This guy boned me last year so naturally I drafted him again.
No blurbs on Yahoo yet, what do you guys see from him this season? Too lazy to look up the numbers from last season but I think I recall him showing increased power in the second half.
Lets hear it.
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Kendrys Morales 2013 outlookResurgent in Seattle?
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Posted 20 March 2013 - 11:16 PM
Yup, .248 ISO in the 2nd half compared to .142 in the first half. Definitely seemed like he came slow out of the gate after being out for so long. He's a guy that I feel like a lot of people are too down on this year and I am targeting in the mid-rounds as a DH or backup 1B.
I think a lot of people are put off by the move in lineups from LAA to SEA and the fact that he's hitting in Safeco, but it's not like Angels Stadium is a hitters paradise either, and -- although I never buy too much into this -- they ARE moving the fences in this year.
In addition, the move from LAA to SEA will bring him way more PA's. He got caught up in the Trumbo/Pujols situation last year, and without being much service on the field, missed out on a lot of playing time. He should play almost every day in Seattle.
It's easy to forget the guy is only 2 seasons removed from hitting .300 with 34 bombs (Granted it was 3 years, but only 2 seasons of wear and tear on his body). He's obviously not going to return to those numbers, but I wouldn't be shocked to see him hit .280 with 28 HRs while most projections have him closer to .260/22. He hit 14 HRs in the second half last year and that was in somewhat limited playing time, prorated to a full season he could hypothetically hit close to 30.
I think a lot of people are put off by the move in lineups from LAA to SEA and the fact that he's hitting in Safeco, but it's not like Angels Stadium is a hitters paradise either, and -- although I never buy too much into this -- they ARE moving the fences in this year.
In addition, the move from LAA to SEA will bring him way more PA's. He got caught up in the Trumbo/Pujols situation last year, and without being much service on the field, missed out on a lot of playing time. He should play almost every day in Seattle.
It's easy to forget the guy is only 2 seasons removed from hitting .300 with 34 bombs (Granted it was 3 years, but only 2 seasons of wear and tear on his body). He's obviously not going to return to those numbers, but I wouldn't be shocked to see him hit .280 with 28 HRs while most projections have him closer to .260/22. He hit 14 HRs in the second half last year and that was in somewhat limited playing time, prorated to a full season he could hypothetically hit close to 30.
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C- M. Montero
1B- P. Konerko
2B- J. Altuve
3B- D. Freese
SS- B. Zobrist
OF- A. Jackson
OF- C. Beltran
OF- A. Pagan
DH- G. Jones
BN- A. Ramirez, C. Ross, D. Stubbs, M. Izturis, A. Rodriguez (DL)
SP- S. Strasburg
SP- D. Price
SP- A. Sanchez
SP- A. Ogando
SP- A. Griffin
CL- G. Perkins
BN- J. Fernandez, J. Grimm, D. Phelps, J. Blanton, Z. Greinke (DL), B. Beachy (DL), T. Lilly (DL), B. Myers (DL), N. Eovaldi (DL)
C- M. Montero
1B- P. Konerko
2B- J. Altuve
3B- D. Freese
SS- B. Zobrist
OF- A. Jackson
OF- C. Beltran
OF- A. Pagan
DH- G. Jones
BN- A. Ramirez, C. Ross, D. Stubbs, M. Izturis, A. Rodriguez (DL)
SP- S. Strasburg
SP- D. Price
SP- A. Sanchez
SP- A. Ogando
SP- A. Griffin
CL- G. Perkins
BN- J. Fernandez, J. Grimm, D. Phelps, J. Blanton, Z. Greinke (DL), B. Beachy (DL), T. Lilly (DL), B. Myers (DL), N. Eovaldi (DL)
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Posted 21 March 2013 - 09:20 AM
One thing I like about him this season is it's a contract year for him. I do think he'll have a pretty solid season & there is a chance SEA could move him at the deadline (to a team with a better park to hit in).
C (1) - M. Montero
1B (1) - M. Cabrera
2B (1) - E. Cabrera
SS (1) - A. Cabrera
3B (1) - Beltre
OF (3) - Gordon, Choo, Beltran
U (2) - Encarnacion, McClouth, D. Gordon
(7) Total Pitchers
SP - Dickey, Wainwright, Shields, Burnett, Medlen, Parker, Vargas, Iwakuma, Kendrick, Colon, Kazmir, Porcello
RP - J. Johnson, Parnell, Gregg
12 team H2H League - 1 game eligibility (1 pt-single, 2 pts-double, 3 pts-triple, 4 pts-HR, 1 pt-RBI, 1 pt-walk, 1 pt-run, 2 pts-SB, 10 pts-win/save, -5 pts-blown save, 2 pts-IP, 1 pt-K, -1 pt-ER, -.5 pt-hit, -.5 pt-BB)
1B (1) - M. Cabrera
2B (1) - E. Cabrera
SS (1) - A. Cabrera
3B (1) - Beltre
OF (3) - Gordon, Choo, Beltran
U (2) - Encarnacion, McClouth, D. Gordon
(7) Total Pitchers
SP - Dickey, Wainwright, Shields, Burnett, Medlen, Parker, Vargas, Iwakuma, Kendrick, Colon, Kazmir, Porcello
RP - J. Johnson, Parnell, Gregg
12 team H2H League - 1 game eligibility (1 pt-single, 2 pts-double, 3 pts-triple, 4 pts-HR, 1 pt-RBI, 1 pt-walk, 1 pt-run, 2 pts-SB, 10 pts-win/save, -5 pts-blown save, 2 pts-IP, 1 pt-K, -1 pt-ER, -.5 pt-hit, -.5 pt-BB)
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Posted 21 March 2013 - 09:44 AM
Been taking him late as my backup to Ike Davis or Eric Hosmer, depending on who's been there in my drafts. He's a wonderfully boring, almost sleepy pick who's way off most radars. I'm hoping to catch LaRoche-like lightning in a bottle with him.
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Posted 21 March 2013 - 05:25 PM
every draft I was in shocked me the way Morales kept falling and falling... another reason why 1B is incredibily deep this year.... drafting Rizzo/Ike Davis/Hosmer/Freeman/Trumbo along with Morales is a great way to go if you miss out on Fielder/Votto or decide to use your early round picks on 3B/SS/OF studs...
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Posted 01 April 2013 - 07:53 AM
Looked 100% this spring. I know we hate to look at ST numbers but it was nice to see him playing so well. I expect a good yr from him.
Edited by OrangeCrush, 01 April 2013 - 07:54 AM.
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SP- +10 W / +1 Inn / +1 K /+5 CG / +10 SHO / -1 Walk / -1 ER[/size]
Hitters- +1 1B +2 2B +3 3B +4 HR +1 RBI +1 R +2 SB +1 BB +1 HBP -1 KO -1 CS[/size]
SP- +10 W / +1 Inn / +1 K /+5 CG / +10 SHO / -1 Walk / -1 ER[/size]
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Posted 20 April 2013 - 07:37 PM
This guys is such a slug.
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Posted 20 April 2013 - 08:18 PM
He sure is. Cant wait till i get Freeman back.
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Posted 20 April 2013 - 09:28 PM
This guy is learning that playing for seattle sucks.
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Posted 23 April 2013 - 10:01 AM
Just hit his 2nd HR of the season and is hitting .250 with 8 RBI. Nothing spectacular, but could get a bump in production if anyone was ever on base... Mariners need to call up Zunino ASAP, Smoak and Ackley are killing them.
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C- Brian McCann
1B - Adrian Gonzalez
2B - Howie Kendrick
SS - Starlin Castro
3B - Ryan Zimmerman
OF - B.J. Upton, Justin Upton, Matt Kemp
UTIL - Josh Hamilton, Kendrys Morales, Alcides Escobar
SP - Yovani Gallardo, Matt Cain, Madison Bumgarner, Trevor Cahill, Tim Lincecum, Homer Bailey, Mike Minor, Kevin Gausman
RP - Heath Bell, Glen Perkins, Steve Cishek
BENCH -Brett Lawrie, Dayan Vicideo, Dominic Brown
DL - Jason Motte
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C- Brian McCann
1B - Adrian Gonzalez
2B - Howie Kendrick
SS - Starlin Castro
3B - Ryan Zimmerman
OF - B.J. Upton, Justin Upton, Matt Kemp
UTIL - Josh Hamilton, Kendrys Morales, Alcides Escobar
SP - Yovani Gallardo, Matt Cain, Madison Bumgarner, Trevor Cahill, Tim Lincecum, Homer Bailey, Mike Minor, Kevin Gausman
RP - Heath Bell, Glen Perkins, Steve Cishek
BENCH -Brett Lawrie, Dayan Vicideo, Dominic Brown
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Posted 27 April 2013 - 10:26 AM
his bb% is way up and his k% is way down. can we expect this to stick or is it just sss stuff? i ask because he's starting to hit the ww in some of my shallow leagues and i want to know if y'all think that good things lie ahead
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Posted 02 May 2013 - 10:38 PM
natti, on 27 April 2013 - 10:26 AM, said:
his bb% is way up and his k% is way down. can we expect this to stick or is it just sss stuff? i ask because he's starting to hit the ww in some of my shallow leagues and i want to know if y'all think that good things lie ahead
I noticed the same thing. By now I think that BB% and K% stats have stabilized. I think he makes a really intriguing buy low candidate.
12 team 8x8 Roto Redraft League
Hitting (AVG, OBP, SLG, R RBI, HR, SB,)
Pitching (QS, WHIP, ERA, K, S, HO, K/9, H/9)
2C--Mauer, Jaso
1B---Goldschmidt
2B---Gyrko
3B---Beltre
SS---A Cabrera
CI---Rizzo
MI---D. Gordon
OF---Choo, A. Gordon, Jennings, Aoki
UTIL--- Moreland, D. Brown
Bench---Weeks, Markakis
SP---Zimmermann, Shields, Haren, Cobb, Cashner, Santiago
RP---Street, Henderson, Tazawa, Robertson, Melancon, Smyly, Scheppers, Herrera
DL---Jeter, L. Morrison, Reddick, Garza
Hitting (AVG, OBP, SLG, R RBI, HR, SB,)
Pitching (QS, WHIP, ERA, K, S, HO, K/9, H/9)
2C--Mauer, Jaso
1B---Goldschmidt
2B---Gyrko
3B---Beltre
SS---A Cabrera
CI---Rizzo
MI---D. Gordon
OF---Choo, A. Gordon, Jennings, Aoki
UTIL--- Moreland, D. Brown
Bench---Weeks, Markakis
SP---Zimmermann, Shields, Haren, Cobb, Cashner, Santiago
RP---Street, Henderson, Tazawa, Robertson, Melancon, Smyly, Scheppers, Herrera
DL---Jeter, L. Morrison, Reddick, Garza
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Posted 03 May 2013 - 01:17 AM
hitting better now that Saunders is back in the lineup
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C: J.P. Arencibia
1B: Buster Posey, Kendrys Morales
2B: Rickie Weeks, Jurickson Profar
SS: Jean Segura, Elvis Andrus
3B: Brett Lawrie
OF: Ryan Braun, Justin Upton, Starling Marte, Dayan Viciedo
SP: Adam Wainwright, Cole Hamels, Jon Lester, Dan Haren, Brandon McCarthy, Jarrod Parker, Kyle Gibson
RP: Edward Mujica, Huston Street, Glen Perkins, Jim Henderson, Steve Cishek
DL: Mark Teixeira, Hanley Ramirez, Brandon Beachy
C: J.P. Arencibia
1B: Buster Posey, Kendrys Morales
2B: Rickie Weeks, Jurickson Profar
SS: Jean Segura, Elvis Andrus
3B: Brett Lawrie
OF: Ryan Braun, Justin Upton, Starling Marte, Dayan Viciedo
SP: Adam Wainwright, Cole Hamels, Jon Lester, Dan Haren, Brandon McCarthy, Jarrod Parker, Kyle Gibson
RP: Edward Mujica, Huston Street, Glen Perkins, Jim Henderson, Steve Cishek
DL: Mark Teixeira, Hanley Ramirez, Brandon Beachy
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