9/16/2023 0 Comments Boomstick nelson cruz![]() Care: Machine wash cold Tumble dry low.Double needle stitching Pouch pocket Unisex sizing.Air jet yarn creates a smooth, low-pill surface.Made with sustainably & fairly grown USA cotton.Taped neck and shoulders Tearaway label.Numbers are useful because they’re truthful. With the year Seattle is projected to have, I would not anticipate any high powered offensive DH to be signed.Īgain, like Cruz, 2016 seems to have been the peak performing year for Encarnacion. If he somehow finds himself in a Mariners’ uniform in Spring of 2019, he could fill the role that Nelly vacated, but I would not expect quality or consistent productivity. I’ll give Edwin some credit: He’s an RBI machine AND in fewer games than Cruz. It’s troubling in the fact it’s similar to Cruz-declining, but at an increased rate. Some more numbers to take a look at: /9fynYzJ7T6- Nater December 30, 2018 Should Edwin Encarnacion somehow find himself in a uniform this season, his trends are strikingly similar to that of /DD64ArobbR- Nater December 30, 2018 So I decided to plug his numbers in to see the trends. Like Nelly, he joined the Majors in 2005. The Mariners recently acquired Edwin Encarnacion. His inevitable departure ultimately to Minnesota leaves a colossal vacancy in the lineup. Going into 2019, how are his numbers going to trend? Let me know your thoughts! /F0anFXEf7z- Nater December 30, 2018 While I'm on a numbers kick, here are slash trends over the last 5 seasons. Was 2016 his best year in the Bigs? Also, what would you predict his 2019 to look like? Apologies for my previous errant tweet brought to my attention by. There are a few essential items that remain constant: RBIs and Home Runs. ![]() By looking at the charts that I constructed below, you can see that his productivity begins to decline after the 2016 season. Albeit, he did drive in a career and AL-high 119 runs in 2017. The year he played in Baltimore (2014) he was reaching the apex of his offensive performance and reached it during the 20 seasons. How valuable was Look at these numbers: /7QAk9H4RmZ- Nater December 30, 2018Īs a Mariner Nelson collected his 1000th and 1500th hit, achieved his 600th-1000th RBI milestones, hit his 200th career HR in 2015, 300th in 2017, and 350thin 2018, and appeared in 3 All-Star games. Here are some more numbers that I have put together to put into perspective how valuable he was to the Mariners’ organization. I’m an engineer during my day job, so I like to look at numbers because they’re honest and not emotional. These community efforts earned Nelson to be the Seattle Mariners’ 2018 Roberto Clemente Award nominee. With the encouragement from teammate Felix Hernandez, he became a United States Citizen in Downtown Seattle in 2018. ![]() He attended countless PLAYBALL events to give kids the opportunity to play baseball and softball. In 2012, he even paid for a donated a fire truck. He has also worked with the Seattle Fire Department to collect extra firefighting equipment to send it to the Dominican Republic, his native country. At the commissioning event, he partnered with a local Seattle international high school to present the faculty with a $10,000 check and baseball equipment for the team. ![]() In September 2016, Nelson unveiled his Boomstick23 Foundation with the intention of empowering at-risk youth to develop leadership skills through sports. Giancarlo Stanton ’s 504-foot, 120.1 MPH moonshot at Coors Field took the top place.Ĭruz stated that he wanted to stay in Seattle and that he loves the area as he was an active member in the community, he even raised the 12th Man Flag before a Seahawks Monday Night Football game in 2015. In 2016, Cruz hit his 493-foot blast at Target Field ranking second in the Majors that season. With the departure of here's a look at some Exit Velocity numbers of his: /P3BjlyHCMo- Nater December 30, 2018Ī few notes about these numbers: In 20, he was #2 in MLB for average EV. It is incredible what he was able to do when he connected with the baseball: Since Statcast’s inception in 2015 here is the accumulated exit velocity (EV) statistics. Currently, there isn’t a player in the lineup that can do so. Whether it is a 493-foot blast or a 110 miles per hour double smoked down the left field line, the Herculanean power he had in the batter’s box will be a void that the Mariners will need to fill. Cruz has been a fan favorite over the last four seasons, and Mariners fans will miss the demeanor and magic he brought to the dish.Įvery time Nelson came to the plate, fans knew they could witness something spectacular. Two words that come to mind when one hears the name Nelson Cruz: Exit Velocity. ![]()
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