Twins Slugger Matt Wallner Fighting Through First Real Slump

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On 7/7/2025 at 10:46 AM, Nick Nelson said:

His wOBA since debuting is among the top 10 MLB hitters (at least was before this downswing). He really hasn't had any "awful streaks" before this one, which is the core point of the article.

Ah, the sabermetric trick of stating an obscure analytic like it's the be-all, end-all, conversation ending mic drop.  What if I don't care about wOBA?  What if I think that maybe, just maybe, a baseball player's performance can't be reduced to a single obscure analytic?  

Wallner's fine.  He's a streaky, one tool platoon player like most of the roster.  Nobody is mistaking him for a top 10 MLB hitter lol.  And he's definitely gone through streaks before, it's so weird that you don't count 2024 for some reason.  Well, other than that it doesn't support your argument - another sabermetric tactic of cherry picking stats you like and ignoring those you don't and berating anyone who bothers to disagree.  But keep up with the ridicule, it's a great look and does wonders for your credibility.  

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1 hour ago, Road trip said:

Indeed, Manuel Margot says "hi".

 

Matt Wallner says hi back.