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Re: Did Ricky Horton just say what I thought he said about Burleson?
Posted: 18 Sep 2025 13:56 pm
by hmoss859
Burleson is a good hitter, but...
He is a poor baserunner, a poor fielder in OF, and he is too much of a free swinger (walk rate too low).
He is a good 6th or 7th place hitter on a good team.
Not a 3 hole hitter.
Re: Did Ricky Horton just say what I thought he said about Burleson?
Posted: 18 Sep 2025 16:25 pm
by musicman
Shady,he's in top 10 now!
Re: Did Ricky Horton just say what I thought he said about Burleson?
Posted: 18 Sep 2025 17:26 pm
by Youboughtit
Shady wrote: ↑17 Sep 2025 15:20 pm
That Burleson could be a top three hitter in the National League?
So 40 HR? Neither him or Hererra should be in the field. DH only. Both too slow for a team the must be built on speed and defense since they won’t pay for power and cannot develop it.
Re: Did Ricky Horton just say what I thought he said about Burleson?
Posted: 18 Sep 2025 17:32 pm
by Shady
Youboughtit wrote: ↑18 Sep 2025 17:26 pm
Shady wrote: ↑17 Sep 2025 15:20 pm
That Burleson could be a top three hitter in the National League?
So 40 HR? Neither him or Hererra should be in the field. DH only. Both too slow for a team the must be built on speed and defense since they won’t pay for power and cannot develop it.
Burleson is coming into his prime. 25 to 30 HRs, at some point for him, is not out of the question. That, with around 80 to 85 RBIs with about a .285 to .290 BA seem achievable for him. If achieved, that would be worthy of being an All Star.
Re: Did Ricky Horton just say what I thought he said about Burleson?
Posted: 18 Sep 2025 19:24 pm
by Absolut
Re: Did Ricky Horton just say what I thought he said about Burleson?
Posted: 18 Sep 2025 19:48 pm
by ScotchMIrish
Certainly top 10. Currently 8th in BA and 19th in OPS. Fewer strikeouts than the 18 ahead of him in OPS.
Unfortunately he was 5th or lower in the batting order 151 at bats.
Re: Did Ricky Horton just say what I thought he said about Burleson?
Posted: 18 Sep 2025 19:54 pm
by hullie
I’m making out my top 3 list and I’m not sure if Burly goes ahead or behind Ohtani. It’s so close.
Re: Did Ricky Horton just say what I thought he said about Burleson?
Posted: 18 Sep 2025 20:33 pm
by CorneliusWolfe
Have you compared his actual production numbers in relation to PA’s? Aaron Miles hit .317 one year
Re: Did Ricky Horton just say what I thought he said about Burleson?
Posted: 19 Sep 2025 08:01 am
by Ozziesfan41
Youboughtit wrote: ↑18 Sep 2025 17:26 pm
Shady wrote: ↑17 Sep 2025 15:20 pm
That Burleson could be a top three hitter in the National League?
So 40 HR? Neither him or Hererra should be in the field. DH only. Both too slow for a team the must be built on speed and defense since they won’t pay for power and cannot develop it.
No one knows what Horton meant by his statements I don’t think he meant burly will hit 40 home runs I think he was talking about top three hitters in batting average which I think he could probably do one day he’s 8th right now and in a couple of years someone will probably lead the league in batting with a .290+ batting average
Re: Did Ricky Horton just say what I thought he said about Burleson?
Posted: 19 Sep 2025 19:51 pm
by Youboughtit
Ozziesfan41 wrote: ↑19 Sep 2025 08:01 am
Youboughtit wrote: ↑18 Sep 2025 17:26 pm
Shady wrote: ↑17 Sep 2025 15:20 pm
That Burleson could be a top three hitter in the National League?
So 40 HR? Neither him or Hererra should be in the field. DH only. Both too slow for a team the must be built on speed and defense since they won’t pay for power and cannot develop it.
No one knows what Horton meant by his statements I don’t think he meant burly will hit 40 home runs I think he was talking about top three hitters in batting average which I think he could probably do one day he’s 8th right now and in a couple of years someone will probably lead the league in batting with a .290+ batting average
That player is great but not on this team. They need power at his only playable positions because of lack of slug everywhere else. 1B LF RF need 30-40 HR types and Hererra likely blocking DH
Re: Did Ricky Horton just say what I thought he said about Burleson?
Posted: 19 Sep 2025 20:57 pm
by Bushiro
rockondlouie wrote: ↑18 Sep 2025 12:18 pm
Shady wrote: ↑18 Sep 2025 12:00 pm
Burleson is putting together another productive season. And
he's trending upward going into next season. As opposed to last season.
Nope, not trending "upward".
1st Half
.293 .340 .466 .805
2nd Half
.273 .335 .455 .790
But much better than 2025 fall off.
His conditioning is terrible, needs to drop 25 lbs.
Spot on...
Re: Did Ricky Horton just say what I thought he said about Burleson?
Posted: 22 Sep 2025 23:57 pm
by Ozziesfan41
Burleson now 3rd in the NL in batting average was Horton looking into a crystal ball? lol
Re: Did Ricky Horton just say what I thought he said about Burleson?
Posted: 23 Sep 2025 07:03 am
by RamFan08NY
Ozziesfan41 wrote: ↑22 Sep 2025 23:57 pm
Burleson now 3rd in the NL in batting average was Horton looking into a crystal ball? lol
True it is. #3 in NL. This cannot be denied. Burly can hit. 293 is the new 330. He consistently puts the bat on the ball, sadly, that's a lost skill with the way pitchers can throw the ball today.
Re: Did Ricky Horton just say what I thought he said about Burleson?
Posted: 26 Sep 2025 09:08 am
by dugoutrex
Ricky might end up being right!
Re: Did Ricky Horton just say what I thought he said about Burleson?
Posted: 26 Sep 2025 11:04 am
by Shady
What's this about Burleson being a possibility for the Silver Slugger Award? I couldn't pull up the article. Somebody please fill me in.
Re: Did Ricky Horton just say what I thought he said about Burleson?
Posted: 26 Sep 2025 11:19 am
by Cardinalss4Ever
Shady wrote: ↑26 Sep 2025 11:04 am
What's this about Burleson being a possibility for the Silver Slugger Award? I couldn't pull up the article. Somebody please fill me in.
What's the link?
