08-04-2014, 02:19 PM
Quote:That might have something to do with it, but don't forget that it also appears that Baez is a slow starter. He was pretty cold at the start of last season as well and started lighting it up by June.
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If he comes up before Bryant, I'd hope to see them consider hitting him before Rizzo even. If he and Bryant come up together . . .
By the way, here's another spin on the numbers, cribbed from my BN alter ego:
Before Bryant's call-up, Baez's numbers were .215/.269/.426 with 15/84 BB/K in 245 PA.
In the 189 PA with Bryant in the line-up--in addition to the numbers above--Baez has 20 BBs and only 45 Ks.
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In addition to getting adjusted to more advance AAA pitching.
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Hmm. Maaaaybe. Both are possible explanations (actually, Coldneck's point serves as an explanation for funkster's).
Still, the plot thickens when you look at Baez's numbers for June 1st-18th, pre-Bryant: .193/.238/.456 1 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 3 BB, 21K in 63 PA.
While the power is nice, everything else was fairly awful--especially his K per PA.
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