Author Topic: Worst Offensive Performance in Nationals History - 2014 Edition (Read 13011 times)

Optics · « **Reply #50 on:** April 25, 2014, 12:11:38 am »

I'd rather get no hit then be this bad with RISP.

imref · « **Reply #51 on:** April 25, 2014, 12:17:13 am »

Quote from: Optics on April 25, 2014, 12:11:38 am

I'd rather get no hit then be this bad with RISP.

yeah, this was worse than the Wainwright 2 hitter.

pazzo83 · « **Reply #52 on:** April 25, 2014, 02:04:00 am »

0-16 with RISP is one of the worst offensive efforts in recent MLB history.

sph274 · « **Reply #53 on:** April 25, 2014, 05:17:12 am »

Isn't that kind of a Stat that could correct itself over the year? Isn't it mostly just bad luck?

Mathguy · « **Reply #54 on:** April 25, 2014, 05:23:22 am »

Disagree completely

Quote from: Optics on April 25, 2014, 12:11:38 am

I'd rather get no hit then be this bad with RISP.

Slateman · « **Reply #55 on:** April 25, 2014, 08:14:53 am »

I agree. I'd much rather get no hit. Get someone fired.

tomterp · « **Reply #56 on:** April 25, 2014, 08:25:12 am »

Quote from: sph274 on April 25, 2014, 05:17:12 am

Isn't that kind of a Stat that could correct itself over the year? Isn't it mostly just bad luck?

So they say.

PC · « **Reply #57 on:** April 25, 2014, 08:27:21 am »

Some team is going to be dead last in baseball in hitting with RISP and still be very bad it, throughout the season. It might not even out.

OldNatsFan · « **Reply #58 on:** April 25, 2014, 08:30:31 am »

Maybe they should try a sac bunt and a squeeze bunt in that situation since no one can get a clutch hit.

tomterp · « **Reply #59 on:** April 25, 2014, 08:35:05 am »

Quote from: PC on April 25, 2014, 08:27:21 am

Some team is going to be dead last in baseball in hitting with RISP and still be very bad it, throughout the season. It might not even out.

Random variability doesn't imply that things "even out", there's no catch up effect. It implies that things will be more normal going forward, though.

imref · « **Reply #60 on:** April 25, 2014, 08:41:57 am »

Quote from: OldNatsFan on April 25, 2014, 08:30:31 am

Maybe they should try a sac bunt and a squeeze bunt in that situation since no one can get a clutch hit.

Hi Bryce!

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #61 on:** April 25, 2014, 09:03:03 am »

cross post. This is not RISP, but it is % of base runners scored.

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on April 25, 2014, 08:58:42 am

honestly, at this point, I don't know whether you can tell much about how well this offense is going to do over the year. To some extent, the Miami and Mets series probably jack up the overall stats, while the run of great pitchers / tough match ups they've faced distorts it down.

For what it is worth, the team is outscoring Atlanta by a half a run a game (4.26 v. 3.76), and is scoring a higher percentage of baserunners (12% v. 11%).
http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2014-situational-batting.shtml

The 2014 offense is slightly above MLB average in runs per game (4.26 v. 4.20). That 12% in scoring baserunners is below MLB average (14% is average), but is the same as St Louis and just below Boston (13%). Last year, all teams ended up within 1% of average (14%) except St. Louis (17%) and 4 very poor offenses - ChC, MIA, MN, SEA (12%).

Cashing in is important, and the best offenses at cashing in runners seem to be the higher scoring ones. none of the teams that were below average in base runner scoring % were above average in runs scored in 2013, while all 8 of the teams that were 15% or higher scored more than MLB average in runs per game. I would not like to see that 12% continue in 2014, even if our overall run scoring is for now above average. I expect we will be around 13- 15% by the end of the year, because that is where most teams end up.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #62 on:** April 27, 2014, 04:56:10 pm »

bump. owned by weak ass Ian Kennedy

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #63 on:** April 27, 2014, 06:06:03 pm »

Kennedy coming into today was averaging a K an inning, had a 3.60 ERA, and a 3.00 FIP. That's not "weak ass."

Slateman · « **Reply #64 on:** May 04, 2014, 05:27:25 pm »

Gonna bump this. Roberto Hernandez and the Phillies crappy bullpen

mmzznnxx · « **Reply #65 on:** May 04, 2014, 05:58:01 pm »

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #66 on:** May 04, 2014, 09:09:27 pm »

Quote from: Slateman on May 04, 2014, 05:27:25 pm

Gonna bump this. Roberto Hernandez and the Phillies crappy bullpen

This one could be a contender for worst of the year

varoadking · « **Reply #67 on:** May 04, 2014, 09:14:57 pm »

Quote from: HalfSmokes on May 04, 2014, 09:09:27 pm

This one could be a contender for worst of the year

It's still early...

EdStroud · « **Reply #68 on:** May 04, 2014, 09:20:54 pm »

Maybe someone should start a big waste of a good pitching performance thread

Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
G Gonzalez
(L, 3-2) 7.1 4 1 1 2 7 0 103-66 2.91

wpa2629 · « **Reply #69 on:** May 04, 2014, 11:19:03 pm »

bats were a big poo poo platter today

RobDibblesGhost · « **Reply #70 on:** May 09, 2014, 11:59:27 pm »

Ahh, time to bump this thread again. Doing nothing against Cy Malone.

RobDibblesGhost · « **Reply #71 on:** May 14, 2014, 12:02:53 am »

pazzo83 · « **Reply #72 on:** May 14, 2014, 12:09:54 am »

Quote from: RobDibblesGhost on May 14, 2014, 12:02:53 am

Hi!

Not even close.

0-16 w/ RISP is the winner by a mile.

welch · « **Reply #73 on:** May 15, 2014, 12:00:42 pm »

Have the Nats ever hit Bronson Arroyo? Every time I think of Arroyo pitching against them I remember futile hitting.

pazzo83 · « **Reply #74 on:** May 15, 2014, 12:09:58 pm »

Quote from: welch on May 15, 2014, 12:00:42 pm

Have the Nats ever hit Bronson Arroyo? Every time I think of Arroyo pitching against them I remember futile hitting.

Last year when he was with the Reds, we lit him up.