McGregor Verified Member Posted August 10, 2023 Posted August 10, 2023 See below: Also, Statcast has him as the 6th strongest arm in MLB this season: Keep in mind this completely disregards accuracy, but still, I find this very interesting. What should we make of this given it's such a small sample size for him? Clearly he is young, and his accuracy still has a long way to go, How do we see him developing as a right fielder? Oldgoat_MN and Richie the Rally Goat 2
Rik19753 Verified Member Posted August 10, 2023 Posted August 10, 2023 There is no doubt that the tools are present. Another amazing Wallner stat is his .406 xwOBA (metric for overall offensive production that takes into account quality of contact, K% and BB%). He ranks 7th in the Majors for hitters with 50+ batted balls. The top 15 players are Judge, Acuna, Seager, Ohtani, Alvarez, Freeman, Wallner, Betts, Sean Murphy, Juan Soto, Olson, Tucker, Trout, Vlad Jr. and Alonso (16th is Tatis). That is ridiculous company. There are probably times where he will look like the 2023 version of Joey Gallo, but when he is going good, the upside is tremendous. Oldgoat_MN, Richie the Rally Goat and McGregor 3
John Belinski Verified Member Posted August 10, 2023 Posted August 10, 2023 12 hours ago, McGregor said: See below: Also, Statcast has him as the 6th strongest arm in MLB this season: Keep in mind this completely disregards accuracy, but still, I find this very interesting. What should we make of this given it's such a small sample size for him? Clearly he is young, and his accuracy still has a long way to go, How do we see him developing as a right fielder? I was surprised Max wasn't rated higher. I was thinking he had a strong arm.
Squirrel Community Moderator Posted August 10, 2023 Posted August 10, 2023 There was something reported about this during ST ... that Wallner had the best arm
Jocko87 Verified Member Posted August 10, 2023 Posted August 10, 2023 Gilberto Celistino? 14 hours ago, McGregor said: Keep in mind this completely disregards accuracy, but still, Oooohhhhhhh, gotcha.
Brock Beauchamp Site Manager Posted August 10, 2023 Posted August 10, 2023 He should definitely keep playing the larger left field to maximize his lack of range and minimize his excellent arm. We need to do everything possible to never disturb Kepler’s comfort zone, ever. McGregor, Richie the Rally Goat and RpR 1 2
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