Orange County Register: Conger's hitting is back in whack

[AngelsWin.com]

ANAHEIM – It was late May, as Angels catcher Hank Conger recalls, when he started to not feel right at the plate anymore.He began the season on a tear and carried a .373 on-base percentage and .522 slugging mark into Seattle, in a series that...

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[ten ocho recon scout]

Good to see. Im a hank fan. Still think he has a bright future. He wont be a star, but i think he still has time to blossom into a solid starting catcher.

And i get the feeling hes probably a popular clubhouse guy. He seems real likeable and is easy to pull for.

[Angel Oracle]

Hit the ball to LF, LCF, and CF....long slump over

Coincidence?

His defense has been huge this season.

[Angelsjunky]

I still think Hank has the potential to develop into a .270/.750 hitter. Couple that with surprisingly improved average plus defense and you've got yourself a nifty catcher. Of course I love Iannetta's OBP, especially this year, but I do think Hank will thrive with more regular at-bats. But I don't expect anything to change, at least not through next year, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Hank be more consistent with the bat next year and play his way into more starts.

[Ohtaniland]

I still think Hank has the potential to develop into a .270/.750 hitter. Couple that with surprisingly improved average plus defense and you've got yourself a nifty catcher. Of course I love Iannetta's OBP, especially this year, but I do think Hank will thrive with more regular at-bats. But I don't expect anything to change, at least not through next year, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Hank be more consistent with the bat next year and play his way into more starts.

We need to go get Russell Martin if he's available in the offseason. He's the best option out there.

[Blarg]

I think all of you guys are in need of a reality check. He hasn't had a home run since May. His slugging percentage for four months straight mirrored his on base percentage and that was at or below .300. In August his OPS was .339. His last 8 games he is .259/.286/.296 and that is considered an improvement.

 

There is nothing in Conger's past and current performance in the Majors that points to him ever being a league average hitter.

[Blarg]

We need to go get Russell Martin if he's available in the offseason. He's the best option out there.

 

Martin is having a standout year at age 32 after 5 completely unremarkable years. So your plan is to pick up a 33 year old catcher and expect to get value out of that contract?

[Guest]

He's such an awful baserunner. Always doing something stupid...

[Blarg]

You can't say that about a guy that almost never gets on base.

[Inside Pitch]

He's such an awful baserunner. Always doing something stupid...

First player I can remember that might trip while walking to first base.