Apparently Jimmy Rollins' newfound power has convinced him that his best approach at the plate is to make contact, walks be damned.
In Rollins first eight games, he walked eight times. So while he was only hitting .269, his OBP was a stellar .457.
In Rollins last 18 games, including tonight's, he has walked once. Yes, just one time in his last 86 plate appearance over that time, Jimmy Rollins, the Phillies leadoff hitter has walked a grand total of one time. So while his batting average has risen to .297, his OBP has dropped to .381. This would still qualify as a career high, but the current trend does not bode well. Eventually teams are going to pick up on this trend and Rollins will have to start walking again or swinging at bad pitches.
Andruw Jones just hit a walk off against Six Fingers. I believe the fountain of youth that Alfonseca was drinking from during the first two weeks of the season has run completely dry. We are now seeing the Antonio Alfonseca that was available to any team for the major league minimum. But hey, at least Brett Myers is getting his one inning of work in a night. Ugh, this team drives me crazy. And watching 24 re-use plots from previous seasons doesn't make it any better.
In Rollins first eight games, he walked eight times. So while he was only hitting .269, his OBP was a stellar .457.
In Rollins last 18 games, including tonight's, he has walked once. Yes, just one time in his last 86 plate appearance over that time, Jimmy Rollins, the Phillies leadoff hitter has walked a grand total of one time. So while his batting average has risen to .297, his OBP has dropped to .381. This would still qualify as a career high, but the current trend does not bode well. Eventually teams are going to pick up on this trend and Rollins will have to start walking again or swinging at bad pitches.
Andruw Jones just hit a walk off against Six Fingers. I believe the fountain of youth that Alfonseca was drinking from during the first two weeks of the season has run completely dry. We are now seeing the Antonio Alfonseca that was available to any team for the major league minimum. But hey, at least Brett Myers is getting his one inning of work in a night. Ugh, this team drives me crazy. And watching 24 re-use plots from previous seasons doesn't make it any better.
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