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David, I know Soto's down right now -- but I'll take his 3 months of solid play over Acuna's 2 weeks of absurd play (at this moment)

Posted by Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud (aka JoeMetz) Aug 24 '18, 10:01

if Acuna keeps going, he's a worthy winner; he just wouldn't be my pick right now on the basis that Soto's been consistently strong and has been much better at controlling his at-bats.

A 1:1 K/BB ratio is absurd for a 19 year old with a week above A-ball.

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You're forgetting that the -only- reason Acuna slowed down was he injured himself in a way that looked like a season-ending ACL tear. - David Aug 24, 10:14 12
- We'll see...so far, Acuna's a very good player riding a ridiculous 14 day streak. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 24, 10:31 10
  - let's recall the first month and a half Albies was on another planet too. -- nm - groiny Aug 24, 10:36 1
    - Albies also has 3.1 WAR but in 50 more games. - David Aug 24, 10:55
  - WAR: 3.1 for Acuna, Soto 2.0. It's not close, and it's only going to get worse. -- nm - David Aug 24, 10:35 7
    - We might have a couple guys ending up in this discussion before the year is out. nm - NiKlaus Aug 24, 10:53 5
      - I was thinking about this just this morning, look how well many of the "new" managers are doing.... - groiny Aug 24, 11:01 2
        
        This team has gotten fun to watch again. I can tell you that a month ago, there's not a chance in hell I stay up to watch a west coast game. nm - NiKlaus Aug 24, 11:05
        
        Kapler started off god-awful...has he gotten better or is it a case he's just not bad enough to stop them from doing okay. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 24, 11:03
      - I'd be surprised if you had anyone who approached Soto in the vote. He's special, too. He's just not Acuna. I presume you mean Flaherty. -- nm - David Aug 24, 10:58 1
        
        Flaherty is one. But don't sleep on Bader. He's the rookie leader in WAR right now. If he can get that OPS up, he could end up in the conversation. nm - NiKlaus Aug 24, 11:04
    - I've finally come around to accepting WAR. I wish there was something in football I could accept as well as WAR -- nm - crash davis Aug 24, 10:37
- that guy sucks! -- nm - decline Aug 24, 10:16

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David, I know Soto's down right now -- but I'll take his 3 months of solid play over Acuna's 2 weeks of absurd play (at this moment)

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