Is it time to start paying attention to Jarred Kelenic’s pursuit of .500?

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.400 is for dead ball era sissies and people more interested in flying planes than playing baseball. .579 average well into April with no signs of slowing down. .400 is pretty much a given at this point, but can he keep the average above .500 for the rest of the season? I think he can
 
It'd be awfully fitting for him to break out for a Mets rival
 
Considering he has a lifetime .212 average, and only hit above .200 once, no.
 
rsw626 said:
Considering he has a lifetime .212 average, and only hit above .200 once, no.
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Just needed to come to Atlanta to break out. FWIW, he was having a really good season last year until he hurt himself. Kelenic and Sale were brought in because the team needed more crazy
 
rsw626 said:
Considering he has a lifetime .212 average, and only hit above .200 once, no.
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Braves are like the cardinals used to be. Everything they touch anymore turns to gold. You should see what Ozuna's wife looks like now.
 
Illustrious Potentate said:
Just needed to come to Atlanta to break out. FWIW, he was having a really good season last year until he hurt himself. Kelenic and Sale were brought in because the team needed more crazy
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He had also regressed considerably even before he hurt himself against the Twinkies. He was batting .205/.291/.311 in the 45 games leading up to the IL trip and struck out 66 times in 182 PA. He had a .297/.350/.564 line prior to that

that's not to say I don't think he can improve. he's still just 24, and he's working with an organization that has done a phenomenal job developing hitters lately. I just think last year's hot start was fools gold
 
navamind said:
He had also regressed considerably even before he hurt himself against the Twinkies. He was batting .205/.291/.311 in the 45 games leading up to the IL trip and struck out 66 times in 182 PA. He had a .297/.350/.564 line prior to that

that's not to say I don't think he can improve. he's still just 24, and he's working with an organization that has done a phenomenal job developing hitters lately. I just think last year's hot start was fools gold
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You’re right, and he’s had incredible BABIP luck to start this season, and Duvall was brought in as a platoon for a reason. I just hope he stays hot through the Mets series that starts today
 
navamind said:
He had also regressed considerably even before he hurt himself against the Twinkies. He was batting .205/.291/.311 in the 45 games leading up to the IL trip and struck out 66 times in 182 PA. He had a .297/.350/.564 line prior to that

that's not to say I don't think he can improve. he's still just 24, and he's working with an organization that has done a phenomenal job developing hitters lately. I just think last year's hot start was fools gold
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ATL has done a great job with that, the only other organization that may be better at turning a player around is the Rays. If he came to Tampa, they'd probably turn him in to an All-Star lol.
 
Illustrious Potentate said:
You’re right, and he’s had incredible BABIP luck to start this season, and Duvall was brought in as a platoon for a reason. I just hope he stays hot through the Mets series that starts today
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To be fair, no one's hitting .579 without incredible BABIP luck

Hard to really be able to come to any conclusions about any players one way or another on April 8th
 
rsw626 said:
ATL has done a great job with that, the only other organization that may be better at turning a player around is the Rays. If he came to Tampa, they'd probably turn him in to an All-Star lol.
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Dodgers have turned scrap bin players like Max Muncy and Chris Taylor into valuable pieces too. Max Muncy has the most punchable face in baseball, but he’s put together a fine career for a player brought in on a minor league deal
 
Illustrious Potentate said:
Dodgers have turned scrap bin players like Max Muncy and Chris Taylor into valuable pieces too. Max Muncy has the most punchable face in baseball, but he’s put together a fine career for a player brought in on a minor league deal
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for him to hit for a 161 OPS+ on a minor league deal is insane

and let's not forget Justin Turner. 131 OPS+ and 36.5 WAR from age 29 onwards
 
Illustrious Potentate said:
Dodgers have turned scrap bin players like Max Muncy and Chris Taylor into valuable pieces too. Max Muncy has the most punchable face in baseball, but he’s put together a fine career for a player brought in on a minor league deal
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I think we can all agree on that. lol
 
SU Nittany Tide said:
Braves are like the cardinals used to be. Everything they touch anymore turns to gold. You should see what Ozuna's wife looks like now.
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rsw626 said:
I think we can all agree on that. lol
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Concur.
 
Illustrious Potentate said:
.400 is for dead ball era sissies and people more interested in flying planes than playing baseball. .579 average well into April with no signs of slowing down. .400 is pretty much a given at this point, but can he keep the average above .500 for the rest of the season? I think he can
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Nice jinx thread. He looked like a AA player last night.
 
Illustrious Potentate said:
.400 is for dead ball era sissies and people more interested in flying planes than playing baseball. .579 average well into April with no signs of slowing down. .400 is pretty much a given at this point, but can he keep the average above .500 for the rest of the season? I think he can
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