brockpapersizer 11,919 Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 I dont necessarily even think he needs an injury, the longer he proves he's a good hitter the less he needs injuries. Ignore his 800 average this year, if he's anywhere close to his numbers last year, that plays at almost any position, let alone catcher. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Junkie Cosmonaut 702 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dontrelle Willis 22 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 57 minutes ago, kenag122002 said: Just .300??? He's hitting .833, don't sell him short. 57 minutes ago, kenag122002 said: Just .300??? He's hitting .833, don't sell him short. My bad he’ll bat 350 or over ahaha. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
treat88 615 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 (edited) La Tortuga en fuego! See ball, hit ball. Simple game. Edited April 3, 2019 by treat88 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ComeSaleAway 46 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 (edited) Sometimes when you burn all your moves in the first 4 days it prevents you from doing stupid sh*t like dropping a dude who wasn't playing much. I've watched the entire game today, I have no idea how a team that could compete for a terrible division could justify keeping a guy like this out of the lineup. Edited April 3, 2019 by ComeSaleAway 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beakman 681 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 This man will never sit again. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RBI Sports 84 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Ted who? This guy ate him 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrfrood 662 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Ted Willians. What a beast!! Hopefully they keep giving him playing time. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tingyangs6 154 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Royals broadcaster said why does this guy have only 7 at-bats so far? 😂 2 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pierceNKC 493 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 23 minutes ago, tingyangs6 said: Royals broadcaster said why does this guy have only 7 at-bats so far? 😂 good. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jfazz23 2,530 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 they gotta find this guy more at bats...should be playing a diff position every night Quote Link to post Share on other sites
My Dinner With Andre 5,803 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 1 minute ago, jfazz23 said: they gotta find this guy more at bats...should be playing a diff position every night I posted this earlier: They can move Marwin around and just leave Astudillo at 3B. For the sake of example they could sit Schoop, play Marwin at 2B and Astud at 3B. Marwin could play 1B and Cron could sit. The possibilities are endless. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jfazz23 2,530 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 1 minute ago, My Dinner With Andre said: I posted this earlier: They can move Marwin around and just leave Astudillo at 3B. For the sake of example they could sit Schoop, play Marwin at 2B and Astud at 3B. Marwin could play 1B and Cron could sit. The possibilities are endless. i nominate you for manager of Minnesota 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mavsfan23 1,240 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Tao brought up J.McNeil having more XBH than K's, which is a crazy stat and I had to see if anyone has ever done it. A few HOF's that I looked up have done it, but Willians seems like a prime prospect to do that as well. He's a points league dream catcher. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GJDHouse 1,029 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Wanted to get the star on my feed for the Turtle. Have had my eye on him for a while, and love the way he plays. Strikeout rate is ridiculous. Hard to believe he hasn't made a major impact in the majors yet. Almost every prognosticator has him hitting 280+ ... that plays anywhere on the field. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brockpapersizer 11,919 Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 (edited) 32 minutes ago, GJDHouse said: Wanted to get the star on my feed for the Turtle. Have had my eye on him for a while, and love the way he plays. Strikeout rate is ridiculous. Hard to believe he hasn't made a major impact in the majors yet. Almost every prognosticator has him hitting 280+ ... that plays anywhere on the field. 280 doesn't play everywhere on the field with no walks. It started to come together for him in 2017 when he hit for more power. Hasn't slugged below 469. Now 469 slugging at catcher is basically gold. That's a pretty good slugging percentage anywhere really. So elite hit tool with above power is really nice, certainly compensates for lack of walks. In a 5x5 league, playing time is really the only thing preventing him from being a top 5 catcher. Edited April 3, 2019 by brockpapersizer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
My Dinner With Andre 5,803 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 You know he has yet to strikeout against a right-handed pitcher... 70 plus plate appearances. Zero strikeouts. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elsegundo 335 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 From Do-Hyoung Park's Twitter: I asked Willians Astudillo whether he was in the market for a new helmet, since his current one keeps falling off. "No, I'm getting hits with that one, so it's fine," Astudillo said through a translator. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B&F 932 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 In points leagues that deduct points for strikeouts he is gold. I know it is a small sample size but last season in my league that does deduct for Ks he had more points per game than J.T. Realmuto. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GJDHouse 1,029 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 It pays to be aggressive with catchers. It seems like every year there are 1-2 guys that end up top 7 catchers that either weren’t drafted or drafted late. If you miss while making a reach you can still find 80% production at any time on the waiver. Turtle is worth a shot simply because even if he plays 110 games or so that isn’t that far off what a full time catcher is going to play in the middle to bottom tier. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kwelch 986 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Well, his next 5 games are in NL parks (3 @PHL / 2 @NYM). We should be able to learn a lot about his playing time going forward I assume in these games. If he starts 3 or more, I think he may be locked in for more playing time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThreadKiller 762 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 39 minutes ago, kwelch said: Well, his next 5 games are in NL parks (3 @PHL / 2 @NYM). We should be able to learn a lot about his playing time going forward I assume in these games. If he starts 3 or more, I think he may be locked in for more playing time. And if he isn't, we can continue understanding that a lot of these new managers around baseball are absolute idiots. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rabaak 378 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 MLB article on Willians: https://www.mlb.com/news/willians-astudillo-loses-helmet-on-rbi-single?partnerId=ed-13583303-1134879173 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GJDHouse 1,029 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Twins are having La Tortuga day at the end of the month. That would seem to be a good sign for his playing time. Difficult to promote a player that only plays 2-3 games a week. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
urban2014 1,741 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 3 hours ago, GJDHouse said: It pays to be aggressive with catchers. It seems like every year there are 1-2 guys that end up top 7 catchers that either weren’t drafted or drafted late. If you miss while making a reach you can still find 80% production at any time on the waiver. Turtle is worth a shot simply because even if he plays 110 games or so that isn’t that far off what a full time catcher is going to play in the middle to bottom tier. I drafted JT , and this beast is outperforming the so called #1 Catcher in the game Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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