Series Thread: M's @ Marlins: April 29th - May 1st

[NWinAZ]

 

[NWinAZ]

 

[wazzu31]

I'm not concerned about Winker. His righty/lefty splits bother me, but even then he's still a good hitter.

Kelenic is my biggest concern at this point. We should've traded him when we had the chance. I was hopeful he might improve this year, but here are his numbers this year compared to last:

2021: .181/.265/.350, 9.5% BB, 28.1% K rate
2022: .148/.221/.311, 8.8% BB, 39.7% K rate

Those stats listed above don't even account for his latest 0-3 with 2 strikeouts.

I'll give it a few more weeks but I'm now fully on the Kelenic is a bust train.

He would still be highly coveted in a trade. But way too early to give up on him. But still IMO send him down well before Jerry takes phone calls about him unless it’s for a star.

 

[MarinersBestFan]

I'm not concerned about Winker. His righty/lefty splits bother me, but even then he's still a good hitter.

Kelenic is my biggest concern at this point. We should've traded him when we had the chance. I was hopeful he might improve this year, but here are his numbers this year compared to last:

2021: .181/.265/.350, 9.5% BB, 28.1% K rate
2022: .148/.221/.311, 8.8% BB, 39.7% K rate

Those stats listed above don't even account for his latest 0-3 with 2 strikeouts.

I'll give it a few more weeks but I'm now fully on the Kelenic is a bust train.

Watching Julio and Kelenic game to game and at bat to at bat it is so apparent who is blessed with big league talent and who is having fun playing the game.

Kelenic is not necessarily a 'bust' IMO .... BUT he needs a serious intervention of a head shrink and / or a mythical batting - swing coach @ this point.
I think they keep pushing him out there for the next month or 2 to get a greater sampling size of what they truly have. Maybe the light comes on and he gets his average up to .225ish and gets his K rate down to 20% and is not a liability in the lineup the way he is now. Whoever bats in front of Kelenic in the lineup is going to rarely see any hittable pitches due to the other team wanting Kelenic standing in the box to strike him out.

He may not be a BUST but right now he is a solid BUS_*

 

[NWinAZ]

This is interesting and ridiculous at the same time. MLB can do better.