Tag: nationals

Lowest BA during hitting streaks

Washington’s thirdbaseman Ryan Zimmerman just got a hit off the Giants tonight to extend his hitting streak to 29 games. 

He’s hitting 45 for 122 (.369) during the streak. 

I just ran across this page on Recondite Baseball which lists The “Worst” Hitting Streaks. 

Juan Pierre tops the list.  In 2000, his rookie year with Colorado, he went 18 for 66 for a .273 during his 15 game hitting streak.  And in 1984, Cubbie catcher Jody Davis went 16 for 57 (.281) also for a 15 game streak. 

Fortunately for Washington, Zim’s hitting more than the bare minimum for his streak.  He’s gotten his batting average up to .352 for the season.

Ryan Zimmerman and his $45 mil-5 yr. contract

 

Look at THIS !!!

Ryan Zimmerman strolled into the home clubhouse at Nationals Park after Monday’s news conference announcing his $45 million, five-year contract and was greeted with a smile and a yell from a teammate sitting on a couch…

  In this age of declining (or at best, "stagnant") salaries — see the free agent class of last winter — , Ryan Zimmerman drags this kind of contract out of the Nationals? WOW !!!

  Would Jim Bowden have EVER agreed to something like this?

  Is this Exhibit A of: Why Team Presidents should not be left alone with agents?

  I wonder if this is the first contract Kasten ever negotiated.

  I stand in AWE of this agent. Scott Boras, scoot over.

  Question for you guys: On a scale of 0% (no chance) to 100% (sure thing), What do you think is the chance that Ryan Zimmerman will be worth $14 mil in 2013?

  What do you think?

DonS.

P.S. Disclosure: I originally drafted Ryan Zimmerman in ILLOWA League in the Second Round. A year ago, I decide he was "Tim Wallach" rather than "Mike Schmidt" and swapped Zimmerman for Huston Street. So factor in as many "grains of salt" as you think that deserves.

Five straight for the Nats

The Washington Nationals have just woken up in time for September.  At the beginning of the season, I thought the Nats might be the the big story of 2008.  I’d be pretty smart if I’d had inserted Tampa Bay in for Washington. 

Washington did win their first three games of they year but it didn’t take long for them to sink to the depths of the NL East. 

Injuries to Ryan Zimmerman, Dmitri Young, Chad Cordero, Wily Mo Pena… well, I could on for a while,  add that to a no-name starting rotation and that isn’t a recipe for a winning team. 

And now, late in August, they start putting it together… for now.  Even with their five game winning streak (and Atlanta dropping two), the Nats are still languishing 24 games back and even eight games behind fourth place Atlanta. 

There’s always next year. 

3/30/08 Linescore of the Day: Ryan Zimmerman

Ryan Zimmerman:  1 for 4, HR, run, rbi

One hit, one rbi, and run but boy did it really matter.  Ryan Zimmerman’s homerun in the bottom of the ninth against the Braves won the game and put the Nationals in first place albeit after one day. 

I would say enjoy it while you can but I think the Nats will be drastically improved over last year.  Maybe not first-place good but definitely better.  I remember last year about this time the baseball pundits were talking about Washington losing 120 for the 07 season.  Well, that didn’t happen but that still gives you an idea where they were then. 

I think their prospects are much better for the 2008 season.