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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Sure. His WAR this season is miles ahead of any other player on this team. In fact, most statistics you can think of, traditional or sabermetric, argues that Bautista drives the bus on the Jays offence, and therefore, on-field success. That pretty much obliterates idiotic emotional arguments about how he apparently "wusses out" because someone in Calgary is pissed that he chose not to lean into a pitch.
And for all your bitching, would you care to tell me who hit the game winning single?
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The .195 was his career average with the bases loaded. They flashed it on the screen during the game. Thought it was unbelievably low. He has four hits in his last thirty PAs with the bases loaded (three singles, one double). Not so hot. But ya, small sample size I know.
I never said he wasn't a good player. He has tremendous skill. He's just nowhere near a complete player.
For example, what on earth was that rundown last night? He almost blew the game. Jays got very very lucky on replay. I thought it was inconclusive. The guy deserved to be called safe just based on how boneheaded the play Bautista made was. That would have been an ugly play in little league, let alone the major leagues. But it's just another demonstration of his low baseball IQ.
Bautista does all the big flashy things that fans love. Homes runs! Outfield assists! Big upper cut hacks!
Watch for the little things though. He mucks them up routinely. That at bat in the 13th was a prime example. Bases loaded, a guy with six MLB games on the mound who just walked the last guy on four pitches (three of which were not close). What does Bautista do? Rolls over on the first pitch that was six inches outside. WTF? That is unbelievably bad baseball, and something the casual fan probably doesn't even notice.