04-20-2024, 10:59 AM
Lodolo is showing truly elite stuff on the mound. He has never had an overpowering fastball, but I feel like he's a perfect example of how fastball velocity may be a bit overrated.
The swings he gets on his curve are genuinely hilarious.
Also, Elly is on pace to win MVP at the moment. His pace is .290/.364/.638/1.001, 170 OPS+, 119 RBI, 51 HR and 85 stolen bases, while being +2 OAA at shortstop (the most valuable position, statistically) over the last 2 weeks. In that same 2 week period, he's cut his K% down to 22.9%.
His WAR has already exceeded the WAR he accumulated last year (1.2 WAR this season, 0.8 WAR last season in 98 games/388 AB), although his fWAR is still lagging a little behind his 2023 fWAR (1.0 to 1.9).
I don't expect him to keep up this pace, but it seems he has hit his stride. Let's hope he keeps it going. I am optimistic this is closer to the "real" Elly, considering the league has had time to adjust to him and now it seems he has made the re-adjustment successfully.
The swings he gets on his curve are genuinely hilarious.
Also, Elly is on pace to win MVP at the moment. His pace is .290/.364/.638/1.001, 170 OPS+, 119 RBI, 51 HR and 85 stolen bases, while being +2 OAA at shortstop (the most valuable position, statistically) over the last 2 weeks. In that same 2 week period, he's cut his K% down to 22.9%.
His WAR has already exceeded the WAR he accumulated last year (1.2 WAR this season, 0.8 WAR last season in 98 games/388 AB), although his fWAR is still lagging a little behind his 2023 fWAR (1.0 to 1.9).
I don't expect him to keep up this pace, but it seems he has hit his stride. Let's hope he keeps it going. I am optimistic this is closer to the "real" Elly, considering the league has had time to adjust to him and now it seems he has made the re-adjustment successfully.