Kinsler and Valbuena

[Stradling]

We seemed to have lost our dump those guys thread.  I was just looking at Baseball Reference and if you need any more validation that offense is down in Major League Baseball you can find it on Kinsler and Valbuena’s BR pages.  Both are at or above replacement level after there last two games.  Hell Kinsler might be a good week away from being a 1 WAR player.  This isn’t to validate them playing everyday, it just shows how truly awful hitting is these days.  Valbuena is what baseball is becoming, strike out, home run or walk.  Gross.

[eligrba]

Teams facing the Angels don't seem to have problems scoring runs.

[Angel Oracle]

40 minutes ago, eligrba said:

Teams facing the Angels don't seem to have problems scoring runs.

Only when facing the blowpen

[Angel Oracle]

At this rate, MLB will be going back to 1968, only difference being more HRs hit today.

[Dick B Back]

I was reading an article yesterday on Joey Gatto stating he is a good possibility of having the all time worst 50 HR season. Sorry no link but I’ll try to find the article again and post it.

[Ohtaniland]

1 hour ago, The Boogie Man said:

We seemed to have lost our dump those guys thread.  I was just looking at Baseball Reference and if you need any more validation that offense is down in Major League Baseball you can find it on Kinsler and Valbuena’s BR pages.  Both are at or above replacement level after there last two games.  Hell Kinsler might be a good week away from being a 1 WAR player.  This isn’t to validate them playing everyday, it just shows how truly awful hitting is these days.  Valbuena is what baseball is becoming, strike out, home run or walk.  Gross.

You can easily see that every team has watered down talent that’s causing baseball to lose its overall fanbase. With hockey, soccer, football and basketball there are more choices for everyone. There’s a reason why you can pick up a cheap useless bobblehead, plastic pancho, tote bag, t-shirt or hat at almost every Angels home game. 

[BackUpTheTruck]

Yet Trout and Simmons are having career years.

[Ohtaniland]

1 minute ago, BackUpTheTruck said:

Yet Trout and Simmons are having career years.

Those guys are true winners but if they keep skipping the postseason none of that stat stuff really matters. 

[JustATroutFan]

5 minutes ago, BackUpTheTruck said:

Yet Trout and Simmons are having career years.

Just a great example of what happens when players uses the whole field and not try to hit home runs every single times up at the plate. We don't see many of those guys anymore, which is one of the biggest reasons why statistics like batting average is down across the whole league.

[jsnpritchett]

1 hour ago, The Boogie Man said:

We seemed to have lost our dump those guys thread.  I was just looking at Baseball Reference and if you need any more validation that offense is down in Major League Baseball you can find it on Kinsler and Valbuena’s BR pages.  Both are at or above replacement level after there last two games.  Hell Kinsler might be a good week away from being a 1 WAR player.  This isn’t to validate them playing everyday, it just shows how truly awful hitting is these days.  Valbuena is what baseball is becoming, strike out, home run or walk.  Gross.

I think sometimes people confuse "replacement level" and "average."  Replacement level is still awful.

[Troll Daddy]

These two knuckleheads will still be here in September imo 

[T.G.]

2 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

These two knuckleheads will still be here in September imo 

and if we're really lucky, they'll be on the Angels cruise in the off season.

[Billy_Ball]

Hey, Kinsler has been playing at an All Star level....the last few games. 

[Angel Oracle]

Just keep it up, Upton and Cold Calhoun tanking (different extents) made it more difficult.

[Tank]

13 hours ago, True Grich said:

and if we're really lucky, they'll be on the Angels cruise in the off season.

any chance that's a one way cruise? asking for, well, everyone.