AL East Thread

[bksballer89]

Hicks batting .321 this month

Put some damn respect on his name @nynasty @Pure Steel

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Hicks batting .321 this month

Put some damn respect on his name @nynasty @Pure Steel

I like Hicks.

But he may be advised to at the very least get that slugging % over .300....

 

[navamind]

Alejandro Kirk Isn’t Your Average Catcher

“What if Freddie Freeman was 5-foot-8 and knew how to operate a PitchCom device?”…

blogs.fangraphs.com

He's looking really good.

 

[navamind]

I like Hicks.

But he may be advised to at the very least get that slugging % over .300....

oh man, that .058 ISO lol. At least there's a .351 OBP to keep him from being totally useless.

 

[nynasty]

Hicks batting .321 this month

Put some damn respect on his name @nynasty @Pure Steel

I don't know what you're talking about.

I've always loved the guy.

 

[nynasty]

I would rather not see Pittsburgh Clay Holmes again this season, thanks.

 

[nynasty]

The 2022 Yankees are a 1/2 game better than the 1998 Yankees were on June 21st.


Unfuckingreal.

 

[Pure Steel]

Hicks batting .321 this month

Put some damn respect on his name @nynasty @Pure Steel

Up to .237, finally paying dividends…..

 

[Cyder]

I would rather not see Pittsburgh Clay Holmes again this season, thanks.

His era had ballooned to 0.55.

 

[Cyder]

Hicks batting .321 this month

Put some damn respect on his name @nynasty @Pure Steel

Let's hope he keeps it up. If he performs that makes it much easier to keep Gallo and his .186 batting average (.295 OBP pathetic) on the bench. Hicks also has a 351 OBP so if he can get on track he could be moved back to lead off even if the power numbers don't come around.

 

[bksballer89]

Up to .237, finally paying dividends…..

Much better than the .186 Gallo is hitting

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Much better than the .186 Gallo is hitting

Gallo with a OPS of .667 and OPS+ of 93

Hicks with a OPS of .646 and OPS+ of 92

They are basically evquivalents in suck. Lucky for Yanks they dont really need much more.

 

[Cyder]

Gallo with a OPS of .667 and OPS+ of 93

Hicks with a OPS of .646 and OPS+ of 92

They are basically evquivalents in suck. Lucky for Yanks they dont really need much more.

With his OBP over 350 Hicks is at least getting on base. They can put him at the top of the line up where his power numbers won't hurt as much. But to your point, yeah, they've both sucked so far.

 

[Pure Steel]

With his OBP over 350 Hicks is at least getting on base. They can put him at the top of the line up where his power numbers won't hurt as much. But to your point, yeah, they've both sucked so far.

Both have been beyond awful, but they both made big catches last night!…all is forgiven……until they suck sgain…..

 

[Cyder]

Both have been beyond awful, but they both made big catches last night!…all is forgiven……until they suck sgain…..

At least Hicks is showing some signs of coming out of it. If he gets his batting average up to 265 and his OBP over 370 I can live with a lack of power in CF

 

[Pure Steel]

At least Hicks is showing some signs of coming out of it. If he gets his batting average up to 265 and his OBP over 370 I can live with a lack of power in CF

Absolutely, but he has been a huge disappointment after signing a contract that I thought at the time was very good value…..we shall see if he can continue to contribute…..holding my breath on Gallo

 

[Cyder]

Absolutely, but he has been a huge disappointment after signing a contract that I thought at the time was very good value…..we shall see if he can continue to contribute…..holding my breath on Gallo

I didn't like the contract even when it was signed even though the price looked reasonable. Hicks had at that point had one good season. That being said, I'd love him to prove me wrong.

 

[navamind]

I thought the Hicks contract looked pretty reasonable at the time. He had hit .255/.369/.470 with a 125 OPS+ and 8.3 WAR in 225 games in 2017-18. I thought he had a really good chance of being a regular 2+ WAR player.

 

[bksballer89]

Both have been beyond awful, but they both made big catches last night!…all is forgiven……until they suck sgain…..

So in a few hours?

 

[Pure Steel]

So in a few hours?

Pretty much…..