Sports_Freak Posted 10 hours ago Posted 10 hours ago (edited) Carpenter leading off isn't Himch's best idea. It isn't working. Let's see how stubborn he is by not making a switch. Remember that year he kept leading off Riley? Some nonsense about getting our best hitter more at bats? Silly and stubborn... Edited 10 hours ago by Sports_Freak Quote
Tiger337 Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago (edited) 6 hours ago, Sports_Freak said: Carpenter leading off isn't Himch's best idea. It isn't working. Let's see how stubborn he is by not making a switch. Remember that year he kept leading off Riley? Some nonsense about getting our best hitter more at bats? Silly and stubborn... Carpenter leading off is not a new thing. He led off in 41 games last year and batted .254 which is pretty much the same as his overall average (.252). He is definiely anusual choice to bad leadoff but I don't think that's why he hasn't hit yet. Edited 3 hours ago by Tiger337 Quote
kdog Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago He doesn't walk and strikes out a lot, it doesn't make sense in the early innings. I think Hinch is trying to setup match ups in the middle of the game. But you still need to get on base early. Quote
tiger2022 Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago How many more Chris Paddack/Charlie Morton types of starts are they going to permit Verlander to have before he comes up with some type of "injury" to save face? Nostalgia doesn't get outs. But I was told it was an amazing FA signing. Quote
chasfh Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago Since Kerry Carpenter isn't creating any stress in the 19th at-bat, I think it's about time to retire the his-leading-off strategy for the time being. 1 Quote
monkeytargets39 Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago (edited) I’d much rather the 1-4 be Torres, McGonigle, Keith, Torkelson. Greene and Carpenter are certainly impactful, but they don’t do as good of a job making pitchers get them out since they both sell out for power swings. My frustration as a fan is going to be heavily related to whether or not these guys show real strike zone improvements and on-base abilities this year. This will be year 3 of “dominating the zone”. McGonigle as a rookie gets a pass-but he’s already better at it that most. Everyone else needs to be at minimum making themselves tougher outs this year….especially Greene/Tork/Carp/Meadows think Dingler and Keith will be much better, and I can live with Javy being Javy because the defense is there, but if Jung/Anderson/Lee start hitting their way onto the roster, then Javy needs to be the 26th guy. Edited 2 hours ago by monkeytargets39 Quote
1984Echoes Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago 8 hours ago, Sports_Freak said: Carpenter leading off isn't Himch's best idea. It isn't working. Let's see how stubborn he is by ... 1 hour ago, kdog said: He doesn't walk and strikes out a lot, it doesn't make sense in the early innings... His OBP was .290 last year and .320 for his career. Just not the right guy to lead off. I think ALL or MOST of us are on board with: 13 minutes ago, monkeytargets39 said: I’d much rather the 1-4 be Torres, McGonigle, Keith, Torkelson... IMO: Against Righties: McGonigle-Torres-Keith (damn he looks good so far in a teeny tiny sample size!!!) -Tork-Greene-Dingler-Carpenter Against Lefties: Torres-McGonigle-Tork-Keith-Greene-Dingler-Carpenter That 7th spot (and 8th and 9th) would be a great spot to pinch hit for, as needed... Just my 2 cents. Quote
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