09-24-2018, 06:13 PM
(09-24-2018, 03:08 PM)Hoofhearted Wrote: I'm very concerned with his SB's this year...his bread and butter. He's been a lousy hitter since he's been in the bigs. Wish he would of had more time in the minors to work on his hitting
Right now there are 149 players in the NL with at least 250 plate appearances. Hamilton ranks
126th in batting average
131st in on base percentage
146th in slugging percentage
144th in OPS (slg + ob)
The most frustrating thing about Hamilton is that back in 2016 he looked like he was developing into a solid offensive player. He hit .260 with 58 steals in just 411 at bats. His OBS was 50 points higher in 2016 than this year, and if he was stealing bases at the same rate he would have over 70 this year instead of just 32.
His defense is amazing. It saves us a lot of runs. I loved to keep him if he could hit .260 and steal 70 bases. But his defense does not justify starting a guy who is 144 of 149 in OPS and only stealing 32 bases.
