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05-24-2024, 12:37 AM
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2024 Biggest Improvement Thus Far
We have a biggest disappointment thread, I figured we should spread some positivity and look at 2024’s biggest improvement players. Who’s popped up on your radar?
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05-24-2024, 12:51 AM
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Has to be Anthony Volpe
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05-24-2024, 12:58 AM
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Love it! Gunnar, Josh Naylor, Skubal & Mason Miller
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05-24-2024, 01:00 AM
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Salvador Perez -- .714 OPS in 2023 to .952 OPS so far this season.
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05-24-2024, 01:25 AM
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05-24-2024, 01:34 AM
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Kyle Tucker, Jurickson Profar (of all people), and SSS alert but maybe Alek Manoah is finally fixed?
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05-24-2024, 03:00 AM
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Ranger Suarez, Seth Lugo, and Erick Fedde come to mind on the pitching side of things.
Adley Rutschman is making a big jump as far as highly regarded prospects go. Luis Rengifo, Kevin Pillar, and Abraham Toro are some unexpected names that have caught my attention. Last edited by mjwoop; 05-24-2024 at 10:47 PM. Reason: Misspelled Rengifo initially...spelling is hard |
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05-24-2024, 04:01 AM
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Being fair, a lot of the inserts this year have been much more creative and collectible. Fanatic/Topps AB’s through the roof, but also attempting to innovate a little more this year.
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05-24-2024, 04:17 AM
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The 2023 Rookie class is looking like a big change from last year. Volpe is pulling away in a big way. I would put him Gunnar & Adley right at the top right now pretty evenly. While Corbin Carroll looks like trash this year and Jordan Walker is not even in the Majors anymore. Michael Harris has regressed. Josh Jung is injured.
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05-24-2024, 05:09 AM
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 The one and only correct answer. Honorable mention: Ozuna, Alec Bohm, Shohei Ohtani Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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05-24-2024, 05:14 AM
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Taylor Ward, Tanner Houck, Dylan Cease, and Jack Flaherty.
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05-24-2024, 06:03 AM
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One of my long shot preseason picks was for Jarren Duran to get 50 doubles and 20 HRs. It looks like I should have gone with 50 doubles and 20 triples. He currently has 3 bWAR, and this is a dude who was getting crucified two years ago for his comically bad play. Also, Alec Bohm has turned into one of the best players on the current best team in baseball.
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05-24-2024, 07:43 AM
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Jo Adell
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05-24-2024, 07:52 AM
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The Shortstop position
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05-24-2024, 03:17 PM
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Add Luis Gil to the pitchers.
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05-24-2024, 03:55 PM
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wRC+ -- cherry picked a few names from 2023, min 500 PA, sub 100 wRC+ who are doing better this year
Profar 76 --> 176 Ryan McMahon 88 --> 131 Volpe 84 --> 126 Varsho 85 --> 117 Cronenworth 92 --> 127 J. Pena 96 --> 137 over 100 last year -- decent rise this year: Bohm 105 --> 152 Witt 115 --> 149 William Contreras 124 --> 164 Gunnar 123 --> 167 Brent Rooker 127 --> 167 |
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05-24-2024, 03:57 PM
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2024 Biggest Improvement Thus Far
My eyes have been opened to supposed 2023 one month wonder Brent Rooker’s season so far:
.286/.354/.571 w 11/35 for a nice OPS of .935 on that team. I’m pretty impressed.
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05-24-2024, 03:59 PM
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Teoscar
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05-24-2024, 04:18 PM
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I know this is about players, but the Royals are on pace to have more wins by the All-Star Break than the 56 they won all of last year.
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Always looking for more George Brett stuff. Need more rookies, low numbered inserts/parallels and on-card autos (no Panini). |
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05-24-2024, 04:22 PM
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Jo Adell
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05-24-2024, 04:53 PM
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He has a .8 WAR this season bringing his career WAR to... -0.6
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05-24-2024, 05:27 PM
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Biggest improvement doesn’t mean he is the best player. But having a career negative WAR until this year and now having nearly 1 WAR after less than 50 games this year is a huge improvement. (And improvements is what the thread is about). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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05-24-2024, 05:27 PM
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Red Sox starting rotation
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05-24-2024, 05:40 PM
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Bobby Witt Jr. is the first player that came to mind. Already good but he leapt in to Superstar territory very quickly.
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05-24-2024, 06:00 PM
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There is a new article on mlb.com about Clarke Schmidt's improvement
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