He's at plus 4 runs going by plus/minus, has a /150 of +2

 

Average of the two would put him at around -3.5

 

Explain this to me.

 

-9+2=-7/2=-3.5?

He's at plus 4 runs going by plus/minus, has a /150 of +2

 

Average of the two would put him at around -3.5

 

Explain this to me.

 

-9+2=-7/2=-3.5?

No clue where -9 came from?

He's at plus 4 runs going by plus/minus, has a /150 of +2

 

Average of the two would put him at around -3.5

 

Explain this to me.

 

-9+2=-7/2=-3.5?

No clue where -9 came from?

 

UZR?

 

His career UZR/150 in the OF is -8.6. I just rounded down (that would be considered down right?).

I think Hermida will be back however his opportunities are running out on him

He's at plus 4 runs going by plus/minus, has a /150 of +2

 

Average of the two would put him at around -3.5

 

Explain this to me.

 

-9+2=-7/2=-3.5?

No clue where -9 came from?

 

UZR?

 

His career UZR/150 in the OF is -8.6. I just rounded down (that would be considered down right?).

Oh, okay, I see what you did now. You did math with a number you didn't post.

 

See, this is why teachers say show your work.

From Baseball America comparing 2002 first round draft picks Delmon Young, Chris Young Jeff Francoer and Hermida

 

Hermida led the SL with 111 walks and a .457 on-base percentage in 2005, and while he isn't the free swinger the other guys are, he hasn't been nearly as disciplined with the Marlins. I hold out more hope for him than the rest of this group, and I wonder if Hermida has focused too much on trying to hit homers rather than letting them come naturally.

Can't say I'm his biggest fan, but I do think he could do more with a better hitting coach

 

 

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I've been saying this for like the past two years. It's why I think (if traded to the right team), he could really improve. I really hope the best for (almost) any former Marlin, so I'm not about to be one of the "F--- you hermierda" people. I mean, look at the hitters of last season and tell me if someone like Jerm belongs? Jake, Hanram, Uggz and Cantu? Yeah, not so much. The kind of team we had last year does not seem to be realistically sustainable, and I wouldn't want it to be. The hitting that we've had this year, more so as of late, is more what I'd like our future teams to be like...albeit, with more timely hitting. Like getting the man on third with less than two outs in to score. But yeah... I'm glad that someone else agrees :notworthy

From Baseball America comparing 2002 first round draft picks Delmon Young, Chris Young Jeff Francoer and Hermida

 

Hermida led the SL with 111 walks and a .457 on-base percentage in 2005, and while he isn't the free swinger the other guys are, he hasn't been nearly as disciplined with the Marlins. I hold out more hope for him than the rest of this group, and I wonder if Hermida has focused too much on trying to hit homers rather than letting them come naturally.

Can't say I'm his biggest fan, but I do think he could do more with a better hitting coach

 

 

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I've been saying this for like the past two years. It's why I think (if traded to the right team), he could really improve. I really hope the best for (almost) any former Marlin, so I'm not about to be one of the "F--- you hermierda" people. I mean, look at the hitters of last season and tell me if someone like Jerm belongs? Jake, Hanram, Uggz and Cantu? Yeah, not so much. The kind of team we had last year does not seem to be realistically sustainable, and I wouldn't want it to be. The hitting that we've had this year, more so as of late, is more what I'd like our future teams to be like...albeit, with more timely hitting. Like getting the man on third with less than two outs in to score. But yeah... I'm glad that someone else agrees

 

Someday, someone will have to teach me why being dependent on the HR is a bad thing.

From Baseball America comparing 2002 first round draft picks Delmon Young, Chris Young Jeff Francoer and Hermida

 

Hermida led the SL with 111 walks and a .457 on-base percentage in 2005, and while he isn't the free swinger the other guys are, he hasn't been nearly as disciplined with the Marlins. I hold out more hope for him than the rest of this group, and I wonder if Hermida has focused too much on trying to hit homers rather than letting them come naturally.

Can't say I'm his biggest fan, but I do think he could do more with a better hitting coach

 

 

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I've been saying this for like the past two years. It's why I think (if traded to the right team), he could really improve. I really hope the best for (almost) any former Marlin, so I'm not about to be one of the "F--- you hermierda" people. I mean, look at the hitters of last season and tell me if someone like Jerm belongs? Jake, Hanram, Uggz and Cantu? Yeah, not so much. The kind of team we had last year does not seem to be realistically sustainable, and I wouldn't want it to be. The hitting that we've had this year, more so as of late, is more what I'd like our future teams to be like...albeit, with more timely hitting. Like getting the man on third with less than two outs in to score. But yeah... I'm glad that someone else agrees

 

Someday, someone will have to teach me why being dependent on the HR is a bad thing.

 

Cool, let's start asking players like Bonifacio, Coggie, and Maybin to shoot for the fences. Baker said the exact same thing earlier this season on Marlins Live. He started trying to go for the homer and it ended up shifting his swing, where he wasn't hitting the ball the other way (like he says he likes to do). It also ended up to a whole bunch fly balls and poor Pa, and Jeremy Hermida said the exact same thing in this article:

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090306&content_id=3928918&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla

I never liked living feast or famine with the Fish. Holding out hope for streaky players like Dan Uggla to hit a homerun is less than satisfying. It's one thing to ask for homeruns from power hitters, but it's another thing to ask for them from the entire team. Despite popular belief, women don't dig the long ball, as much as they dig winning. Hitting homers is good, I just don't want the team to be absolutely inept when on a dry spell.

From Baseball America comparing 2002 first round draft picks Delmon Young, Chris Young Jeff Francoer and Hermida

 

Hermida led the SL with 111 walks and a .457 on-base percentage in 2005, and while he isn't the free swinger the other guys are, he hasn't been nearly as disciplined with the Marlins. I hold out more hope for him than the rest of this group, and I wonder if Hermida has focused too much on trying to hit homers rather than letting them come naturally.

Can't say I'm his biggest fan, but I do think he could do more with a better hitting coach

 

 

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I've been saying this for like the past two years. It's why I think (if traded to the right team), he could really improve. I really hope the best for (almost) any former Marlin, so I'm not about to be one of the "F--- you hermierda" people. I mean, look at the hitters of last season and tell me if someone like Jerm belongs? Jake, Hanram, Uggz and Cantu? Yeah, not so much. The kind of team we had last year does not seem to be realistically sustainable, and I wouldn't want it to be. The hitting that we've had this year, more so as of late, is more what I'd like our future teams to be like...albeit, with more timely hitting. Like getting the man on third with less than two outs in to score. But yeah... I'm glad that someone else agrees

 

Someday, someone will have to teach me why being dependent on the HR is a bad thing.

 

 

I wouldn't want to be dependent on the HR to the extent we were last year; where it was HR or nothing. Yes, a HR is the best a player can do but if he is constantly swinging for the fences and missing, I'd much rather take a single or a double that could score a run from 2nd as opposed to a strike out. Of course the ideal situation would be a HR but realistically a player won't always get a HR in that situation since HR's are more elusive than hits so depending on or expecting one would be a stretch.

 

At least that's how I view it...

From Baseball America comparing 2002 first round draft picks Delmon Young, Chris Young Jeff Francoer and Hermida

 

Hermida led the SL with 111 walks and a .457 on-base percentage in 2005, and while he isn't the free swinger the other guys are, he hasn't been nearly as disciplined with the Marlins. I hold out more hope for him than the rest of this group, and I wonder if Hermida has focused too much on trying to hit homers rather than letting them come naturally.

Can't say I'm his biggest fan, but I do think he could do more with a better hitting coach

 

 

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I've been saying this for like the past two years. It's why I think (if traded to the right team), he could really improve. I really hope the best for (almost) any former Marlin, so I'm not about to be one of the "F--- you hermierda" people. I mean, look at the hitters of last season and tell me if someone like Jerm belongs? Jake, Hanram, Uggz and Cantu? Yeah, not so much. The kind of team we had last year does not seem to be realistically sustainable, and I wouldn't want it to be. The hitting that we've had this year, more so as of late, is more what I'd like our future teams to be like...albeit, with more timely hitting. Like getting the man on third with less than two outs in to score. But yeah... I'm glad that someone else agrees

 

Someday, someone will have to teach me why being dependent on the HR is a bad thing.

 

Cool, let's start asking players like Bonifacio, Coggie, and Maybin to shoot for the fences. Baker said the exact same thing earlier this season on Marlins Live. He started trying to go for the homer and it ended up shifting his swing, where he wasn't hitting the ball the other way (like he says he likes to do). It also ended up to a whole bunch fly balls and poor Pa, and Jeremy Hermida said the exact same thing in this article:

http://mlb.mlb.com/n...t=.jsp&c_id=fla

I never liked living feast or famine with the Fish. Holding out hope for streaky players like Dan Uggla to hit a homerun is less than satisfying. It's one thing to ask for homeruns from power hitters, but it's another thing to ask for them from the entire team. Despite popular belief, women don't dig the long ball, as much as they dig winning. Hitting homers is good, I just don't want the team to be absolutely inept when on a dry spell.

 

 

So b/c we no longer have the players who live/die by the HR ball, it's a bad thing. My thing with this is...saying you don't like to be dependent on it, in general. There are many teams who live and die by the HR ball, who are successful. Ask the current defending World Series champions, if you don't believe me. Runs are runs, regardless of how you get them.

Extra base hits are how you have a consistant run scoring offense. It is very hard to be reliable when you have to have 3 35% chances all in a row to score a run. Last years team was not 'all or nothing', despite our anecdotal feelings about consistancy, last years Marlins team had a consistant offence. This years team was not until Bonifacio started spending more games on the bench.

 

Some players should not swing for the fences, but Hermida, Baker and Maybin should drive the ball. The HRs just come when they come. Bonifacio should not have been starting this season anyhow.

 

Note: XBH does not mean HR. But you are not scoring a guy from first or second on an infield single.

Extra base hits are how you have a consistant run scoring offense. It is very hard to be reliable when you have to have 3 35% chances all in a row to score a run. Last years team was not 'all or nothing', despite our anecdotal feelings about consistancy, last years Marlins team had a consistant offence. This years team was not until Bonifacio started spending more games on the bench.

 

 

 

Exactly.

 

The Mets this year are a perfect example.

From Baseball America comparing 2002 first round draft picks Delmon Young, Chris Young Jeff Francoer and Hermida

 

Hermida led the SL with 111 walks and a .457 on-base percentage in 2005, and while he isn't the free swinger the other guys are, he hasn't been nearly as disciplined with the Marlins. I hold out more hope for him than the rest of this group, and I wonder if Hermida has focused too much on trying to hit homers rather than letting them come naturally.

Can't say I'm his biggest fan, but I do think he could do more with a better hitting coach

 

 

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I've been saying this for like the past two years. It's why I think (if traded to the right team), he could really improve. I really hope the best for (almost) any former Marlin, so I'm not about to be one of the "F--- you hermierda" people. I mean, look at the hitters of last season and tell me if someone like Jerm belongs? Jake, Hanram, Uggz and Cantu? Yeah, not so much. The kind of team we had last year does not seem to be realistically sustainable, and I wouldn't want it to be. The hitting that we've had this year, more so as of late, is more what I'd like our future teams to be like...albeit, with more timely hitting. Like getting the man on third with less than two outs in to score. But yeah... I'm glad that someone else agrees

 

Someday, someone will have to teach me why being dependent on the HR is a bad thing.

 

Cool, let's start asking players like Bonifacio, Coggie, and Maybin to shoot for the fences. Baker said the exact same thing earlier this season on Marlins Live. He started trying to go for the homer and it ended up shifting his swing, where he wasn't hitting the ball the other way (like he says he likes to do). It also ended up to a whole bunch fly balls and poor Pa, and Jeremy Hermida said the exact same thing in this article:

http://mlb.mlb.com/n...t=.jsp&c_id=fla

I never liked living feast or famine with the Fish. Holding out hope for streaky players like Dan Uggla to hit a homerun is less than satisfying. It's one thing to ask for homeruns from power hitters, but it's another thing to ask for them from the entire team. Despite popular belief, women don't dig the long ball, as much as they dig winning. Hitting homers is good, I just don't want the team to be absolutely inept when on a dry spell.

 

 

So b/c we no longer have the players who live/die by the HR ball, it's a bad thing. My thing with this is...saying you don't like to be dependent on it, in general. There are many teams who live and die by the HR ball, who are successful. Ask the current defending World Series champions, if you don't believe me. Runs are runs, regardless of how you get them.

 

You're right, runs are runs regardless of how we get them... So why do they need to be brought in by homers? I have no issues with power hitting, I just want us to be able to hit, even when not hitting it out of the park. If we're not hitting homeruns, I want to bring the guy on second, home. And yeah, despite my first sentence up there being snippy, my point was that the team's dynamic has been changing by the whole, "speed and defense" mentality, so our guys are getting smaller and faster, and that's not terribly conducive to hitting it out, but hey, if we can hit it out of the park, and have other players like Hanley and Coggie continue to hit for avg as well, I wouldn't mind getting a whole bunch men on base for others to hit HRs. I just want a balanced team. And I've been saying this, even when the fish were hitting 208 homers.