.267/.291/.413
Kubel appears to be suffering from the same thing affecting the rest of the Twins offense: they are having trouble drawing walks. Kubel has just 3 walks to 17 strikeouts. Some other Twins:
Gomez: 2 BB, 24 K
Young: 3 BB, 14 K
Morneau: 9 BB, 14 K
Harris: 5 BB, 17 K
Monroe: 3 BB, 13 K
Most of these guys are going to put up a similar ratio throughout the year. Kubel is the one Twins who has the best chance at drastically increasing his walks, decreasing his strikeouts, and therefore increasing his OBP.
Part of this may be the organizations philosophy of being aggressive--if you've read any of Gardy's comments regarding Delmon Young and how he's "paid to drive in runs so he needs to take his hacks," then you know that the ability to draw a walk is not valued in the Twins system, unless it's a natural ability like Mauer. Kubel has an above-average eye, and I believe it will show itself as the season progresses.
As for the Twins as a whole--they are currently last in all of baseball in walks. Coincidentally, they are one of the worst offenses in all of baseball as well. I wonder if management is smart enough to connect the two.
Here's how Kubel fairs against the pitchers on Friday and Sunday (Saturday is TBD):
Millwood
3-for-4, 2 doubles
Padilla
0-for-4, with a walk
Best of luck, Kubes.
1 comment:
Go - Go has much more success I think when he bunts to the right side. #33 See ya later its a tater - He must have had a Grand Salami sandwich in the clubhouse as he exploded 4th of July style on the inside pitch.
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