Reds August 2023 thread

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(08-03-2023, 10:00 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: I actually don't hate analytics crap. I just think they should just be extra information for you, not how you make your decisions. Information is good, use it but don't let it use you.

Senzel has hit lefties well this year, and he hit lefties well in 2019. He was terrible against them in 2022, and his other two years were small enough sample sizes that they don't particularly matter. Overall he's just not a good batter, not a good fielder, and not a good base runner.

Don't put a bad player into the starting lineup (and certainly not batting #2) because of splits that have been inconsistent. The second they take out the starter (seems to be less than 5 innings more and more often these days) he's just a gigantic anchor in your lineup made even worse by batting 2nd.

At least Newman has been good against lefties in 5 of his 6 years in MLB. That's enough of a track record that you go "hey, maybe he should start occasionally against lefties", but even then don't put him leadoff. As soon as the lefty starter is out, you suddenly have a terrible player as your leadoff batter.

Fairchild is just a bench player, and there's nothing wrong with that. You need bench players. He just shouldn't be starting in CF. There is a reason he was on 4 different teams in 2022 and the Reds got him for free.

Agree

Bell seems to take it to the limit though.