi is healthy and Witt, Pratto and MJ all come up? My thought is that Taylor is good enough to bring back next year at CF, that Salvy is C and MJ DH (with % split between them at each position to be worked out). How about Whit RF, Nicky 2B, Salvy C, Benny LF, Mondesi SS, Witt 3B, Pratto 1B, MJ DH, Taylor CF? If the starting pitching and bullpen also become their best self, are we possibly looking at a repeat of 2013? Or 2014? It can be fun to dream :)
On the subject of next year, I do not resign Taylor. Isbel and or Oliveras can match or, probably exceed Taylor's production. Oliveras fielding could be a detriment. I personally think Isbel is the better all round option. I think we need to give Pratto every chance to succeed. If you can't move Santana he becomes a DH and reserve player. Dozier is the one without a spot, and I don't know what you do with him. I hope their love affair ends with O'Hearn next year. Just a few of my thoughts.
As I watched Salvy detonate pitched baseballs into the night last week, I started to dream about what the next 5-10 years of his career could look like offensively.
I think it's pretty clear that this a different guy compared to 2011-2019. The mechanics are new and helping him blast away with elite exit velocities. But can you imagine how much of a force he could be if he starts to recognize the moments in which teams are pitching around him? What if the walk rate goes up? I mean, it probably wouldn't be a *good* rate, but if this power sticks and he's getting on base at .330 instead of .300? Hoo boy. That's a monster, and probably a Hall of Famer.
Anyway, this is all hypothetical, but it's fun to dream.