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craviduce wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 22:34 pm

slimjay63801 wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 22:29 pm

craviduce wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 22:25 pm I think Burleson is a better hitter this year, and it's only 4 games in the month of August, but this is very similar to last August. Lot of time to erase that image from my brain.

2 singles in 4 games.

kick start it, Burley.

His first full year was last year. Just like Winn. 162 wore them out. They are much more conditioned this year. Better hitters now.. Burly is a good hitter and not as bad defensively as people want to say.

he's never going to be good defensively. He's closer to average this year. Horrible in the OF. His bat needs to improve by a lot to justify an OF spot on a regular basis. Thankfully, for him, the rest of the team sucks offensively, save Ivan, Con, and Winn...so his weaknesses get overlooked.

On a good team, he's a PH bat. Platoon vs. some RHP.

cardstatman wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 22:29 pm

RunSup wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 22:22 pm

cardstatman wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 22:19 pm Lots of aging players for LAD: 21 players 30 or over.

38 Yates'
37 Kershaw, Treinan
36 Rojas
35 Freeman
34 Muncy
33 K Hernandez, Stewart
32 Betts, T Hernandez, Snell, Conforto
31 Banda, Glasnow, Gonsolin
30 Ohtani, Scott, Phillips, Call, Smith, Edman

They will have to get out the checkbook soon and buy the best players from other teams again.

Gotta wonder which of these contracts are ending. They can't just keep printing money in L.A., can they?

Yes, they can.

hmoss859 wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 22:27 pm

craviduce wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 22:25 pm I think Burleson is a better hitter this year, and it's only 4 games in the month of August, but this is very similar to last August. Lot of time to erase that image from my brain.

2 singles in 4 games.

kick start it, Burley.

He is terribly out of shape and his bat slows

He was horrible last 2 months in 2024

swatski wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 22:44 pm

hmoss859 wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 22:27 pm

craviduce wrote: ↑04 Aug 2025 22:25 pm I think Burleson is a better hitter this year, and it's only 4 games in the month of August, but this is very similar to last August. Lot of time to erase that image from my brain.

2 singles in 4 games.

kick start it, Burley.

He is terribly out of shape and his bat slows

He was horrible last 2 months in 2024

It baffles the mind that a professional organization and the athlete don’t require their players to be in shape. Look at Luka Doncic, finally getting in shape after 5 years. No excuse for Burleson to be out of shape. Yes he’s got a big body shape but that can be conditioned. The organization shouldn’t put up with it. Tell them they don’t play unless and/or until they show up in top condition for their body type. Athletes will react to playing time penalties.