Post by richard44 on May 3, 2024 9:26:11 GMT -8
As much as I worry about depth with pitching, especially top end talent/swing and miss stuff in the bullpen, my biggest concern is our inability to consistently put the bat on the ball at the plate. We strike out so much, and rarely ever string multiple hits together. As a lot of people predicted, our homerun/offensive power numbers are breaking records for OSU this season, but I don’t think anyone expected us to strike out this much and struggle to make contact consistently.
People bash on Gipson, our hitting coach, but he/our offense has been pretty damn good since he has been on staff. It’s been a weird year for us with McDowell, Caraway, and Kasper being out for large chunks of the season. Macias, Krieg, Weber, and Reeder have all shown improvement at the plate from last year if you compare numbers, and all have come up clutch at different times during the year. On the flip side, Turley has about a 20 point lower average from last year, Guerra has about a 60 point lower average from last year, Kasper has about a 40 point lower average from last year, and McDowell’s offensive production has obviously been almost non existent for most of pac 12 play. Those four guys were major parts of our returning offense, and have simply not done what everyone expected them to do this year. If they can all get right here at the end of this season, we can absolutely make a run. If they continue to sputter down the stretch, we have no chance.
People bash on Gipson, our hitting coach, but he/our offense has been pretty damn good since he has been on staff. It’s been a weird year for us with McDowell, Caraway, and Kasper being out for large chunks of the season. Macias, Krieg, Weber, and Reeder have all shown improvement at the plate from last year if you compare numbers, and all have come up clutch at different times during the year. On the flip side, Turley has about a 20 point lower average from last year, Guerra has about a 60 point lower average from last year, Kasper has about a 40 point lower average from last year, and McDowell’s offensive production has obviously been almost non existent for most of pac 12 play. Those four guys were major parts of our returning offense, and have simply not done what everyone expected them to do this year. If they can all get right here at the end of this season, we can absolutely make a run. If they continue to sputter down the stretch, we have no chance.
