Kris Bryant Firehose of Splooge Thread

[SKO]

I hate myself that when he does "merely" single in a run or something I am sorta disappointed.

[Yeti]

I hate myself that when he does "merely" single in a run or something I am sorta disappointed.

I feel the same way. Aside from having money on his (and Rizz/Soler) home runs, something very deep in my thunderdome of a brain just wants to see some insane ball smashing

[thehawk]

I hate myself that when he does "merely" single in a run or something I am sorta disappointed.

I feel the same way. Aside from having money on his (and Rizz/Soler) home runs, something very deep in my thunderdome of a brain just wants to see some insane ball smashing

Watching them hit, its less a question of if, but simply when it gets a little warmer.  I fear for the safety of the Jumbotron

[Chuck to Chuck]

I hate myself that when he does "merely" single in a run or something I am sorta disappointed.

what in the hell is wrong with you

[ChuckD]

I hate myself that when he does "merely" single in a run or something I am sorta disappointed.

what in the hell is wrong with you

Oh, the beautiful irony.

[Chuck to Chuck]

I hate myself that when he does "merely" single in a run or something I am sorta disappointed.

what in the hell is wrong with you

Oh, the beautiful irony.

The question remains perfectly relevant.

[Doc]

Soler, Rizzo, and Bryant are clearly not hitting homeruns because they want to wait until the bleachers are done so the home fans can have a nice souvenir. So, expect the see their dongs down in St. Louis next week. St. Cesspool should be in the low-80s next week, so the warm weather will bring the longball.  Chicks dig the long ball. And Bryant's baby-blues.

But not Slaky. No chick digs Slaky.

[InternetApex]

Soler, Rizzo, and Bryant are clearly not hitting homeruns because they want to wait until the bleachers are done so the home fans can have a nice souvenir. So, expect the see their dongs down in St. Louis next week. St. Cesspool should be in the low-80s next week, so the warm weather will bring the longball.  Chicks dig the long ball. And Bryant's baby-blues.

But not Slaky. No chick digs Slaky.

God Damnit, Marie.

[Slaky]

Soler, Rizzo, and Bryant are clearly not hitting homeruns because they want to wait until the bleachers are done so the home fans can have a nice souvenir. So, expect the see their dongs down in St. Louis next week. St. Cesspool should be in the low-80s next week, so the warm weather will bring the longball.  Chicks dig the long ball. And Bryant's baby-blues.

But not Slaky. No chick digs Slaky.

God Damnit, Marie.

Especially not her.

[Saul Goodman]

Also from MLBTR:

The Cubs aren't concerned with a potential grievance being filed against them on behalf of Kris Bryant. Rather, their main concern is trying to find a way to extend him beyond his current allotment of team control. Heyman hears that Cubs are already considering trying to make him a Cub for life, though he also notes that it's a bit early for those discussions.

I think I might need new pants.

[Powdered Toast Man]

I would like to know what Bryant's stats are when he falls behind and walks...like how many of his 16 BB are after he falls behind. Because I feel like I've seen him get to a 1-2 count and then have an 8 pitch AB and come back and take the walk.

This kid is just extremely polished.

[SKO]

I would like to know what Bryant's stats are when he falls behind and walks...like how many of his 16 BB are after he falls behind. Because I feel like I've seen him get to a 1-2 count and then have an 8 pitch AB and come back and take the walk.

This kid is just extremely polished.

Yeah. My only complaint is a lot of those walks come after he's fouled off the few hittable pitches he got. Like Eli said, walks are a good result in the end but there's a lot of damage he's leaving at the plate. Once he catches up to those pitches there's gonna be hell to pay.

[Powdered Toast Man]

I would like to know what Bryant's stats are when he falls behind and walks...like how many of his 16 BB are after he falls behind. Because I feel like I've seen him get to a 1-2 count and then have an 8 pitch AB and come back and take the walk.

This kid is just extremely polished.

Yeah. My only complaint is a lot of those walks come after he's fouled off the few hittable pitches he got. Like Eli said, walks are a good result in the end but there's a lot of damage he's leaving at the plate. Once he catches up to those pitches there's gonna be hell to pay.

I have noticed the fouls as well as taking some meatballs (he took one right in my wheelhouse last night). But I think that's because he's adjusting and not yet adjusted to what MLB pitchers will do with him.

The joyful positive here is that he has a great eye at the plate and he doesn't chase all that much. When the dingers come, they will rain down.

[ChuckD]

I would like to know what Bryant's stats are when he falls behind and walks...like how many of his 16 BB are after he falls behind. Because I feel like I've seen him get to a 1-2 count and then have an 8 pitch AB and come back and take the walk.

This kid is just extremely polished.

I was wondering about this last night as I'd been thinking the same thing.

He's had 72 PA's this year. Overall, he's seen at least one 3-2 pitch in 23 of those PA's.

But, if you want to look at it from the point of "fall behind, then battle back to 3-2" ...

He's seen either an 0-2 or 1-2 pitch in 30 of those 72 PA's. In 14 of those occasions where he's fallen behind, he's battled back to draw the count full.

So, roughly half the time he's faced an 0-2 or 1-2 count, he's worked to a 3-2.

Across the league, there have been about 19668 PA's where a player has seen an 0-2 or 1-2 count. Of those, only 1072 have battled back to 3-2.

Here's the top 15 in terms of "Battled Back %" which I just made up.

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Player FellBh BtlBck BtlBck%
Belt Brandon 22 10 45%
Bryant Kris 30 13 43%
Vogt Stephen 33 14 42%
Granderson Curtis 35 14 40%
Machado Manny 24 9 38%
Iannetta Chris 23 8 35%
Callaspo Alberto 21 7 33%
Rizzo Anthony 25 8 32%
Santana Carlos 32 10 31%
Markakis Nick 36 11 31%
Harper Bryce 47 13 28%
Rodriguez Alex 41 11 27%
Votto Joey 41 11 27%
Goldschmidt Paul 38 10 26%
Fowler Dexter 38 10 26%


It's pretty astounding.

[SKO]

I would like to know what Bryant's stats are when he falls behind and walks...like how many of his 16 BB are after he falls behind. Because I feel like I've seen him get to a 1-2 count and then have an 8 pitch AB and come back and take the walk.

This kid is just extremely polished.

I was wondering about this last night as I'd been thinking the same thing.

He's had 72 PA's this year. Overall, he's seen at least one 3-2 pitch in 23 of those PA's.

But, if you want to look at it from the point of "fall behind, then battle back to 3-2" ...

He's seen either an 0-2 or 1-2 pitch in 30 of those 72 PA's. In 14 of those occasions where he's fallen behind, he's battled back to draw the count full.

So, roughly half the time he's faced an 0-2 or 1-2 count, he's worked to a 3-2.

Across the league, there have been about 19668 PA's where a player has seen an 0-2 or 1-2 count. Of those, only 1072 have battled back to 3-2.

Here's the top 15 in terms of "Battled Back %" which I just made up.

Code Select Expand

Player FellBh BtlBck BtlBck%
Belt Brandon 22 10 45%
Bryant Kris 30 13 43%
Vogt Stephen 33 14 42%
Granderson Curtis 35 14 40%
Machado Manny 24 9 38%
Iannetta Chris 23 8 35%
Callaspo Alberto 21 7 33%
Rizzo Anthony 25 8 32%
Santana Carlos 32 10 31%
Markakis Nick 36 11 31%
Harper Bryce 47 13 28%
Rodriguez Alex 41 11 27%
Votto Joey 41 11 27%
Goldschmidt Paul 38 10 26%
Fowler Dexter 38 10 26%


It's pretty astounding.

Rizzo, Fowler, and Bryant all being on that list is nice. No wonder they rank so high in pitches per plate appearance as a team.