good dolphin wrote:
rogers park bryan wrote:
good dolphin wrote:
"This offense"...like there is some track record you can rely upon.
They most likely are playing the best offensive ball they will play all year, unless you believe Bryant is going to hit .500, Castro .400 and Soler .350
We understand your hope that they stop hitting.
Those numbers are so far off, I wont even address them.
Bryant .360
Castro .355
Soler .292
Are they going to hit better than these current averages. If not, then they are playing their best offensive baseball.
Sorry. Ride the wave, but it gets worse from here.
Oh, batting averages. Lovely. Let's talk OPS.
Rizzo, Soler, Montero, Russell, Fowler, and the left-field platoon of Coghlan and Denorfia all are likely to increase their OPS over the course of the season. Sure...Bryant's numbers will come down to earth, though he will still be great. And Castro's OPS of .843 will be higher than where he finishes, but he had a OPS over .800 well into last season. And with the way he was going before he got hurt, he might have ended up with an OPS over .800.
So no, this offense has NOT maximized their offensive output. You using batting average speaks volumes.