Author Topic: Where is Ryan Zimmerman helping/hurting us? (2018) (Read 44787 times)

PowerBoater69 · « **Reply #225 on:** April 16, 2018, 09:06:47 pm »

Watching Zim headed for another 0-4 night I'm trying to recap the replies on this thread in my mind. The Nats were right to keep him this off-season because A) he is too good to part with, after this slow April he'll bounce back to his old self, B) his value was so low no other team would take him, even if the Nats ate some salary, or C) he's got us by the balls with his no trade clause so we had no choice but to hope for the best.

Slateman · « **Reply #226 on:** April 17, 2018, 07:06:39 am »

Only about 50 more PA till he's warmed up

LoveAngelos · « **Reply #227 on:** April 17, 2018, 07:26:53 am »

0-5 but who is counting?

Not the manager anyway

tomterp · « **Reply #228 on:** April 17, 2018, 09:09:44 am »

Quote from: aspenbubba on April 16, 2018, 05:12:02 pm

.420 last April and .319 in May. Less than .300 May - August and .329 last Sept. Sucked in July and August .234 and .233

Get those facts out of here.

imref · « **Reply #229 on:** April 17, 2018, 09:40:46 am »

fan graphs currently ranks him last among all MLB players in WAR

to add: .135 BAbip., or 175 points below his .310 career average. This is crazy. At this point you'd think a 10 day DL trip simply to play at Potomac or another ML affiliate would be the best course of action for him.

bluestreak · « **Reply #230 on:** April 17, 2018, 02:19:04 pm »

Quote from: imref on April 17, 2018, 09:40:46 am

fan graphs currently ranks him last among all MLB players in WAR

to add: .135 BAbip., or 175 points below his .310 career average. This is crazy. At this point you'd think a 10 day DL trip simply to play at Potomac or another ML affiliate would be the best course of action for him.

BABIP of .135 is unthinkable for a major league ball player. It simply cannot continue for long. His BABIP was .235 in 2016 and .268 in 2015. He’s unlucky. Even if he’s much worse than last year, he is simply not this bad.

aspenbubba · « **Reply #231 on:** April 17, 2018, 03:16:49 pm »

Quote from: tomterp on April 17, 2018, 09:09:44 am

Get those facts out of here.

Why do you say that?

varoadking · « **Reply #232 on:** April 17, 2018, 03:46:50 pm »

Quote from: imref on April 17, 2018, 09:40:46 am

fan graphs currently ranks him last among all MLB players in WAR

to add: .135 BAbip., or 175 points below his .310 career average. This is crazy. At this point you'd think a 10 day DL trip simply to play at Potomac or another ML affiliate would be the best course of action for him.

Or a package from South Florida...

Ray D · « **Reply #233 on:** April 17, 2018, 04:01:18 pm »

Lineup tonight:
1. Trea Turner (R) SS
2. Howie Kendrick (R) 2B
3. Bryce Harper (L) RF
4. Ryan freaking Zimmerman (R) 1B
5. Moises Sierra (R) LF
6. Michael A. Taylor (R) CF
7. Wilmer Difo (S) 3B
8. Pedro Severino (R) C
9. Gio Gonzalez (R) P

This jerk stupid manager of ours needs to be detained for a competency hearing.

Ray D · « **Reply #234 on:** April 17, 2018, 04:04:33 pm »

And lest you say "doesn't have many choices", how about:

1. Trea Turner (R) SS
2. Howie Kendrick (R) 2B
3. Bryce Harper (L) RF
4. Moises Sierra (R) LF
5. Michael A. Taylor (R) CF
6. Wilmer Difo (S) 3B
7. Pedro Severino (R) C
8. Gio Gonzalez (R) P
9. Ryan freaking Zimmerman (R) 1B

Monarch · « **Reply #235 on:** April 17, 2018, 04:20:37 pm »

Quote from: Ray D on April 17, 2018, 04:01:18 pm

Lineup tonight:
1. Trea Turner (R) SS
2. Howie Kendrick (R) 2B
3. Bryce Harper (L) RF
4. Ryan freaking Zimmerman (R) 1B
5. Moises Sierra (R) LF
6. Michael A. Taylor (R) CF
7. Wilmer Difo (S) 3B
8. Pedro Severino (R) C
9. Gio Gonzalez (R) P

This jerk stupid manager of ours needs to be detained for a competency hearing.

That is a lineup that won't win many games. We need to get healthy and the stink off of MAT and RZ.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #236 on:** April 17, 2018, 04:22:42 pm »

Quote from: Ray D on April 17, 2018, 04:04:33 pm

And lest you say "doesn't have many choices", how about:

1. Trea Turner (R) SS
2. Howie Kendrick (R) 2B
3. Bryce Harper (L) RF
4. Moises Sierra (R) LF
5. Michael A. Taylor (R) CF
6. Wilmer Difo (S) 3B
7. Pedro Severino (R) C
8. Gio Gonzalez (R) P
9. Ryan freaking Zimmerman (R) 1B

I’m not sure how much of an upgrade a guy who has been out of the majors for three year is

Ray D · « **Reply #237 on:** April 17, 2018, 04:26:58 pm »

Quote from: HalfSmokes on April 17, 2018, 04:22:42 pm

I’m not sure how much of an upgrade a guy who has been out of the majors for three year is

All I did was move him to 9 and move everyone behind him up one. Lazy of me. This is probably better:

1. Trea Turner (R) SS
2. Howie Kendrick (R) 2B
3. Bryce Harper (L) RF
4. Wilmer Difo (S) 3B
5. Pedro Severino (R) C
6. Moises Sierra (R) LF
7. Michael A. Taylor (R) CF
8. Gio Gonzalez (R) P
9. Ryan freaking Zimmerman (R) 1B

bluestreak · « **Reply #238 on:** April 17, 2018, 04:29:42 pm »

All I’m saying is that it’s going to awfully embarrassing if he doesn’t pick it up by the time the Ryanaissance bobblehes night rolls around.

dcpatti · « **Reply #239 on:** April 17, 2018, 04:32:43 pm »

Quote from: Ray D on April 17, 2018, 04:26:58 pm

All I did was move him to 9 and move everyone behind him up one. Lazy of me. This is probably better:

1. Trea Turner (R) SS
2. Howie Kendrick (R) 2B
3. Bryce Harper (L) RF
4. Wilmer Difo (S) 3B
5. Pedro Severino (R) C
6. Moises Sierra (R) LF
7. Michael A. Taylor (R) CF
8. Gio Gonzalez (R) P
9. Ryan freaking Zimmerman (R) 1B

I love Difo but all this gets you is Bryce still walkin' and Wilmer a whole lot of low-and-away to swing wildly at.
I guess Howie would be your best choice?

Ray D · « **Reply #240 on:** April 17, 2018, 04:47:52 pm »

Quote from: dcpatti on April 17, 2018, 04:32:43 pm

I love Difo but all this gets you is Bryce still walkin' and Wilmer a whole lot of low-and-away to swing wildly at.
I guess Howie would be your best choice?

Sure, swap Howie and Difo.

bluestreak · « **Reply #241 on:** April 17, 2018, 04:53:36 pm »

Quote from: dcpatti on April 17, 2018, 04:32:43 pm

I love Difo but all this gets you is Bryce still walkin' and Wilmer a whole lot of low-and-away to swing wildly at.
I guess Howie would be your best choice?

As easy as everyone thinks it is, I don’t think that this is an easy lineup to construct.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #242 on:** April 17, 2018, 04:55:21 pm »

Quote from: bluestreak on April 17, 2018, 04:53:36 pm

As easy as everyone thinks it is, I don’t think that this is an easy lineup to construct.

Nah, two guys are hitting, that should be good enough

spidernat · « **Reply #243 on:** April 17, 2018, 05:06:56 pm »

Quote from: bluestreak on April 17, 2018, 04:53:36 pm

As easy as everyone thinks it is, I don’t think that this is an easy lineup to construct.

They are missing Eaton, Rendon and Murphy!!!!!!

Ray D · « **Reply #244 on:** April 17, 2018, 05:21:48 pm »

It's not an easy lineup to construct missing three of our four best hitters. Nevertheless - now I haven't done the research - but I believe #4 comes to bat with more men on base than any other position in the lineup. Would you agree? It's a sin to put the worst hitter in baseball in that spot.

spidernat · « **Reply #245 on:** April 17, 2018, 05:56:51 pm »

Quote from: Ray D on April 17, 2018, 05:21:48 pm

It's a sin to put the worst hitter in baseball in that spot.

I completely agree but this is an organizational thing and has been happening with Zimmerman for years, the same way they insisted on playing Werth in last year's postseason when he was a detriment to the success of the team.

PowerBoater69 · « **Reply #246 on:** April 17, 2018, 06:30:53 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on April 17, 2018, 05:56:51 pm

I completely agree but this is an organizational thing and has been happening with Zimmerman for years, the same way they insisted on playing Werth in last year's postseason when he was a detriment to the success of the team.

I agree, the managers get blamed, but I'd bet that there is more input from Rizzo than the team will admit.

PowerBoater69 · « **Reply #247 on:** April 17, 2018, 06:31:49 pm »

Quote from: Ray D on April 17, 2018, 05:21:48 pm

It's not an easy lineup to construct missing three of our four best hitters....

Martinez is supposed to be a SABR guy, just plug the stats into the computer and out pops the line up, nothing could be easier.

bluestreak · « **Reply #248 on:** April 17, 2018, 06:57:24 pm »

https://twitter.com/chelsea_janes/status/986251546160660481?s=21

I think maybe this may have something to do with Zim batting 4th.

PowerBoater69 · « **Reply #249 on:** April 17, 2018, 08:57:29 pm »

He's making hard contact, maybe he'll get his groove back at the plate, maybe he'll just pull himself back up from the bottom of the league in OPS, but regardless of how Zim recovers at the plate he does not belong on a baseball field while his team is on defense.