Wilyer Abreu to be called up
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My apologies. B-Ref is still showing 33 on the team page, but it is 43 on his individual page. Still hard to justify starting him over Abreu's 170 OPS+ though.Hey, CR is up to 43 OPS+. On a .220 BABIP.
Eh, my main point, which is actually pretty useless given the injuries and lineup shuffling, is that Abreu's bat is more worthy of the DH slot than Yoshida's. But that doesn't really matter since O'Neill, Duran, Wilyer in the OF as of today.
I figured that's what you meant, and even though Yoshida started to look better after his apparent benching for whatever reason/combination of reasons... .he's pretty much parked there. I hope he gets hot enough that the team can figure out how to trade him.... BUT... with Story clearly out for the season, Rafaela is at SS so having Yoshida on the team at least provides outfield insurance in case one of Abreu, Duran or O'Neill go down.
Some things to watch with Wilyer... BABIP is north of four hundred again, sitting at .436 after being at .431 last year. His HH% is down from a Deverish 50% last year to 43% this year (still pretty good!). The K rate is around the same as it was last year, too: 26%, and has been falling for quite some time. BB rate is slightly better than he put up last year, sitting at 13%.
When that BABIP regresses, where will has batting average end up? .220, .230? Or more like the .260-.270 he put up in the minors? Can he cut the K rate further (only four K's in his last 36 at bats, by my count), or will he settle in around 25%?
When that BABIP regresses, where will has batting average end up? .220, .230? Or more like the .260-.270 he put up in the minors? Can he cut the K rate further (only four K's in his last 36 at bats, by my count), or will he settle in around 25%?
Weird. He was at 0.9 when I checked, but Abreu (now at 1.3) was still at 1.0. Both players had big days!
I guess I assumed bref would roll out the day’s updates all at once, but maybe that isn’t how it works.
If Bobby Dalbec struck out instead of singling, yesterday, Rafaela would have another knock.Hey, CR is up to 43 OPS+. On a .220 BABIP.
Beyond that, Refsnyder being right handed is super valuable off the bench in games in which they face a RHP. Refsnyder is a nice player that fills a very specific role well. He shouldn't be put into service doing more. He's kind of perfect as a bench player against a RHP starter in a very left handed team. Let him come in situationally against lefties when most optimal (Whether that be for Abreu, Duran, Yoshida, etc.)
Yeah, for so many of these guys baseball is a game of opportunity. Abreu is certainly making the most of his. He's playing his ass off on both sides of the ball.