I hope he doesn't turn into the Felix Hernandez of run support.Castillo is perfect through 6...
Sadly, 0 run support so far.
I hope he doesn't turn into the Felix Hernandez of run support.Castillo is perfect through 6...
Sadly, 0 run support so far.
jesus dude delete this
I am surprised too. Never thought the change he made would impact immediately.Oh my God.
Is Kelenic the best player on this team right now?
It sure looks like it to me, and I never thought I'd be saying that in a million years.
I second the motion. There's always going to be that we-should-have-gotten-some-more-bat this past off season in the back of peoples' minds.can we please get a DH.. why did we let Cron go?
Yes, good teams have to crush bad teams.I don't care if the Rockies suck, that was a great series.
Series sweep, 4 game win streak, and back to .500 after a terrible start to the season.
He looked like such a psychological mess at the plate the last couple of seasons I wondered if he'd ever get back on his pedigree track. That was as good and as clutch of a catch he made today as there is. I just want to see how he handles his next few dry periods which will surely come. That will be the big test for me. It would be great if he continues to emerge as the player we hoped he'd be.Castillo and Kelenic! A winning combo.
JK with a 10 game hitting streak and he’s hitting lefties as well.
Agree. Confidence is a dangerous thing.He looked like such a psychological mess at the plate the last couple of seasons I wondered if he'd ever get back on his pedigree track. That was as good and as clutch of a catch he made today as there is. I just want to see how he handles his next few dry periods which will surely come. That will be the big test for me. It would be great if he continues to emerge as the player we hoped he'd be.
Right now, it looks to me that he's hitting lefties better than righties.He looked like such a psychological mess at the plate the last couple of seasons I wondered if he'd ever get back on his pedigree track. That was as good and as clutch of a catch he made today as there is. I just want to see how he handles his next few dry periods which will surely come. That will be the big test for me. It would be great if he continues to emerge as the player we hoped he'd be.
The encouraging thing for me about JK is he is hitting the ball up the middle and to opposite field. His opposite field homerun tonight was a thing of beauty. His approach this year is like a left handed fast Edgar Martinez. Not saying he is like Edgar, just that his approach “so far” Is Edgar like.I give Kelenic a lot of credit for putting in the work this off-season, retooling his swing and committing himself to a different approach. Everyone talks about it, but he actually did it. Has there ever been any MLB player who bounced back from as bad a start as he had to his career? BA of .181 and .141 for his first two years? Most teams would not have brought him back. I could have seen the Mariners deciding to keep Kyle Lewis and getting rid of Kelenic.
As for Kolten Wong, it's unlikely he's fallen off a cliff, and I hope he gets out his slump soon. It reminds me of that horrible stretch that Chris Davis went through when he was 0 for 54, setting a record in the process. Of course, in Davis's case, it ended up being a career-ender. But I looked it up, and there have been plenty of bad month-long slumps by good players like Roger Maris (.082, 0 HR in 1959), Aaron Judge (.130), and Paul Goldschmidt (.116).
18 slumps that can comfort Lindor
Baseball is a game of ups and downs. Failure is an inevitable part of life in the big leagues -- but sometimes the downs drag on for an especially long time, testing a player’s physical and mental fortitude. Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor is locked in such a slump. Lindor, Newwww.mlb.com