We are 26 games into the season and still have guys who play regularly/starting hitting .190, .171, .125 and .079...
Happy Saturday. It's time for the weekly addition of the Torklebust Memorial List. No change at the #1 spot this week. Torklebust Memorial Hot List - Week 3. Colt Keith - Enough is enough, time to produce. I would have pulled the trigger by now, but I'm a firm believer in his abilities and think he will turn it around. Time is running out though. Will a demotion to AAA automatically trigger the bust call out? Maybe we will find out this upcoming week. Parker Meadows - Congrats to Parker for getting one big hit this week, and lowering his batting average from .095 to .079. Maybe it's time for him to consult with his brother and quit baseball. You're career is pretty much over once you're delcared a bust by Mr. Strokes. Dillon Dingler - Sucks at hitting, just like everyone else on the team. Will be 26 in a couple months. Looking like a career minor leaguer. Max Clark (Tik Tok Boy) - Tik Tok Boy had an excellent week and is climbing down the bust list. His hair was flowing, and he was rounding the bases hit after hit. While not great, he is now slashing .279/.378/.755 on the season. Jace Jung - New addition to the list. Hitting .216 on the season for the Mud Hens. And made a costly error that almost cost the Mud Hens a victory last Sunday.
Not a fan of declaring international signings busts? Weren't Campos and Christian Santana bigger FA (think maybe both were record signings at the time for us) Santana is hitting .130 at age 20 in his second year in Lakeland Campos has a .685 ops with no HR in his second year in West Michigan
Send Tork’s bitch ass to Toledo. Stop focusing on your clothing line, and start fucking hitting the ball.
I don't know what's worse, that Torkelson has a .583 ops, or that his ops is still higher than 4 other starters....
My post isn't defending him. Just was highlighting overall how shitty our offense is, that his horrible season isn't even top 4 worst hitting wise in our starting lineup. Over 50% of our lineup is unplayable trash at the plate right now
you can afford to have those types of guys at SS, C and CF if their defense is good. 1B with a .550 OPS is unacceptable, especially if he’s worst defender in league,
Down in AAA Baddoo is slashing .293/.413/.507 Vilade .367/.433/.550 Hiura. 300/.333/.489 Malloy .259/.402/.400 Jung .242/.349/.451 How long they going to let guys like Tork, Keith, Meadows flounder?
Hiura and Baddoo should be called up and Tork and Meadows sent down. Vilade is also only 25 and a former 2nd rd pick. He also started 2 games at 2b for toledo this year so maybe swap him and Keith if he stays hot and is serviceable playing 2nd
Baddoo is a platoon, that can't hit lefties, and not great against righties either. I'd still rather have Meadows over him on the roster. Hiura should be up, with Tork down. Ibanez is coming back on Monday. I think they need to send Keith down to AAA. His girlfriend posted how she is looking forward to the Yankees series and all the outfits she has for it. Would be great if he gets sent down right before that series.
Keith need to go down too? How has worst OPS in all of baseball. Shaping up to be awful decision to give him extension before proving anything.
Since you posted this Jung is 5-5 with 5 bb and 2 doubles (on base 10 straight PA). Your list must be bulletin board material in our minor league camps
We will because this offense is pathetic. Our absolute lack of urgency to add an impact bat this offseason on top of relying too heavily on some unproven prospects is going to ruin a great year from this pitching staff
Colt keith currently has a .165 SLUGGING percentage... like how long are we going to let him, Meadows and Tork go?
His swing is too long, he can’t hit to the opposite field and he doesn’t recognize pitches. Can’t field either. Idk what they do w him.
Just curious- why did Foley not pitch the 9th? Is this something that normally happens? First time I noticed it this year
This ump gave this pitcher at least two strikes this half inning that weren't close to the zone, yet the pitcher is still bitching he's not getting other non strikes called a strike