The Bureaucrat's Triplicate: The Arlington Baseball News
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 10:09 pm
PANIC MODE EDITION!!!
What is happening in Arlington?! I don't know either, but holy potatoes it's not good. From playoff hopeful to sputtering out mid-season, the 'Crats have been dreadful this past few weeks. Many things have gone wrong. This past week, they hit a dismal .222 overall as a team, only getting 41 hits in 185 at bats, leading to 22 runs. 22 piddly, pathetic, underwhelming runs. They struck out 41 times, and walked 14 times. Does that lead to success? No, no it does not.
And for once, it wasn't the pitching that was at fault. This past week, with the return of Motoyuki Hatsutori, they managed to pitch an ERA of 2.73, with a corresponding WHIP of 1.23. But they've allowed too many hits, 51 in fact, leading to 21 runs while striking out 53 batters and walking 14. Once again the bullpen fell apart, putting up an ERA of 3.38 (the rotation put up 2.38) while allowing 19 hits which became 9 runs. They kept their walks down though, to 3 in fact. But they haven't done enough.
What has been done to rectify this? A lot, actually. Unless you have been living under a rock, you may have noticed the flurry of trades executed this past few weeks. Prospects and Major League talent alike has been brought in to help bolster the roster, and we wait with baited breath to see the results.
Just, please do well.....please.
What is happening in Arlington?! I don't know either, but holy potatoes it's not good. From playoff hopeful to sputtering out mid-season, the 'Crats have been dreadful this past few weeks. Many things have gone wrong. This past week, they hit a dismal .222 overall as a team, only getting 41 hits in 185 at bats, leading to 22 runs. 22 piddly, pathetic, underwhelming runs. They struck out 41 times, and walked 14 times. Does that lead to success? No, no it does not.
And for once, it wasn't the pitching that was at fault. This past week, with the return of Motoyuki Hatsutori, they managed to pitch an ERA of 2.73, with a corresponding WHIP of 1.23. But they've allowed too many hits, 51 in fact, leading to 21 runs while striking out 53 batters and walking 14. Once again the bullpen fell apart, putting up an ERA of 3.38 (the rotation put up 2.38) while allowing 19 hits which became 9 runs. They kept their walks down though, to 3 in fact. But they haven't done enough.
What has been done to rectify this? A lot, actually. Unless you have been living under a rock, you may have noticed the flurry of trades executed this past few weeks. Prospects and Major League talent alike has been brought in to help bolster the roster, and we wait with baited breath to see the results.
Just, please do well.....please.