According to Wikipedia, which my daughter always reminds me is a very unreliable source, McNeil's nickname is The Squirrel. If that's true, the Mets have both a squirrel and a polar bear.
Hopefully this works - link to a long twitter thread from Athletic writer Matt Williams about McNeil: https://twitter.com/MattWi77iams/sta...73501186138114
With the punchline:
His Exit Velo/Hard Hit on statcast are 38th/37th percentile, which doesn't portend big power numbers.
The position eligibility is nice.
THE BAT: 637pa .287-20-77-83r-8sb
ATC: 616pa .294-20-73-88-7sb
I'm more inclined to believe the AVG will be higher, and less inclined to believe the power will really come through. Maybe .300-22-75-85r-5sb depending on where he bats.
Roster Resource has the Mets going Nimmo-McNeil-Alonso-Cano-JD Davis-Conforto-Ramos-Rosario, and while it feels like there's a lot of flexibility there, I think McNeil in the 2 hole will be the one constant.
Hopefully this works - link to a long twitter thread from Athletic writer Matt Williams about McNeil: https://twitter.com/MattWi77iams/sta...73501186138114
With the punchline:
What to expect from Jeff McNeil in 2020:
575 AB
.302/..348/..479
25 HR
92 R
78 RBI
8 SB
2020 could be a full breakout for McNeil, but his production is tough to predict. You need to expect a slight trade off in batting avg in exchange for extra power. BUT you might get both.
575 AB
.302/..348/..479
25 HR
92 R
78 RBI
8 SB
2020 could be a full breakout for McNeil, but his production is tough to predict. You need to expect a slight trade off in batting avg in exchange for extra power. BUT you might get both.
The position eligibility is nice.
THE BAT: 637pa .287-20-77-83r-8sb
ATC: 616pa .294-20-73-88-7sb
I'm more inclined to believe the AVG will be higher, and less inclined to believe the power will really come through. Maybe .300-22-75-85r-5sb depending on where he bats.
Roster Resource has the Mets going Nimmo-McNeil-Alonso-Cano-JD Davis-Conforto-Ramos-Rosario, and while it feels like there's a lot of flexibility there, I think McNeil in the 2 hole will be the one constant.
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