How Much Longer Until Something Is Done About Calhoun?

[Angelsfan1984]

Just now, Dick B Back said:

Of course you don’t.

Ok...

[Second Base]

1 hour ago, Dick B Back said:

When you posted those stats, I thought they were Cron’s.

Cron > Calhoun

At least at hitting a baseball.

[Stradling]

2 hours ago, Homebrewer said:

Shea Hillenbrand is waving too.

He played about 1/3 of a season and hit about .250.  

[fan_since79]

Well, Maldonado went 0 for what seemed like a thousand, and now he's hitting .750. Kole should just talk to him and find out his secret.

 

Edited May 3, 2018 by fan_since79

[bloodbrother]

Kole is a try hard gritty player who ran out of GRIT. Time to send him to the glue factory

[Dtwncbad]

If I am not the first to make the comparison, forgive me.

But I especially love "gritty" players when it resukts in success.

I sort of get annoyed when somehow the grit is supposed to be a substitute for being productive.

I loved Erstad when he had his excellent year and then at some point I was so, so sick of people telling me I am supposed to love him for his gritty play long after he was really producing.

He was a decent player in some years other than his career year, but way overrated because of the grit.

My opinion of Kole Calhoun is in danger of going the wrong way because I am already tired of being sold on his grit.  Grit is great, if there is success.  If not, at the end of the day, I want a better player and no amount of grit can substitute for actual production.

[VariousCrap]

3 hours ago, Scotty@AW said:

Yeah that's what I'm seeing too. And even if Kole returns to who he was 2-3 years ago, I'd still replace him after this season. We've got done OF depth and I think Herm across a full season is just plain better.

 

I wouldn't be against that idea at all.

[T.G.]

What's wrong with grit?

 

 

I mean it's not as great as Grich... but it's still pretty great.

[VariousCrap]

21 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Well, Maldonado went 0 for what seemed like a thousand, and now he's hitting .750. Kole should just talk to him and find out his secret.

 

 

The problem for Kole is this bad hitting streak goes all the way back to last season.  It isn't just a 2018 thing.

[fan_since79]

7 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

If I am not the first to make the comparison, forgive me.

But I especially love "gritty" players when it resukts in success.

I sort of get annoyed when somehow the grit is supposed to be a substitute for being productive.

I loved Erstad when he had his excellent year and then at some point I was so, so sick of people telling me I am supposed to love him for his gritty play long after he was really producing.

He was a decent player in some years other than his career year, but way overrated because of the grit.

My opinion of Kole Calhoun is in danger of going the wrong way because I am already tired of being sold on his grit.  Grit is great, if there is success.  If not, at the end of the day, I want a better player and no amount of grit can substitute for actual production.

Too bad baseball doesn't have a position of "Designated Fielder". We could send Calhoun out there in right field, then someone else could bat for him when his spot comes up.

One designated fielder per team. Why not!

 

[VariousCrap]

2 hours ago, Scotty@AW said:

Basically, Kole has been completely unable to find any sort of rhythm at the plate since 2014. 

Fourfreakin' years ago.

In 2015, on a month by month basis he hit .315, .252, .234, .320, .205, .237. 

One or two good months separated by months of not hitting.

2016: .267, .324, .269, .244, .224, .296. 

Again, bouncing all over the place in production.

2017: .255, .158, .324, .169, .300, .245.

2018: .168.

Even when Kole is having a good month, he is not a hitter that can be trusted. You never know when he'll lose it and be useless for months at a time.

 

What is happening is his bad months are getting even worse.  That is very alarming.  I'd sure take 2016 Kole right now though.

[T.G.]

[VariousCrap]

Are you going to post pics of him striking out, grounding out into the shift and popping up now???

[Angel Oracle]

Bunt, Cold, BUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wopphil]

I love how we refer to short players as "gritty." Nobody ever says that about tall players. 

[Dick B Back]

1 hour ago, wopphil said:

I love how we refer to short players as "gritty." Nobody ever says that about tall players. 

Randy Johnson was not gritty.

[Inside Pitch]

2 hours ago, wopphil said:

I love how we refer to short players as "gritty." Nobody ever says that about tall players. 

Erstad was the king of grit...   Disar was 6'1 or so.....   

[bloodbrother]

Only white players are gritty

[Jeff Fletcher]

For the record, Calhoun can be optioned without his consent until he has 5 years of service time, which by my math will happen on Wednesday.

After that, it requires his consent. 

[totdprods]

40 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

For the record, Calhoun can be optioned without his consent until he has 5 years of service time, which by my math will happen on Wednesday.

After that, it requires his consent. 

That seems really unlikely, but you wonder if a little ten-day breather while Blash/Young get some ABs would be good for all.

[CubsFan]

On 4/25/2018 at 6:25 PM, Chris said:

It's almost time for a Blash Splash.

But I'd settle for a platoon with Young for now.

My patience wore out in about a day.

 

 

What's so great about Young?

[Stradling]

7 minutes ago, CubsFan said:

What's so great about Young?

If we’re talking about Chris Young, nothing.  

If we’re talking about Eric Young Jr, also nothing.  

[VariousCrap]

1 hour ago, totdprods said:

That seems really unlikely, but you wonder if a little ten-day breather while Blash/Young get some ABs would be good for all.

Young is garbage.  I'd like to see what Blash could do being he is doing so well in AAA.

[CubsFan]

7 minutes ago, SuperTroopers said:

If we’re talking about Chris Young, nothing.  

If we’re talking about Eric Young Jr, also nothing.  

they are both old and suck, so not sure why people clamor for them.

[totdprods]

13 minutes ago, VariousCrap said:

Young is garbage.  I'd like to see what Blash could do being he is doing so well in AAA.

He also hasn't had any sort of consistent stretch of playing time yet, and I doubt Sosh would just throw Blash in RF everyday. 

Kole goes to AAA and works on things and gets a breather. 
Blash gets a well-deserved promotion and an opp to get some MLB at-bats to see if he has turned some corner.
Young gets a shot at some consistent playing time, and either two things happen - he hits more and a Kole/Young platoon becomes a realistic option (Kole won't be in SLC forever) or he doesn't hit, and becomes an easy DFA.