OT: The crazy resurgence of Tommy Pham

[Cranny]

After his ho hum 2024, I couldn't believe the Pirates gave him a major league contract worth 2.5mil. Follwing Tommy Pham, I knew he was only about 16 hit away from 1000. So I thought, that's cool. Tommy will get his 1000th hit. But following him early on, I started to think that wasn't a forgone conclusion. He struggled hard early on to where I thought if I saw a "Pirates DFA Pham" I wouldn't be surprised.

But look at his regurgence below. He might very well get traded to his 11th team...


PHAM MARCH: 2/17, .387 OPS
PHAM APRIL: 14/77, 477 OPS

END OF APRIL: .460 OPS

PHAM MAY: 293 BA /.356 OBP / 293 SLUG / .649 OPS

END OF MAY: .207 BA / .280 OBP / .237 SLUG / .517 OPS

PHAM JUNE: .302 BA / .372 OBP /.488 SLUG / .861 OPS

END OF JUNE: .230 BA / .303 OBP / .298 SLUG / 601 OPS

PHAM JULY: .388 BA / .446 OBP / .597 SLUG / 1.043 OPS

PHAM NOW: .273 BA / .342 OBP / .722 OPS


He's killing it. I hope he goes to a contender with the opportunity of getting a ring.

Bad actor, Ecleme.

[ecleme22]

After his ho hum 2024, I couldn't believe the Pirates gave him a major league contract worth 2.5mil. Follwing Tommy Pham, I knew he was only about 16 hit away from 1000. So I thought, that's cool. Tommy will get his 1000th hit. But following him early on, I started to think that wasn't a forgone conclusion. He struggled hard early on to where I thought if I saw a "Pirates DFA Pham" I wouldn't be surprised.

But look at his regurgence below. He might very well get traded to his 11th team...


PHAM MARCH: 2/17, .387 OPS
PHAM APRIL: 14/77, 477 OPS

END OF APRIL: .460 OPS

PHAM MAY: 293 BA /.356 OBP / 293 SLUG / .649 OPS

END OF MAY: .207 BA / .280 OBP / .237 SLUG / .517 OPS

PHAM JUNE: .302 BA / .372 OBP /.488 SLUG / .861 OPS

END OF JUNE: .230 BA / .303 OBP / .298 SLUG / 601 OPS

PHAM JULY: .388 BA / .446 OBP / .597 SLUG / 1.043 OPS

PHAM NOW: .273 BA / .342 OBP / .722 OPS


He's killing it. I hope he goes to a contender with the opportunity of getting a ring.

Bad actor, Ecleme.

LOL.

[Cranny]

After his ho hum 2024, I couldn't believe the Pirates gave him a major league contract worth 2.5mil. Follwing Tommy Pham, I knew he was only about 16 hit away from 1000. So I thought, that's cool. Tommy will get his 1000th hit. But following him early on, I started to think that wasn't a forgone conclusion. He struggled hard early on to where I thought if I saw a "Pirates DFA Pham" I wouldn't be surprised.

But look at his regurgence below. He might very well get traded to his 11th team...


PHAM MARCH: 2/17, .387 OPS
PHAM APRIL: 14/77, 477 OPS

END OF APRIL: .460 OPS

PHAM MAY: 293 BA /.356 OBP / 293 SLUG / .649 OPS

END OF MAY: .207 BA / .280 OBP / .237 SLUG / .517 OPS

PHAM JUNE: .302 BA / .372 OBP /.488 SLUG / .861 OPS

END OF JUNE: .230 BA / .303 OBP / .298 SLUG / 601 OPS

PHAM JULY: .388 BA / .446 OBP / .597 SLUG / 1.043 OPS

PHAM NOW: .273 BA / .342 OBP / .722 OPS


He's killing it. I hope he goes to a contender with the opportunity of getting a ring.

Bad actor, Ecleme.

LOL.

He grew up in a very bad area of Las Vegas. Fighting was normal. He’s never moved on from that.

[Horseradish]

After his ho hum 2024, I couldn't believe the Pirates gave him a major league contract worth 2.5mil. Follwing Tommy Pham, I knew he was only about 16 hit away from 1000. So I thought, that's cool. Tommy will get his 1000th hit. But following him early on, I started to think that wasn't a forgone conclusion. He struggled hard early on to where I thought if I saw a "Pirates DFA Pham" I wouldn't be surprised.

But look at his regurgence below. He might very well get traded to his 11th team...


PHAM MARCH: 2/17, .387 OPS
PHAM APRIL: 14/77, 477 OPS

END OF APRIL: .460 OPS

PHAM MAY: 293 BA /.356 OBP / 293 SLUG / .649 OPS

END OF MAY: .207 BA / .280 OBP / .237 SLUG / .517 OPS

PHAM JUNE: .302 BA / .372 OBP /.488 SLUG / .861 OPS

END OF JUNE: .230 BA / .303 OBP / .298 SLUG / 601 OPS

PHAM JULY: .388 BA / .446 OBP / .597 SLUG / 1.043 OPS

PHAM NOW: .273 BA / .342 OBP / .722 OPS


He's killing it. I hope he goes to a contender with the opportunity of getting a ring.

Bad actor, Ecleme.

LOL.

He grew up in a very bad area of Las Vegas. Fighting was normal. He’s never moved on from that.

And yet he’s had more success than anyone on this forum. Sounds like a great story to me, but don’t let us stop you from virtue signaling on an anonymous Internet forum.

[Quincy Varnish]

Bad actor, Ecleme.

It’s not really a Pham thread until Cranny tell us how to think.

[blackinkbiz]

I don't know if this thread is about Pham anymore but Tommy can stick it somewhere. The guy hits a grand slam in his first AB as a returning Cardinal and then ... nada nada nada. Was worthless, unless, of course, he's playing for a different team and facing the Cardinals, at which point he returns to All-Star form.

[KeeptheRamsinSTL]

I remember back in the 90s when some old players had a resurgence. You don't hear about that too often now. Maybe Tommy could help his former teammate Arenado out on how to get better with age.

[imadangman]

Looking at Pham's stats, the only time he's played above average since he left the TB Rays (2019!) was in 2023 during his New York Mets stint, where he hit .268 (.820 OPS), with 10 homers and 36 rbi in 79 games. Other than that, he has been ho hum. Really other than that HR in the WS with the Diamondbags he's been (donkey) for about 6 years.

So yeah, pretty amazing that Pham keeps getting these jobs. Baseball must have a heck of a DEI program going on!!

[imadangman]

Yeah I'll take Tommy Pham on my team. If it's a team of muggers or bank robbers. Or gangbangers.

[Quincy Varnish]

I don't know if this thread is about Pham anymore but Tommy can stick it somewhere. The guy hits a grand slam in his first AB as a returning Cardinal and then ... nada nada nada. Was worthless, unless, of course, he's playing for a different team and facing the Cardinals, at which point he returns to All-Star form.

He wasn’t facing the Cards in the playoffs last year when he hit .455 in the ALDS.

[imadangman]

Since the start of 2020, Pham's gangster (donkey) has been worth 1.1 War/162G, in 652 total games played during that time according to baseball-reference

[imadangman]

You can take the boy out of the hood, but you just can't take the hood out of the boy.

[ecleme22]

Bad actor, Ecleme.

It’s not really a Pham thread until Cranny tell us how to think.

[OldRed]

Does it really matter where he grew up? To me it only matters what kind of carer he has had. At this point, not a great career, and I was always hopeful.

[WLTFE]

Does it really matter where he grew up? To me it only matters what kind of carer he has had. At this point, not a great career, and I was always hopeful.

+1...I see the usual Tommy haters are weighing in. Perhaps they have other issues with Tommy?

[imadangman]

Does it really matter where he grew up? To me it only matters what kind of carer he has had. At this point, not a great career, and I was always hopeful.

+1...I see the usual Tommy haters are weighing in. Perhaps they have other issues with Tommy?

I don't like him because he's black.