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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Sept 1, 2021 9:07:25 GMT -6
Gotta start questioning if he’s injured.
Jose Altuve batted .245 with 0 HR & 3 RBI in August.
His last home run was July 30th in San Francisco.
After scoring 23, 24 and 21 runs in the preceding months Altuve scored 9 runs in August.
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 1, 2021 9:30:41 GMT -6
Gotta start questioning if he’s injured. Jose Altuve batted .245 with 0 HR & 3 RBI in August. His last home run was July 30th in San Francisco. After scoring 23, 24 and 21 runs in the preceding months Altuve scored 9 runs in August. Not the production expected from the "MVP". |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Sept 1, 2021 9:32:10 GMT -6
Gotta start questioning if he’s injured. Jose Altuve batted .245 with 0 HR & 3 RBI in August. His last home run was July 30th in San Francisco. After scoring 23, 24 and 21 runs in the preceding months Altuve scored 9 runs in August. Not the production expected from the "MVP". No shit? |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 1, 2021 9:54:15 GMT -6
Not the production expected from the "MVP". No shit? Glad you figured that out. Maybe you should send the front office an email advising them to have doctors give him a full physical evaluation. |
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Post by Saint on Sept 1, 2021 10:40:02 GMT -6
Gotta start questioning if he’s injured. Jose Altuve batted .245 with 0 HR & 3 RBI in August. His last home run was July 30th in San Francisco. After scoring 23, 24 and 21 runs in the preceding months Altuve scored 9 runs in August. He's running well and fielding well. It's almost like he isn't seeing the ball well. He's not striking out a lot, but he just isn't making much solid contact at all now. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 1, 2021 11:05:10 GMT -6
Gotta start questioning if he’s injured. Jose Altuve batted .245 with 0 HR & 3 RBI in August. His last home run was July 30th in San Francisco. After scoring 23, 24 and 21 runs in the preceding months Altuve scored 9 runs in August. He's running well and fielding well. It's almost like he isn't seeing the ball well. He's not striking out a lot, but he just isn't making much solid contact at all now. Mostly popups and weak ground balls due to trying to pull on every swing...even when the pitch is ankle high and several inches outside. He should be dropped down in the lineup. |
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Post by Saint on Sept 1, 2021 12:25:15 GMT -6
He's running well and fielding well. It's almost like he isn't seeing the ball well. He's not striking out a lot, but he just isn't making much solid contact at all now. Mostly popups and weak ground balls due to trying to pull on every swing...even when the pitch is ankle high and several inches outside. He should be dropped down in the lineup. Yeah, I think they need to take some pressure off of him and move him lower for a while. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 1, 2021 12:52:20 GMT -6
Mostly popups and weak ground balls due to trying to pull on every swing...even when the pitch is ankle high and several inches outside. He should be dropped down in the lineup. Yeah, I think they need to take some pressure off of him and move him lower for a while. That could help both him and the team. The problem is we don't really have an ideal leadoff hitter. Correa actually did a decent job hitting there when Jose was out of the lineup. Brantley would do a decent job. I kind of agree with olpapa.......give Meyers a try. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 1, 2021 14:44:35 GMT -6
Gotta start questioning if he’s injured. Jose Altuve batted .245 with 0 HR & 3 RBI in August. His last home run was July 30th in San Francisco. After scoring 23, 24 and 21 runs in the preceding months Altuve scored 9 runs in August. Does your grandson know you’re talking shit? |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Sept 1, 2021 15:37:50 GMT -6
Gotta start questioning if he’s injured. Jose Altuve batted .245 with 0 HR & 3 RBI in August. His last home run was July 30th in San Francisco. After scoring 23, 24 and 21 runs in the preceding months Altuve scored 9 runs in August. Does your grandson know you’re talking shit? *pat pat pat* |
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Post by Saint on Sept 3, 2021 9:41:26 GMT -6
Gotta start questioning if he’s injured. Jose Altuve batted .245 with 0 HR & 3 RBI in August. His last home run was July 30th in San Francisco. After scoring 23, 24 and 21 runs in the preceding months Altuve scored 9 runs in August. He went 1-3 with a walk and a double after you posted this. Maybe you need to keep criticizing him to break his slump. |
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Post by olpapa on Sept 3, 2021 9:47:31 GMT -6
Gotta start questioning if he’s injured. Jose Altuve batted .245 with 0 HR & 3 RBI in August. His last home run was July 30th in San Francisco. After scoring 23, 24 and 21 runs in the preceding months Altuve scored 9 runs in August. He's running well and fielding well. It's almost like he isn't seeing the ball well. He's not striking out a lot, but he just isn't making much solid contact at all now. Maybe an eye exam is in order. Surely the teams do regular eye exams on the players. It would seem that just a slight deterioration in the quality of vision could make a significant difference to a MLB hitter. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 3, 2021 13:54:10 GMT -6
He's running well and fielding well. It's almost like he isn't seeing the ball well. He's not striking out a lot, but he just isn't making much solid contact at all now. Maybe an eye exam is in order. Surely the teams do regular eye exams on the players. It would seem that just a slight deterioration in the quality of vision could make a significant difference to a MLB hitter. There is a problem somewhere that is creating this prolonged slump. His bat has been almost non-existent since the end of July, yet Dusty continues hitting him in the leadoff spot.. He doesn't seem to be showing signs of an injury so an eye exam would make sense. |
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Post by olpapa on Sept 4, 2021 10:14:53 GMT -6
I don’t know what the problem is with Altuve right now. What I do know is that having him batting first in the order is a problem for the offense right now. Since the all-star break his OBP is .309. How bad is that? Consider this. Maldonado’s OBP since the all-star break is .328! Altuve’s OBP in August was .303. For comparison here is the OBP for other regulars for the month of August:
Tucker - .403
Correa - .385
McCormick - .379
Gurriel - .370
Alvarez - .339
Meyers - .338
Brantley - .320
MALDONADO - .311
Diaz - .306
Altuve - .303
Right now Altuve is the last player on the team who should be batting in the #1 slot.
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 4, 2021 11:35:41 GMT -6
I don’t know what the problem is with Altuve right now. What I do know is that having him batting first in the order is a problem for the offense right now. Since the all-star break his OBP is .309. How bad is that? Consider this. Maldonado’s OBP since the all-star break is .328! Altuve’s OBP in August was .303. For comparison here is the OBP for other regulars for the month of August: Tucker - .403 Correa - .385 McCormick - .379 Gurriel - .370 Alvarez - .339 Meyers - .338 Brantley - .320 MALDONADO - .311 Diaz - .306 Altuve - .303 Right now Altuve is the last player on the team who should be batting in the #1 slot. Dusty has to have seen the numbers and is totally ignoring them. Keeping Altuve in the leadoff spot is more evidence of Dusty's incompetence. Who else have a guy with the LOWEST OBP on the team batting in the #1 spot? Going by the numbers, he should be batting 9th. |
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Post by Saint on Sept 4, 2021 15:48:50 GMT -6
He's getting the day off today after the 0-5 night.
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 4, 2021 16:19:58 GMT -6
He's getting the day off today after the 0-5 night. Good idea. I hope Diaz is better than he was in Seattle. |
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Post by Saint on Sept 23, 2021 8:58:40 GMT -6
So in this strange season for Altuve, he has the potential to set career highs in: HR, Runs, and Walks. As well the 2nd most RBI for a season.
Currently at: .279/.354/.488 .843 OPS 129 OPS+ 29 HR 80 RBI 111 Runs 5 SB 29 Doubles
And, despite having sort of a down year for him, he is still currently 9th in Runs Created, 3rd in Runs Scored, and top 5 in both fielding percentage and range factor per game for 2B.
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 23, 2021 9:02:51 GMT -6
That double yesterday was so clutch, almost as much as Chas’s throw.
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Post by Saint on Sept 23, 2021 9:08:32 GMT -6
That double yesterday was so clutch, almost as much as Chas’s throw. I liked seeing him steal yesterday. I know his numbers only show 5/8 in attempts this year, but I believe two of those were actually pick off mental mistakes. I believe he is actually 5/6 in real attempts. I think he should be stealing more often. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 23, 2021 9:27:22 GMT -6
That double yesterday was so clutch, almost as much as Chas’s throw. I liked seeing him steal yesterday. I know his numbers only show 5/8 in attempts this year, but I believe two of those were actually pick off mental mistakes. I believe he is actually 5/6 in real attempts. I think he should be stealing more often. We all want that. More from Tucker too. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Sept 23, 2021 11:53:34 GMT -6
So in this strange season for Altuve, he has the potential to set career highs in: HR, Runs, and Walks. As well the 2nd most RBI for a season. Currently at: .279/.354/.488 .843 OPS 129 OPS+ 29 HR 80 RBI 111 Runs 5 SB 29 Doubles And, despite having sort of a down year for him, he is still currently 9th in Runs Created, 3rd in Runs Scored, and top 5 in both fielding percentage and range factor per game for 2B. But strangely enough, people all of a sudden give a shit about BA. |
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Post by Saint on Sept 23, 2021 11:59:41 GMT -6
So in this strange season for Altuve, he has the potential to set career highs in: HR, Runs, and Walks. As well the 2nd most RBI for a season. Currently at: .279/.354/.488 .843 OPS 129 OPS+ 29 HR 80 RBI 111 Runs 5 SB 29 Doubles And, despite having sort of a down year for him, he is still currently 9th in Runs Created, 3rd in Runs Scored, and top 5 in both fielding percentage and range factor per game for 2B. But strangely enough, people all of a sudden give a shit about BA. I don't think most people stopped caring about BA, it just isn't the most important thing when it comes to production. That being said, a high BA generally means, at minimum, solid-good production. I think with Altuve it's just because it's such a completely different approach. It's not unusual for a player's approach and performance to change over the years, but to make almost a complete 180 as a hitter (and still have success) is pretty strange. And, although Altuve is having another very good season, it IS true that his overall production and performance was better with the higher BA/contact approach. But maybe he just can't do that anymore and this is how he felt he had to adapt. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 23, 2021 14:25:14 GMT -6
But strangely enough, people all of a sudden give a shit about BA. I don't think most people stopped caring about BA, it just isn't the most important thing when it comes to production. That being said, a high BA generally means, at minimum, solid-good production. I think with Altuve it's just because it's such a completely different approach. It's not unusual for a player's approach and performance to change over the years, but to make almost a complete 180 as a hitter (and still have success) is pretty strange. And, although Altuve is having another very good season, it IS true that his overall production and performance was better with the higher BA/contact approach. But maybe he just can't do that anymore and this is how he felt he had to adapt. Batting average and OBP are important, and, probably more for a leadoff hitter. It is nice to have a guy there who can hit home runs, but, I don't think he should be concentrating on hitting them. Altuve is at his best when he hits to all fields.I don't know why he can't concentrate on the higher BA/contact approach. He is a veteran who is supposed to know how to make adjustments. |
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Post by Saint on Sept 23, 2021 14:52:31 GMT -6
I don't think most people stopped caring about BA, it just isn't the most important thing when it comes to production. That being said, a high BA generally means, at minimum, solid-good production. I think with Altuve it's just because it's such a completely different approach. It's not unusual for a player's approach and performance to change over the years, but to make almost a complete 180 as a hitter (and still have success) is pretty strange. And, although Altuve is having another very good season, it IS true that his overall production and performance was better with the higher BA/contact approach. But maybe he just can't do that anymore and this is how he felt he had to adapt. Batting average and OBP are important, and, probably more for a leadoff hitter. It is nice to have a guy there who can hit home runs, but, I don't think he should be concentrating on hitting them. Altuve is at his best when he hits to all fields.I don't know why he can't concentrate on the higher BA/contact approach. He is a veteran who is supposed to know how to make adjustments. His OBP is very good compared to the league average (.354 compared to .318), but his peak value has always been when he's hit .300 or better. His approach seemingly changed after his knee issues in 2018. He was hitting .329 before his first knee injury. He came back and hit .276 the rest of the year. Then in 2019 he had his biggest HR season but hit under .300 for the first time since 2013. Then of course 2020 season was a lost year, and now he's hovered around .270-.280 for a while now. I think, at least subconsciously, that he has it in his mind that he's not the speedy guy that can beat out swatted singles anymore, or that if he runs too much he'll mess up his knee again. So instead, he is trying to hold back and drive the ball more. Or maybe he's just going with the trend in baseball and trying to drive the ball more because he thinks (or has been told) that's what he should be doing. Who knows. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 23, 2021 15:03:44 GMT -6
I think you hit on it right here.
"I think, at least subconsciously, that he has it in his mind that he's not the speedy guy that can beat out swatted singles anymore, or that if he runs too much he'll mess up his knee again. So instead, he is trying to hold back and drive the ball more."
Last night was the first time I've seen him attempt a steal in a long time. That is a good sign. I can understand him wanting to keep from hurting the knee again, but, I don't understand why he thinks he has to be a dead pull hitter to do it.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Sept 23, 2021 15:41:28 GMT -6
But strangely enough, people all of a sudden give a shit about BA. I don't think most people stopped caring about BA, it just isn't the most important thing when it comes to production. That being said, a high BA generally means, at minimum, solid-good production. I think with Altuve it's just because it's such a completely different approach. It's not unusual for a player's approach and performance to change over the years, but to make almost a complete 180 as a hitter (and still have success) is pretty strange. And, although Altuve is having another very good season, it IS true that his overall production and performance was better with the higher BA/contact approach. But maybe he just can't do that anymore and this is how he felt he had to adapt. Nonsense. The mantra has been "lolz BA doesn't matter!" since Sabermetrics became a thing. Same with ERA. |
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Post by Saint on Sept 23, 2021 17:22:59 GMT -6
I don't think most people stopped caring about BA, it just isn't the most important thing when it comes to production. That being said, a high BA generally means, at minimum, solid-good production. I think with Altuve it's just because it's such a completely different approach. It's not unusual for a player's approach and performance to change over the years, but to make almost a complete 180 as a hitter (and still have success) is pretty strange. And, although Altuve is having another very good season, it IS true that his overall production and performance was better with the higher BA/contact approach. But maybe he just can't do that anymore and this is how he felt he had to adapt. Nonsense. The mantra has been "lolz BA doesn't matter!" since Sabermetrics became a thing. Same with ERA. Those are only the next level sabermetric geeks. I don't think the overwhelming majority of real fans, even stat geek fans, think BA doesn't matter at all |
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