Michael Taylor superstar

[mitlen]

I picked Michael A. Taylor in N2P's pool to have the most RBIs on the upcoming road trip.     Don't let me down Michael A. Taylor.    I wanna like you.   I really do.

[bluestreak]

He had a great game against the last O's game too. Streaky guy..

He's been pretty good since Eaton went out. I'd like to see his strikeout rate go down, but I do think his swing and his eye are getting slightly better.
He's got a better average than Turner does. And I love Turner, but we don't have a whole lot of MLB experience with him to know what's real yet.
That being said, they will probably both revert back to their career means. But these guys are at the age where changemos not outside the realm of possibility.

[bluestreak]

I picked Michael A. Taylor in N2P's pool to have the most RBIs on the upcoming road trip.     Don't let me down Michael A. Taylor.    I wanna like you.   I really do.

He seems to be a lot better at home.

[Optics]

He's filling the Danny Espinosa spot in our lineup right now. Defense, speed, occasional power streaks, lots of Ks. If he could just strike out less and get on base a little bit more, it'd be an upgrade.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

He's filling the Danny Espinosa spot in our lineup right now. Defense, speed, occasional power streaks, lots of Ks. If he could just strike out less and get on base a little bit more, it'd be an upgrade.

without the bazooka

[whytev]

without the bazooka

He has one!

[baldkid]

GP- 135
AVG .250
SLG . 425
OBP .315
HR- 15
RBI- 55
SB- 20

[sph274]

not looking too shabby so far. hopefully he has put it together and can be a solid league average starter.

[bluestreak]

Is there any chance that his early season swoon had something to do with his father passing away? I know that my work would suffer for a few weeks if that happened to me.
Could it be that his improvement is due to that being in his rear view combined with regular playing time?

[whytev]

Is there any chance that his early season swoon had something to do with his father passing away? I know that my work would suffer for a few weeks if that happened to me.
Could it be that his improvement is due to that being in his rear view combined with regular playing time?

It's not like he had a track record of consistency before that. Regardless, unfair to speculate.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

.418 BABIP has a lot to do with the average and the slugging. 

He's hitting them harder, hitting fewer pops, but not resulting in more HRs.  His LD / GB / FB distribution isn't that much changed (yes, his GB/FB ratio has changed a bit, it is due to fewer liners, which should hurt BABIP).  He's pulling less.  I still think this is mostly small numbers and not a real change in hitting approach, but if there's someone with a sharper eye or analytical skills can pick up some trends or things to watch, please add them.

[Slateman]

.418 BABIP has a lot to do with the average and the slugging. 

This. He's still striking out over 35% of the time.

[Natsinpwc]

It's not like he had a track record of consistency before that. Regardless, unfair to speculate.

Unfair to speculate? That's what this blog is about.

[whytev]

Unfair to speculate? That's what this blog is about.

Not when it's personal.

[Elvir Ovcina]

Not when it's personal.

So we're just supposed to ignore things that are potentially very relevant to performance just because the explanation isn't between a couple of chalk lines?  What's next, telling us we can't speculate on injuries if they're potentially embarrassing?

[GburgNatsFan]

That was thoughtful personal speculation.  Seemed okay to me.

Not when it's personal.

[mitlen]

That was thoughtful personal speculation.  Seemed okay to me.

Pretty much this.    I thought bluestreak was respectful about it.     

[RobDibblesGhost]

Pretty much this.    I thought bluestreak was respectful about it.     

Same here. I know a lot of folks linked Desmond's poor performance to his wife being pregnant. These guys have families too and deal with all those issues and it's fair to expect that it may impact their performance. If it was me, I certainly think my work would be affected if I was dealing with serious family issues.

[whytev]

So we're just supposed to ignore things that are potentially very relevant to performance just because the explanation isn't between a couple of chalk lines?  What's next, telling us we can't speculate on injuries if they're potentially embarrassing?

You know what? You're right. You weren't being unfair. Regardless, Taylor has always struggled off the bench and been better when playing, so it's pretty hard to say.

[nats2playoffs]

NAME               GP   AB   R   H  HR  RBI   BB   SO   SB   BA   OBP   OPS   
Michael Taylor   32   94   11  25   2     9     5     38    3  .266  .300  .726   

I like the On Base Percentage of .300 .426, sets up RBIs for other players; wins more games.

[NatsAllThe Way]

So we're just supposed to ignore things that are potentially very relevant to performance just because the explanation isn't between a couple of chalk lines?  What's next, telling us we can't speculate on injuries if they're potentially embarrassing?

Murph-dawg was embarrassed with his glutes injury.

[NatsAllThe Way]

NAME               GP   AB   R   H  HR  RBI   BB   SO   SB   BA   OBP   OPS   
Michael Taylor   32   94   11  25   2     9     5     38    3  .266  .426  .726   

I like the On Base Percentage of .426, sets up RBIs for other players; wins more games.

If his batting average is .266 and he only has 5 walks, how is his OBP .426?

[spidernat]

.426 is slugging

[nats2playoffs]

.426 is slugging

Correct, OBP is .300 and MAT's 38 SO's leads the Nationals team.
 

[sph274]