@ericulous1_psn said in Rizzo POTM?:
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Why not? Anyone playing better?
Hey hey i called it
You did.....credit is due.
As a fan of Rizzo and his card I'm excited. As a fan of the game, this is not a good pick. There were several players far better than Rizzo this last month and many of them may never get a high diamond unless they keep it up: Logan Gilbert, Pablo Lopez, Ty France, CJ Cron, JP Crawford, Eric Hosmer and on and on.
Rizzo is hitting .242.
Batting average isn't everything. As of this moment (5/5/22) he's batting .242/.355/.582 with a OPS of .938 and an OPS+ of 175 along with 9 HRs. France has a higher OPS+ but isn't batting as good in the other categories. I think the only player who you named that deserves it more would be JP. That man is having a monster year so far and has Rizzo beat in every stat but HRs with less ABs.
I agree batting average is not everything, certainly not in this era. Did you know the last person to hit over .350 was Josh Hamilton in 2010!!!!!! That's sad.
But I digress. Logan Gilbert certainly deserves this with a 4-0 and 0.68 ERA. Buuuuut, chicks dig the long ball and it can be said the energy behind the Yankees great first month (and strong finish during the regular season last year) is Rizzo. Plus he looks like Mike Trout....and Hunter Renfroe.
SDS also hates Seattle players not named Julio Rodriguez or Jared Kelenic