Quote from LynchMob on September 13, 2018, 2:23 pm

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Quote from LynchMob on September 13, 2018, 10:51 am

Fun fact

Last night SD relievers Trey Wingenter, Robert Stock, José Castillo and Craig Stammen each struck out every batter they faced. The Padres are the first team in the live-ball era to have 4 different pitchers strike out every batter they faced in a game.

2nd team, the NYY accomplished that feat behind the brilliant pitching of rookie sensation Steve Nebraska in Game 1 of the World Series against the Cardinals!

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/115942180/fictional-opening-day-starters-steve-nebraska-ricky-vaughn

Quote from hoffy51 on September 14, 2018, 7:32 pm

I think Renfroe can be a 40 home run guy at some point. He has really taken a jump this year both at bat and in the field.

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Quote from hoffy51 on September 14, 2018, 7:32 pm

I think Renfroe can be a 40 home run guy at some point. He has really taken a jump this year both at bat and in the field.

 

Quote from hoffy51 on September 14, 2018, 7:32 pm

I think Renfroe can be a 40 home run guy at some point. He has really taken a jump this year both at bat and in the field.

I have always thought this was a guy you leave in the line up because he has crazy power and a hose for a arm....always in and out plays on your head...maybe Andy Green Finally figured it out

Looks like Hunter has made adjustments at the plate for the good and his defense is at least average if not better

Do Not trade him AJ

Quote from WindsorUK on September 21, 2018, 4:42 am

Have Renfroe and Reyes done enough to earn the their starting spots for next year?

Renfroe has been on a tear and should 100% be our opening day LF.

And Reyes, looks like he has a plan when he comes to the dish, and looks athletic enough to man RF.

Obviously, if AJ gets blown away with a trade, or two,the pieces will change but I'm liking those guys as everyday players next year.

Franchy starts the year in El Paso and gets called up when one of our other guys goes on the DL ( Renfroe, Reyes, Margot, Jankowski). I can't imagine that group staying healthy for 162.

 

Quote from fenn68 on September 21, 2018, 7:37 am

Think you are right on the 2019 OF to start: Renfroe - Margot - Reyes with Jankowski getting a lot of time at all three slots. Cordero will have to rebuild is status before returning to the ML.

Always cautioned by the Headley second half a couple of years ago and the one month of Schimpf .... the 2nd half performances of Renfroe and Reyes are strong and should earn them starting roles out of the block ... especially since no real alternatives for the OF at that point (unless some unexpected deal). Since other teams likely would look at Renfroe and Reyes as unproven potential still ... and with little lined-up behind would be hard to see Preller getting maximum value back in a trade (since he wants quality not quantity at this point) and may be better off trying to use 2019 to build more value. Plus the Padres for years have settled near the bottom offensively ... the calling cards for these two is offense.

In the second half:

Reyes: 139 PA .... 333/396/603 .... 171 wRC+ which ranks him SECOND among 50 MLB RF with > 100 PA. Yes, his defense is bad but even factoring that in he only drops to #12 in WAR.

Renfroe: 208 PA ... 256/284/548 .... 118 wRC+ which ranks him 21st among 52 MLB LF with > 100 PA. Even with his poor defense he still runs a decent WAR.

A chance we see two 40 HR guys for the Padres in 2019 IF .......

Quote from fenn68 on September 21, 2018, 12:13 pm

IF the Padres need to include either Renfroe or Reyes in a multi-player to get a key for the future (maybe in a bundle with the only real potential trade chip in Yates) .... consider in addition to the above 2nd half stats:

BB%: Reyes (9.4%) vs. Renfroe (3.8%)

K%: Reyes (21.6%) vs. Renfroe (25%)

dWAR: Reyes (-3.0) vs. Renfroe (-3.1) ... both equally bad

PA / HR: Renfroe (13.0) vs. Reyes (13.9) ... both would project over 40 HR IF

Age to start 2019: Reyes (23) vs. Renfroe (27)

Control: Reyes (6 years) vs. Renfroe (5 years)

Looks like age - control - peripheral stats added to the base production outlined above lean to dealing Renfroe rather than Reyes ... that is if you can believe the validity of 1/2 season stats.

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P.S. where is that NL DH when you need him with Reyes, Mejia now and coming soon Naylor and Allen all potential offensive support with no position in the field to hold them all.

Quote from LynchMob on September 22, 2018, 12:34 pm

What looks, to me, like a realistic overview of the state of the Padres ...

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/elegy-for-18-san-diego-padres/

Quote from MrPadre19 on September 29, 2018, 7:03 am

So is Freddy Galvis the runaway MVP of this season for us?

Who would have thought "that" 6 months ago?

While he was great for us all year this says more about the rest of the lineup and a good indication of why we almost lost 100 games.

Looks like we could be drafting anywhere from 4th to 7th depending on this weekend.

 

Quote from MrPadre19 on September 29, 2018, 7:14 am

Quote from LynchMob on September 22, 2018, 12:34 pm

What looks, to me, like a realistic overview of the state of the Padres ...

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/elegy-for-18-san-diego-padres/

So Zips is basically projected for Tatis that nearly 50% of his hits go for extra bases.

I'd be OK with that......