ccvle wrote:thebuzzardman wrote:ccvle wrote:Judge is terrible.
Lately, yeah.
Most home run hitting sluggers have a couple of noticeable slumps each season though. I figure this is Judge's. I think his high average fooled us and the Yanks into thinking his a #3 hitter though, if traditional hitting spots matter anymore. Long term, Sanchez 3, Judge 4 may make sense, or "someone who hits for average with a bit of power" #3, Sanchez 4, Judge 5.
Anyway, he's basically a rookie, and slugger types always slump hard at least once.
What I'm concern is that judge hasn't really shown any capability in making adjustments so far in his career(both major and minor).you cant afford to have your 4th or 5th or even 9th players to go on 2 months slump. He was on Pace for almost 200k before his slump.if he is just a .250 hitter with over 200k and maybe 40-45 he's, then I don't know how valuable he is offensively. Again, I'm not trying to sound like I'm impatient, I'm just looking at his career so far , including his minor league time, and there are so major concerns.
So you don't know Judge at all then? It is well documented that he struggled in every level and then made adjustments. They have a stat that says every HR is worth 5 SO. I don't know how they do that math but, Cone was talking about it during the broadcast. He's covering that spread right now.
The bullpen has been a big issue lately. Blowing close games. That's a bigger concern to me.
That Jaime Garcia trade was bad IMO.
Just enjoying the season and hope to build on it going forward. See what else we have in the minors soon when rosters expand. Chance Adams is doing well in the minors. We should get a look this year among others.
This isn't a make or break year. We're developing a lot of kids this year. We weren't expected to be as good as we were/are. Just enjoy the ride. The WS is just out of reach unless we go Cinderella on everyone. Add to the core next year. Move closer to that goal.
RIP mags
