Brandon Nimmo Sucks

[Centerfield]

I think like Minaya before him, it will be a while until we can fully assess the success of the Alderson era.

Minaya was pretty widely ridiculed (and perhaps rightly so) by the end of his tenure. But his name was rehabilitated a bit when Harvey, deGrom and Matz arrived, and then Dickey and Beltran were turned into Wheeler and Syndergaard.

I think the Alderson Era was pretty disappointing too, but maybe Nimmo, Conforto, McNeil and Alonso will form the core of our next winner. And Thomas Szapucki will recover and win the Cy Young.

[MFS62]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: No, it was Sandy Alderson. Nimmo was drafted in 2011.

Yes. Darn Wikepedia.
There was a gap in Minaya's resume I didn't spot. They mentioned he joined San Diego in 2012, but didn't say he was an analyst for mlb.com during 2011.
My bad.
I guess not all editors are perfect.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

Brandon Nimmo final OPS for August: 1.058. OPS for September: 1.162 Projected OPS for October: A BAZILLION

And at this point you can even start citing the full year production despite the large holes he's had in his season.
A good benchmark on the 'Slash Stats' for a 'Star' player is often said to be 300/400/500
Nimmo's season now sits at somewhere around 275/390/510 across nearly 450 PA

[Ceetar]

Nimmo's wRC+ of 149 is 8th best in baseball.

[smg58]

So why is he batting eighth?

[Vic Sage]

because... um... Callaway's a douche?

[MFS62]

Vic Sage wrote: because... um... Callaway's a douche?

Vic. Drop the mic and go to a neutral corner.
That was the bell.

Later

[Centerfield]

Brandon continues to collect his walks (and his HBP's) but his hitting has taken a nosedive. BA for September is .215, and his slugging is a punchless .385.

Only 2 HR's in September.

That sucks Brandon. Sucks.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Centerfield wrote: Brandon continues to collect his walks (and his HBP's) but his hitting has taken a nosedive. BA for September is .215, and his slugging is a punchless .385. Only 2 HR's in September. That sucks Brandon. Sucks.

I'll bet Nimmo's secretly more hurt than he's letting on from that HBP to the hand. That won't affect his BB and HBP skills, though.