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The Farm / Re: Follow the Prospects: Elijah Green, OF
« Last post by zimm_da_kid on Today at 12:22:39 AM »New personal best Sunday. 0-6 with 5 Ks. Up to 41 K in 74 AB
 
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The Clubhouse / Re: Jacob Young
« Last post by welch on Yesterday at 11:48:19 PM »Between his elite base running and plus defense at a premium defensive position, might Young be able to work his way into the conversation of being more than just a 4th outfielder? Beating out bunt base hits and infield singles could be a legitimate tool for him given his speed, which also effectively turns those weak hits into doubles.
Last season he was worth 0.9 fWAR in just 33 games and only a 82 wRC+. That's on pace for a 3-4 WAR across a full season of play.
This season it's been more of the same. Can't hit the ball hard at all (he has yet to hit a single barrel in his career so far), but manages to produce value anyway.
He is the Nats regular CF until they sign the next Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays. He hits line-drives, he bunts, he steals bases, he knows when to run, he runs down fly balls, and he throws runners out.
Young wins games.
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The Red Loft / Re: Capitals 2023-24
« Last post by GataNats on Yesterday at 11:02:48 PM »We are ahead of the rebuild. Spend some money in FA now
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The Clubhouse / Re: Jacob Young
« Last post by zimm_da_kid on Yesterday at 11:02:27 PM »76.1 mph average exit velo so far this year. 81.9 last year. .378 babip this year i doubt he's a starter on a playoff caliber team. Cheap bench 4th of/late inning defense/pinch runner/start against like half of all lefty SPs to give guys breaks guy? yes. i think he's that, and could be a good one too
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The Clubhouse / Re: The Sunshine Squad 2024
« Last post by IanRubbish on Yesterday at 10:54:12 PM »Jacob Young
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The Clubhouse / Re: Record of Gameday Thread Starters (2024)
« Last post by imref on Yesterday at 10:51:36 PM »I would have waited until after the series.3-0 is an impressive run. Go 1-0 tomorrow!
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The Red Loft / Re: Capitals 2023-24
« Last post by imref on Yesterday at 10:49:53 PM »Still disappointing that Ovi gets them one cup.
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The Clubhouse / Re: The Sunshine Squad 2024
« Last post by varoadking on Yesterday at 10:47:47 PM »We don't have to listen to John Buccigras doing any more Caps coverage this season!
#littlevictories
#littlevictories
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The Clubhouse / Re: Jacob Young
« Last post by nobleisthyname on Yesterday at 10:42:01 PM »I see you made that comparison earlier. One thing that's a bit interesting is Young's walk rate has cratered so far this season from his relatively healthy 8.3% in 121 PAs last season to just 1.5% in 66 PAs this season (which is just a single walk). He seems much more aggressive so far this season and has cut back on his strikeouts a bit as well. He posted ~10% walk rate throughout the minors so it will be interesting to see if he starts being more patient again or if this is an intentional strategy change.