Can Yadi hit?

cabby7588 · Post by **cabby7588** » March 6 07, 11:00 pm

I'm a huge Yadi fan...Obviously he hit a hot streak AT THE RIGHT TIME this year...But can he hit all season long? He's going to play (and I agree with him playing) on a daily basis no matter what, but if he can hit half as good (literally) as he did in the postseason, he will be a huge addition to the team.

Post by **Bo Hart** » March 6 07, 11:05 pm

From June to July in 2005, Abraham Nunez hit .364 in over 120 at-bats. I do not consider Nunez to be a good hitter.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that the postseason of Yadi doesn't inspire me all too much, because it's not unprecedented.

a_smith · Post by **a_smith** » March 6 07, 11:40 pm

To dream the impossible dream.

ahh the yadi is a hitter dream is a sure that it is spring somewhere.
I am crossing my fingers and praying to my hitting gods that yadi can hit, because i love to root for him and want him to stay a card for a long time.

Post by **Michael** » March 6 07, 11:56 pm

cabby7588 wrote:I'm a huge Yadi fan...Obviously he hit a hot streak AT THE RIGHT TIME this year...But can he hit all season long? He's going to play (and I agree with him playing) on a daily basis no matter what, but if he can hit half as good (literally) as he did in the postseason, he will be a huge addition to the team.

I'll quote greenback44...

greenback44 wrote:His breakthrough mysteriously didn't last into Puerto Rican winter ball where he hit .214. The $64,000 question for Molina is whether he can maintain his defensive value. He can't hit a lick.

http://gatewayredbirds.com/forum/viewto ... c&start=30

MDCardsFan · Post by **MDCardsFan** » March 7 07, 7:18 am

Michael wrote:
cabby7588 wrote:I'm a huge Yadi fan...Obviously he hit a hot streak AT THE RIGHT TIME this year...But can he hit all season long? He's going to play (and I agree with him playing) on a daily basis no matter what, but if he can hit half as good (literally) as he did in the postseason, he will be a huge addition to the team.

I'll quote greenback44...

greenback44 wrote:His breakthrough mysteriously didn't last into Puerto Rican winter ball where he hit .214. The $64,000 question for Molina is whether he can maintain his defensive value. He can't hit a lick.

http://gatewayredbirds.com/forum/viewto ... c&start=30

Wow, did you check out this pitching line on Yadi Winter Team?

W L ERA G SV IP H R ER BB SO SO/9
Fernando, de Aza 0 0 108.00 1 0 0.1 5 4 4 0 1 27.0

Averaging 27 strikeouts AND 108 runs per game -

That .1 inning is apparently all Frenando is going to see of the pitching mound.

Popeye_Card · Post by **Popeye_Card** » March 7 07, 8:48 am

He's not as bad as his 2006 regular season.

He's not as good as his 2006 postseason.

--P--

Post by **TheoSqua** » March 7 07, 9:15 am

I think he's going to become Matheny like

cabby7588 · Post by **cabby7588** » March 7 07, 9:25 am

Popeye_Card wrote:He's not as bad as his 2006 regular season.

He's not as good as his 2006 postseason.

--P--

I probably agree with this.

Hell, to me...If Yaddy wants to hit .214 in the regular season again and 15,000 in the post season again, I'm fine with it. Good post seasons make up for bad regular seasons in my opinion.

stlmark · Post by **stlmark** » March 7 07, 10:15 am

cabby7588 wrote:
Popeye_Card wrote:He's not as bad as his 2006 regular season.

He's not as good as his 2006 postseason.

--P--
I probably agree with this.

Hell, to me...If Yaddy wants to hit .214 in the regular season again and 15,000 in the post season again, I'm fine with it. Good post seasons make up for bad regular seasons in my opinion.

QFT!!

maddash · Post by **maddash** » March 7 07, 10:19 am

Michael wrote:
cabby7588 wrote:I'm a huge Yadi fan...Obviously he hit a hot streak AT THE RIGHT TIME this year...But can he hit all season long? He's going to play (and I agree with him playing) on a daily basis no matter what, but if he can hit half as good (literally) as he did in the postseason, he will be a huge addition to the team.

I'll quote greenback44...

greenback44 wrote:His breakthrough mysteriously didn't last into Puerto Rican winter ball where he hit .214. The $64,000 question for Molina is whether he can maintain his defensive value. He can't hit a lick.

http://gatewayredbirds.com/forum/viewto ... c&start=30

Yeah, but isn't using the short Winter Ball stats to tell us what kind of hitter Yadi is just as silly as using his Post Season stats? I understand greenback used the Winter Ball stats to show that Yadi wasn't able to keep up his hitting from the Post Season, but what if his Winter stats were great? Would that have been proof that he's turned a corner any more than what the Post Season showed us?

I think Yadi will be closer to his career numbers (with minor increases due to growth). A line of 260/315/375 isn't unreasonable, even for Yadi. And I'd be happy with a line like that.

Yadi would be a great candidate for a GRB group projection...