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Art Deco · 12-15-2021, 06:27 PM

First off, here are the standings and leaders:

The Rays team stats:

Well we can't hit, pitch or field, so I'm kind of wondering how we've won just about half of our games. There's really nothing good to say about the offense with the bulk of the lineup seriously underachieving. At least we can hit homers and run the bases. The pitching numbers are pretty bad although we're #1 in WAR as they generally keep the ball in the park and we lead the league in Ks. The culprit for much of this is the fact we've become an absolutely horrible defensive team. Although nobody in the lineup is a truly bad fielder, they're all quite mediocre. Wander has a -4.4 ZR at SS, as 3B is probably his best position but Carter Kieboom is there. Taylor Walls is -1.1 in only 19 games there so I'm not sure he's the answer.

The individual hitting stats (and I use the term "hitting" loosely):

Ugh. This is beyond brutal when Austin Meadows, Heston Kjerstad, Carter Kieboom and Brandon Lowe have combined for -0.4 WAR during the first half of the year. These four combined for 14.3 WAR during the full 2024 season. And while Wander Franco has a respectable 2.0 WAR, he was a 5.6 WAR guy last year so he's underachieving as well. Meadows in particular has become an albatross on both the lineup and the team's finances with another year to go on a $19.8M contract after this one, assuming he exercises his player option which seems a fait accompli after a season like this. (thank God 2027 is a team option). Brandon Lowe has an $11.5M team option for next year which is probably not going to be picked up.

I'm expecting some positive regression in the 2nd half because they all can't be this bad, but I've been thinking that for most of these first 3 months too.

The pitching:

Joe Ryan is the only true bright spot on the staff this year and not coincidentally he gets the best D of anyone behind him with that .272 BABIP. Tyler Glasnow on the other hand has been victimized the most by our bad defense as it this point he probably figures he has strike the batter out to retire him. Devin Williams and Pete Fairbanks have been decent but they're both free agents at year's end so they'll be the first out the door if we tear it down, which could very well happen if things don't turn around substantially in the next couple of weeks.

12-15-2021, 06:27 PM	#381
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,568	2025 Midseason review First off, here are the standings and leaders: The Rays team stats: Well we can't hit, pitch or field, so I'm kind of wondering how we've won just about half of our games. There's really nothing good to say about the offense with the bulk of the lineup seriously underachieving. At least we can hit homers and run the bases. The pitching numbers are pretty bad although we're #1 in WAR as they generally keep the ball in the park and we lead the league in Ks. The culprit for much of this is the fact we've become an absolutely horrible defensive team. Although nobody in the lineup is a truly bad fielder, they're all quite mediocre. Wander has a -4.4 ZR at SS, as 3B is probably his best position but Carter Kieboom is there. Taylor Walls is -1.1 in only 19 games there so I'm not sure he's the answer. The individual hitting stats (and I use the term "hitting" loosely): Ugh. This is beyond brutal when Austin Meadows, Heston Kjerstad, Carter Kieboom and Brandon Lowe have combined for -0.4 WAR during the first half of the year. These four combined for 14.3 WAR during the full 2024 season. And while Wander Franco has a respectable 2.0 WAR, he was a 5.6 WAR guy last year so he's underachieving as well. Meadows in particular has become an albatross on both the lineup and the team's finances with another year to go on a $19.8M contract after this one, assuming he exercises his player option which seems a fait accompli after a season like this. (thank God 2027 is a team option). Brandon Lowe has an $11.5M team option for next year which is probably not going to be picked up. I'm expecting some positive regression in the 2nd half because they all can't be this bad, but I've been thinking that for most of these first 3 months too. The pitching: Joe Ryan is the only true bright spot on the staff this year and not coincidentally he gets the best D of anyone behind him with that .272 BABIP. Tyler Glasnow on the other hand has been victimized the most by our bad defense as it this point he probably figures he has strike the batter out to retire him. Devin Williams and Pete Fairbanks have been decent but they're both free agents at year's end so they'll be the first out the door if we tear it down, which could very well happen if things don't turn around substantially in the next couple of weeks.