Author Topic: Follow the Non-Prospects: Danny Espinosa, 2B (Read 29221 times)

PC · « **Reply #325 on:** July 21, 2013, 10:06:48 am »

Quote from: Slateman on July 21, 2013, 09:46:37 am

Arguing balls and strikes?

Yes.

Slateman · « **Reply #326 on:** July 21, 2013, 10:20:48 am »

Mr Big Shot Big Leaguer talking down to the Minor League umps. Keep him down there for a while.

welch · « **Reply #327 on:** July 23, 2013, 11:55:06 pm »

Hitting .199.

sph274 · « **Reply #328 on:** July 24, 2013, 12:42:23 pm »

Starting to think he has a serious attitude problem. It seems obvious he went to boras and naged about not being called up after like 10 good games.

Smithian · « **Reply #329 on:** July 24, 2013, 02:32:40 pm »

Quote from: sph274 on July 24, 2013, 12:42:23 pm

Starting to think he has a serious attitude problem. It seems obvious he went to boras and naged about not being called up after like 10 good games.

Oh.

houston-nat · « **Reply #330 on:** July 24, 2013, 02:33:55 pm »

Quote from: sph274 on July 24, 2013, 12:42:23 pm

Starting to think he has a serious attitude problem. It seems obvious he went to boras and naged about not being called up after like 10 good games.

I doubt it. Boras could have done that by himself just as easily.

mitlen · « **Reply #331 on:** July 24, 2013, 02:48:51 pm »

Quote from: houston-nat on July 24, 2013, 02:33:55 pm

I doubt it. Boras could have done that by himself just as easily.

+1

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #332 on:** July 24, 2013, 02:50:05 pm »

Boras is the devil, everything bad can easily be attributed to him, thus is the narrative

best agent in the game would certainly potentially torpedo a player's relationship with their club and bring on negative publicity without running it by their client- makes sense

welch · « **Reply #333 on:** July 29, 2013, 03:09:37 pm »

Espi now hitting .192 with 57 K's in about 155 AB's. About the same strikeout percentage he turned in last year with the Nats. Kobernus, Moore, and Perez are hitting about .300. Marrero is not bad. If I was choosing September call-ups today, Espi would not be one of them.

- Shoulder still holding him back and he refuses to get surgery?
- He's a plain bad hitter who somewhat made up for it by hitting a few homers, but can't hit for power even once in a long while?

Mattionals · « **Reply #334 on:** July 29, 2013, 07:29:44 pm »

Quote from: welch on July 29, 2013, 03:09:37 pm

- Shoulder still holding him back and he refuses to get surgery?

I for one still believe this is his problem.

Quote from: welch on July 29, 2013, 03:09:37 pm

- He's a plain bad hitter who somewhat made up for it by hitting a few homers, but can't hit for power even once in a long while?

I don't see how he went from a legitimate hitter in bigs, to Mario Mendoza.

welch · « **Reply #335 on:** July 29, 2013, 10:38:01 pm »

Quote from: Mattionals on July 29, 2013, 07:29:44 pm

I don't see how he went from a legitimate hitter in bigs, to Mario Mendoza.

His average often bounced around .200. I remember a Boswell column in 2011 explaining that Espi's hitting would look much better real soon because his BAPIP was down, and Everyone Knows that BAPIP is always about .300. His homers always lifted his slugging % to something respectable..

His strikeout % has always been high. That's what I have looked at...comes from being an old curmudgeon!

MorseTheHorse · « **Reply #336 on:** July 30, 2013, 08:09:54 am »

Espinosa has to be one of the dumbest human beings on the planet. Get the surgery clown!

welch · « **Reply #337 on:** August 14, 2013, 07:58:55 am »

Espinosa hitting about .215 with 75 K's. Kobernus, Perez, and Tyler Moore hitting over .300. Zach Walters has 27 homers, unless I mis-read the columns (tho batting about .255). Will Rhymes might not field like Espinosa, but compare the strikeouts to walks, and average.

Is it time to put Espinosa in the ex-prospects memorial thread?

natasaurus · « **Reply #338 on:** August 14, 2013, 09:22:30 am »

He's hitting .260 in July and August. Remember, he started out slowly because he had to completely retool his swing. Since then, he's hit pretty close to his career averages.

sph274 · « **Reply #339 on:** August 14, 2013, 01:47:28 pm »

Quote from: welch on August 14, 2013, 07:58:55 am

Is it time to put Espinosa in the ex-prospects memorial thread?

No mqn he has tons of value lets trade him for samrdizja or david price

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #340 on:** August 14, 2013, 02:01:50 pm »

Quote from: natasaurus on August 14, 2013, 09:22:30 am

He's hitting .260 in July and August. Remember, he started out slowly because he had to completely retool his swing. Since then, he's hit pretty close to his career averages.

He's in aaa, he should be well above his mlb career averages before they even consider bringing him back

Smithian · « **Reply #341 on:** August 14, 2013, 03:00:09 pm »

Espinosa has hit much better last 10 games. He should be brought back next season in Spring Training but sent down again if he doesn't perform well.

Slateman · « **Reply #342 on:** August 14, 2013, 03:01:41 pm »

Quote from: natasaurus on August 14, 2013, 09:22:30 am

He's hitting .260 in July and August. Remember, he started out slowly because he had to completely retool his swing. Since then, he's hit pretty close to his career averages.

Not his career average in Triple A