tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post201403816395010799..comments2024-03-28T14:09:20.907-04:00Comments on Mack's Mets: Tom Brennan –Yoenis Cespedes vs. Lucas Duda Mack Adehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-77738033107177258902016-12-23T12:32:17.117-05:002016-12-23T12:32:17.117-05:00Encarnacion, the flavor of the day, ends his at ba...Encarnacion, the flavor of the day, ends his at bats on first pitch 10.1% and on counts ending in 0 or 1 strike 52.2% of the time...and signs for big bucks. If Lucas wants big bucks as a free agent, his lesser 8.3% and 46% numbers need to climb in 2017.<br />Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-77712454455573120472016-12-23T11:44:23.057-05:002016-12-23T11:44:23.057-05:00Adam - So simple to change for both...and the numb...Adam - So simple to change for both...and the numbers show exactly why they should. <br /><br />They put up Ruthian #'s when they finish an AB on 0 or 1 strike. <br /><br />And hit like Matt Harvey when they get to 2 strikes. <br /><br />You'll always have good hitters taking a well-thrown strike (breaking ball when looking for a FB) or fouling a ball off, but ending your at bat on just 1 of every 12 at bats on the first pitch is too infrequent and frankly foolish. If they get very aggressive on fat first pitches, lots of good 1-0 counts will ensue as pitchers nibble. If Cespedes wants to ever hit 50, this is the formula.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-32910232060232942712016-12-23T11:01:09.331-05:002016-12-23T11:01:09.331-05:00Watching Duda take strike one down the middle is s...Watching Duda take strike one down the middle is seriously frustrating. I didn't realize that Cespedes is in pretty much the same league on this. Now I'll get to be frustrated twice as often! That Adam Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687771146317665283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-7253620870010502822016-12-23T10:50:37.256-05:002016-12-23T10:50:37.256-05:00Duda's rookie campaign saw him hit .292 with 1...Duda's rookie campaign saw him hit .292 with 10 HRs and 50 RBIs in 300 ABs. If you doubled those numbers for a full season I think the club would be ecstatic even if it meant giving up about 10 HRs. Reese Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12993445356545875409noreply@blogger.com