Good players you suck with

[Jeffrey Smith]

Not this year but, two years ago I couldn’t hit a lick with Josh Donaldson. This year I’m getting more positives than negatives with borderline players.


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[Caulfield]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jeffrey Smith

Not this year but, two years ago I couldn’t hit a lick with Josh Donaldson.

Bringer of Sprinkles... meh, doesn't have the same ring to it.


thank the maker we can now tweak batting stances. if somebody on my team has a stance that just doesn't work for me, my hitting coach sends him to the cage to work on it till it does work. nothing major, it's usually just a closed stance that needs to be opened a wee bit.

[SamC24167]

i signed mookie betts in my fanchise and after 2 months he was hitting .210 with no power so i traded him for Bryce Harper who i Rake with

[mdgoalie37]

I'm in mid-May with my Phillies and Bryce Harper is hitting about .250, which is fine, but I have a hard time getting him to walk. I believe he's only walked 8 times and I'm pretty patient and try to work the count. My team is around the middle of the pack in walks so I definitely can draw some. It seems like he's always down 0-2 or 1-2 with pitches on the black always called strikes.

I've cut his strikeout rate some, he is averaging a little less than one per game as I've been using more contact swings when I have 2 strikes. He leads my team in GIDP. I would love to know what his BA is for balls in play because it seems he is always hitting the ball hard right at someone. I use directional hitting and I do usually try to have him pull but I do use the other way some as well, especially with 2 strikes.

His production numbers are fine, he has 12 or 13 HR's and 30-some RBI. I'm curious to see if his average rises some over the year as his BABIP comes to the norm and his walk rate improves.

[kinsmen7]

Quote: Originally Posted by mdgoalie37

I'm in mid-May with my Phillies and Bryce Harper is hitting about .250, which is fine, but I have a hard time getting him to walk. I believe he's only walked 8 times and I'm pretty patient and try to work the count. My team is around the middle of the pack in walks so I definitely can draw some. It seems like he's always down 0-2 or 1-2 with pitches on the black always called strikes. I've cut his strikeout rate some, he is averaging a little less than one per game as I've been using more contact swings when I have 2 strikes. He leads my team in GIDP. I would love to know what his BA is for balls in play because it seems he is always hitting the ball hard right at someone. I use directional hitting and I do usually try to have him pull but I do use the other way some as well, especially with 2 strikes. His production numbers are fine, he has 12 or 13 HR's and 30-some RBI. I'm curious to see if his average rises some over the year as his BABIP comes to the norm and his walk rate improves.

Do opposing teams play the shift on you when Harper is batting?

I had him in 19, found that they were always shifting, so I'd just go the other way. Less homers, but a ton of doubles.

[mdgoalie37]

Quote: Originally Posted by kinsmen7

Do opposing teams play the shift on you when Harper is batting? I had him in 19, found that they were always shifting, so I'd just go the other way. Less homers, but a ton of doubles.

They probably shift about 75-80% of the time. I do try to influence to go the other way but most of the time he just pulls anyway. His trait is that he's a extreme pull hitter, I assume that trumps my attempt to influence a lot. I've had some success with some balls to left but not much. Sometimes I will hit the ball hard the other way, but again right at someone. That's baseball.

His first AB in a game last night - backdoor slider hits the lower outside corner, a smidgen of the ball on the strike zone box - strike 1. Next pitch, on the inside edge, actually a bit off the plate - strike 2. He's always in the hole, though I did work a walk with him in another AB last night.

I'm not complaining about the game, I'm having a blast.

[markprior22]

Kris Bryant for me

[EPatetta]

Really struggling with Stanton and Torres

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