Martin Maldonado Appreciation Thread

dam...............Diaz is the real deal, why Dusty didnt play him more is beyond me, the kid is a stud

 

I appreciate you Moldy!

 

2024 37 CHW AL 4 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .083 .000 .083 -73 0 0 0 0 0 0 */2

holyshit thats bad.

 

That's Jose Abreu bad

 

I believe I have as many hits as Martin so far this season.

 

Through 1 week of the season Yainer Diaz is worth 0.6 WAR and Martin Maldonado- in only 4 games played for him, is worth -0.2 WAR.
The sequencing for the Astros has sucked- but their stats with Diaz behind the plate are pretty damn good- this pitching staff is like 3rd in baseball in expected wOBA, and Yainer has caught a no hitter and a 1 hitter while also being the best hitter on the team.
He's also spent spring training with a 10% walk rate and has 2 walks so far. It's almost like maybe, just maybe, regular playing time is helping him calm down and be a little more selective and that's making him a better hitter.
I think I predicted something like 4 or 5 war for Diaz and for him to be an all star level player- with a slight chance at being an MVP guy now. I might have been.... overly pessimistic.
it's hard for me to express how happy I am that he gets to play every day and how happy I am that Maldonado doesn't get to ruin my Astros fan experience anymore.

 

I've done more to help the white sox win than he has so far.

 

Bring him back

 

You are such a beating. Yes- bring his 000/070/000 negative 0.3 war ass back. Clearly that's what we are missing.
Astros pitchers ERA with Diaz (SSS) is 4.07. Yes- that's what's killing us- Diaz game calling (no hitter and a 1 hitter caught).
Brilliant.

 

You are forgetting that Maldy has already allowed 2 stolen bases with no caught stealings and 1 passed ball.

 

oK Darren has joined the chat....

 

I'm with Wulaw and are convinced you were dropped repeatedly as a child or have huffed paint.

 

It feels like it’s a bit. But then you think of how dumb the average person is and consider that half the people alive are dumber than average and…

 

As a baby who both fell off a counter top and out of the back seat of a car, I resent this remark. We can still turn out to be okay people and not whining babies who set out to ruin a whole message board and think that everyone who thinks differently is a racist.

 

My deepest apologies sir.

 

Just messing with you...though those things really happened. Meant to put a but forgot to. You're good.

 

Troll time...do we miss Maldy's leadership and ability to call games and keep pitchers focused?

 

Who hits a homer first? Maldy or Abreu?

 

Dont care about his batting. If he can stop the pitchers from giving up 5-9 runs in the first 3 innings, it would help the situation. lol

 

Lmao absolutely