2017 Stuff
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 5:28 pm
Let's do some Stuff pertaining to the 2017 baseball season....
Aaron Judge was the first player in MLB history with a 50-100-200
This would be the triple crown of non-balls in play.
50 homers...100 BB's...200 strike outs
Judge hit 24 doubles.
In the past that would portend to a player not having power (remember that?)
Another Yankee had a large home run total and measly doubles.
Roger Maris had 61 home runs and reversed those digits for just 16 doubles.
Before thinking that Yankee Stadium (either of them) are hard on doubles, Don Mattingly had 53 in 1986.
Whit Merrifield led the American League with 34 stolen bases.
If that doesn't sound like much for a leader, you're right.
The last A.L. Leader with fewer stolen bases was Luis Aparicio in 1962.
Travis Shaw stole 10 bases last year.
You're probably thinking that Shaw picked his spots well and sneakily stole second base 10 times.
Nope.
EIGHT of Shaw's 10 thefts were of THIRD BASE.
The top 20 hitters who had the most strike outs, all had at least 20 home runs.
No year said 'Swing hard in case you hit something' like 2017.
Justin Turner 'finished' 300th in striking out with just 56 k's.
The last player 'of the group' with at least 20 home runs.
Charlie Blackmon had an extraordinary year.
He finished in the top 10 of NL hitters in Singles, Doubles, Triples, and Home Runs.
For fantasy purposes, he was also top ten in the NL in four of five roto categories.
His 14 stolen bases placed 24th.
Unforgivable.
Joey Votto also finished top four of five roto categories in the NL (Arenado too)
Votto led baseball in walks (134) and intentional walks (20).
We wouldn't have it any other way, would we?
Have we come to the point yet, where we save pitches on arms, and intentionally walk Votto with two outs and nobody on first base every time the circumstance presents itself?
Baseball is moving that way.
From 1980-2005, there were 100 20-game winners.
In the 12 seasons since, just 24.
An average of two 20-game winners.
In 2017, there were zero 20-game winners.
There were zero 19- game winners.
The first year, without a labor strike, that has ever happened.
Rick Porcello led baseball in Wins in 2016.
In 2017, he led baseball in losses.
Chris Archer has not won 20 games in 2016 and 2017 inclusive.
He has lost 31 games.
For fantasy drafters, that don't mean much.
Robbie Ray was 8-15 in 2016.
15-5 last year.
Matt Moore allowed more runs than any other National League pitcher (116) in 2017.
He moves from the best pitchers park in the league to one of the worst pitching parks in the American League...
FORE!
Only four batters on now opposing AL Central teams have hit a home run vs. Jake Odorizzi
Encarnacion-2
Merrifield-2
Gordon-1
Av Garcia- 1
Corey Dickerson set a career high of 27 home runs last year.....and Hillary got more votes than Donald
Neither did a lot of good for them, did it....
Is there a team's bullpen that will need prayers more than the Angels this coming season?
Last year, Parker Bridwell led them in Quality Starts.
Parker Bridwell!
This year, Mike Scioscia has announced a six man rotation
Here are the Starters with last years innings...
Shohei Ohtani- 25 innings
Garrett Richards- 27 innings
JC Ramirez- 147 innings
Matt Shoemaker- 77 innings
Tyler Skaggs- 85 innings
Parker Bridwell- 121 innings
The devil is in the stats.
The Angels will need a lot of bullpen arms.
One of those bullpen arms is Jim Johnson.
Warm up the shuttle between Salt Lake City and Anaheim.
Aaron Judge was the first player in MLB history with a 50-100-200
This would be the triple crown of non-balls in play.
50 homers...100 BB's...200 strike outs
Judge hit 24 doubles.
In the past that would portend to a player not having power (remember that?)
Another Yankee had a large home run total and measly doubles.
Roger Maris had 61 home runs and reversed those digits for just 16 doubles.
Before thinking that Yankee Stadium (either of them) are hard on doubles, Don Mattingly had 53 in 1986.
Whit Merrifield led the American League with 34 stolen bases.
If that doesn't sound like much for a leader, you're right.
The last A.L. Leader with fewer stolen bases was Luis Aparicio in 1962.
Travis Shaw stole 10 bases last year.
You're probably thinking that Shaw picked his spots well and sneakily stole second base 10 times.
Nope.
EIGHT of Shaw's 10 thefts were of THIRD BASE.
The top 20 hitters who had the most strike outs, all had at least 20 home runs.
No year said 'Swing hard in case you hit something' like 2017.
Justin Turner 'finished' 300th in striking out with just 56 k's.
The last player 'of the group' with at least 20 home runs.
Charlie Blackmon had an extraordinary year.
He finished in the top 10 of NL hitters in Singles, Doubles, Triples, and Home Runs.
For fantasy purposes, he was also top ten in the NL in four of five roto categories.
His 14 stolen bases placed 24th.
Unforgivable.
Joey Votto also finished top four of five roto categories in the NL (Arenado too)
Votto led baseball in walks (134) and intentional walks (20).
We wouldn't have it any other way, would we?
Have we come to the point yet, where we save pitches on arms, and intentionally walk Votto with two outs and nobody on first base every time the circumstance presents itself?
Baseball is moving that way.
From 1980-2005, there were 100 20-game winners.
In the 12 seasons since, just 24.
An average of two 20-game winners.
In 2017, there were zero 20-game winners.
There were zero 19- game winners.
The first year, without a labor strike, that has ever happened.
Rick Porcello led baseball in Wins in 2016.
In 2017, he led baseball in losses.
Chris Archer has not won 20 games in 2016 and 2017 inclusive.
He has lost 31 games.
For fantasy drafters, that don't mean much.
Robbie Ray was 8-15 in 2016.
15-5 last year.
Matt Moore allowed more runs than any other National League pitcher (116) in 2017.
He moves from the best pitchers park in the league to one of the worst pitching parks in the American League...
FORE!
Only four batters on now opposing AL Central teams have hit a home run vs. Jake Odorizzi
Encarnacion-2
Merrifield-2
Gordon-1
Av Garcia- 1
Corey Dickerson set a career high of 27 home runs last year.....and Hillary got more votes than Donald
Neither did a lot of good for them, did it....
Is there a team's bullpen that will need prayers more than the Angels this coming season?
Last year, Parker Bridwell led them in Quality Starts.
Parker Bridwell!
This year, Mike Scioscia has announced a six man rotation
Here are the Starters with last years innings...
Shohei Ohtani- 25 innings
Garrett Richards- 27 innings
JC Ramirez- 147 innings
Matt Shoemaker- 77 innings
Tyler Skaggs- 85 innings
Parker Bridwell- 121 innings
The devil is in the stats.
The Angels will need a lot of bullpen arms.
One of those bullpen arms is Jim Johnson.
Warm up the shuttle between Salt Lake City and Anaheim.