They are 9-1 in their last 10
5 wins in a row
Lead the league in runs scored
Tied for 4th highest wRC+
I hadn’t realized how good their offense has been, and that’s with Carroll hitting like butt cheeks most of the year
I am predicting 92 wins next year
Healthy Bo, a fresh start for George, Albert Pujols is now our first baseman and we can sign Antony Santander and Devin Williams
Low BABIP’s should be expected from him because he’s like 6-10 percentage points above average FB rates
I’m referencing the expected stats
I don’t think they’re going to differ that dramatically from teams own internal evaluations. Maybe I’m wrong
And those minor league numbers are probably still the main driver of his league average projections
What I’m saying is at the time of trade there was 1000 PA’s and no reason to realistically expect growth other than optimism
The only point I’m making is that there was really no reason to believe there was untapped upside when you look at those batted ball metrics. In fact he appeared to be a heavy regression candidate
I predicted a 5 WAR Varsho season so I’m not claiming to be a genius but with the benefit of hindsight how can anyone look at Varsho’s statcast page and be like damn if only he had a slightly above average bat like he was supposed to
Dudes page is ice cold. Like the inverse of Vlad or Yordan. There is nothing that says unlucky or underperforming hitter. It just paints the picture of a not very good one