We scored 124 runs in May – more than any month in the last 2 seasons. We scored just 94 runs in March/April, but that was still the 4th best run-scoring month in 2+ years. We’ve got 33 runs on the board in June and are trying to set another high.
You could call that luck, or growth.
OPS of players 25 and under:
2010: .606 in 11.8% of team plate appearances (.637 team OPS)
2011: .687 in 33.8% of team plate appearances (.640 team OPS)
2012: .730 in 55.4% of team plate appearances (.677 team OPS)
Getting better AND younger is hard to do. Have I mentioned that our # of PAs by 25-and-unders is far and away the league’s most? From eighth to first: San Diego (30.3%), Toronto (32%), KC (33.9%), Arizona (34.2%), San Fran (36.4%) Atlanta (36.5%), Houston (41.6%)… and then Seattle’s 55.4%.
We are running on 25% more Youth Power than any other team in the league - far and away the youngest offense, youngest MOTO, youngest whatever.
I expected them to start out struggling and hoped we wouldn’t crush them with expectations they couldn’t meet, but they’re coming along. Even if their “luck” takes a step back they’ll still be better (and younger) than they were two years ago.
But I’d prefer to see them keep revving the engine on the offense instead, and a reduction in runs/OPS points won't matter much if the OPS points keep climbing.
BTW, is there a veteran in this world somewhere who could be added to this team at some point in the next 18 months who would retain the ability to hit? Our lack of vet production over the last 3 years is flat-out staggering.
~G
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