Calhoun

[Stradling]

So .150 with great D or .200 with bad D

[UndertheHalo]

1 minute ago, SuperTroopers said:

So .150 with great D or .200 with bad D

.200

[bloodbrother]

.165/.195/.205 in 133 PA

[GrittyVeterans]

1 minute ago, SuperTroopers said:

So .150 with great D or .200 with bad D

I'd give Young a shot to try and hit .230. He's not as bad with the glove as Blash

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, GrittyVeterans said:

I'd give Young a shot to try and hit .230. He's not as bad with the glove as Blash

I’d be fine with that.   

[UndertheHalo]

Just now, UndertheHalo said:

.200

But I mean really, what’s the point.  How many guys who can’t field for shit and are batting .200 are going to stick on a decent major league team.  The same obviously goes for a guy batting .165 with no walks.  I’ve cheered for Kole a lot.  I like the guy.  I feel badly this is how it is.  But he’s gotta go.  This isn’t workable. 

[IheartLA]

Kole Calhoun wtf, we talk crap about how bad Albert has been but not even in his worst slump has he been this bad. 

Is there any reason not to try to lay 4 bunts down a game at this point? At least try to, for one game please? 

[Ohtaniland]

Kole is locked into a guaranteed $28M deal. How sweet it is.

[bloodbrother]

IDK what they do in RF. Going to Young makes a RH heavy lineup even more RH heavy and I don't like Blash. EYJr is a switch hitter so he'd at least give them that LH bat but I don't think he can play RF with that arm of his and Hermosillo is another RH hitter

It's early to speculate but as I look today, Markakis for RF in a trade would look pretty good. Last year of his deal but the Braves are actually competing(as of now) so who knows if he'll even become available, but man that would be a great fit. LH bat, good RF defense and having a career year at the plate

[stormngt]

4 minutes ago, IheartLA said:

Kole Calhoun wtf, we talk crap about how bad Albert has been but not even in his worst slump has he been this bad. 

Is there any reason not to try to lay 4 bunts down a game at this point? At least try to, for one game please? 

Use him as a 4th OF/ defense replacement.   Give him a shot to get his spot back next year.

[Stradling]

4 minutes ago, OHTANILAND said:

Kole is locked into a guaranteed $28M deal. How sweet it is.

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[Docwaukee]

I can't believe how bad he is.  He's squeezing the sawdust out of the bat.  He needs to not play for awhile.  

[UndertheHalo]

I’m a fan.  I don’t give a shit about Arte eating his contract.  I don’t care if they send him to the minors. Get him out of the line up. 

And frankly playing the whole season with a NL line up and failing to make the post season. Or at least an ALDS trip will cost him more.  

Edited May 13, 2018 by UndertheHalo

[Stradling]

He needs to be sent down, tonight.  

[Ohtaniland]

2 minutes ago, SuperTroopers said:

He needs to be sent packing tonight.  

 

[Lou]

19 minutes ago, OHTANILAND said:

Kole is locked into a guaranteed $28M deal. How sweet it is.

He's owed about $19M

[Stradling]

3 minutes ago, Lou said:

He's owed about $19M

Clod cares a lot more about the money than anything else.  

[Ohtaniland]

Just now, Lou said:

He's owed about $19M

Yea I was referring to his last extension. $19M is still bad because Arte won't pay him to leave and no other team will take on his entire deal.

[fan_since79]

Let's just face the fact that we have three or four automatic outs in each game and move on. It is what it is. He's not going anywhere. 

[Ohtaniland]

Just now, fan_since79 said:

Let's just face the fact that we have three or four automatic outs in each game and move on. It is what it is. He's not going anywhere. 

With Albert, Kinsler and Calhoun we're supposed to compete with the Astros all season long. 

[fan_since79]

2 minutes ago, OHTANILAND said:

With Albert, Kinsler and Calhoun we're supposed to compete with the Astros all season long. 

Yeah, I meant three or four outs from Calhoun alone.

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, BackUpTheTruck said:

Well, Kole plays the most dangerous position in baseball in right field (sarcasm) so maybe he gets hurt (not wishing for that, just send him down already).  It's great to know if we get to the World Series, Ohtani will never see RF in a National League Park, even if it's game 7.

Right.  Now can we stop pretending like he is being under utilized?  

[Stradling]

I’ll be honest, it is tough to take anything you say seriously because you want Ohtani to pitch in relief after not warming up in the pen.  So sorry if I struggle to want to engage in any of your other Ohtani ideas.

[Stradling]

Just now, BackUpTheTruck said:

I understand. Pitching in relief without warming up in the pen is an extreme and unusual idea.  That's an understatement.  But I've seen the way Othani warms up.  He lobs it to the catcher most of the time.  That and the way he primarily uses his body to generate velocity instead of him arm makes me think he would be the only guy who could pull that off.

Has he ever pitched in relief for an extended period of time?  He pitched 2 games of relief in 2013 and 1 game in 2016.  The transition from pitching once a week to 3-4 times a week is not something he is going to be able to accomplish mid season.  

[Lou]

1 hour ago, OHTANILAND said:

Yea I was referring to his last extension. $19M is still bad because Arte won't pay him to leave and no other team will take on his entire deal.

 

True, because Arte has never done