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Arenado has been hurt most if not all of the year. Is it possible that his hitting has been adversely affected by that? If so, can he improve his hitting? Is two weeks enough to tell anything? Like, what if he hits 3 or four homers in these last games?
Makes me wonder . . .

I would put the chances at "Slim to none"

He's probably hit his last homerun in a Cardinal uniform. Maybe his last ever. Dude is toast

okcardfan wrote: ↑15 Sep 2025 15:59 pm Arenado has been hurt most if not all of the year. Is it possible that his hitting has been adversely affected by that? If so, can he improve his hitting? Is two weeks enough to tell anything? Like, what if he hits 3 or four homers in these last games?
Makes me wonder . . .

It would be nice to see for the player.
He last exceeded 20 HR's in 2023.

He has been in decline for the last several years and was not injured then. No one beats father time.

I think his body has been unforgiving to his style of play and unfortunately he has begun to break down a little earlier than most players do. I wouldn't expect improvement from this point.

okcardfan wrote: ↑15 Sep 2025 15:59 pm Arenado has been hurt most if not all of the year. Is it possible that his hitting has been adversely affected by that? If so, can he improve his hitting? Is two weeks enough to tell anything? Like, what if he hits 3 or four homers in these last games?
Makes me wonder . . .

It's a nice thought but typically, once the shoulder goes, the power goes with it. Not many--if any--players refind the same kind of power in their mid-30's that they once possessed after they start having shoulder issues.

Especially with just rehab,though shoulder surgery doesn't seem to ever regain the same kind of power either.

Nado was striking out and popping up to the infield in Double A the past week.

CNYFan wrote: ↑15 Sep 2025 16:26 pm Nado was striking out and popping up to the infield in Double A the past week.

Yeah, it's hard to hide massive decline.

No not happening he’s batting .077 with no extra base hits at AA

He will turn it on now to show he is worth every penny and accolade coming his way. The end.

MIDMOBIRDTWO wrote: ↑15 Sep 2025 17:01 pm He will turn it on now to show he is worth every penny and accolade coming his way. The end.

Let's hope so

Glad he's back

He also was never much of a walker. His typical non-Coors stats would be about a .280 average with a .330 on base. So take him down to .250 and you're looking at a barely passable on base percentage. His ISO in his Rockie days would he around .250. But in his St Louis years his ISO has gone from .239, .240, .193, .122, .131.

So add that up and it's hard to see how he could have an OPS above .700 for an extended period of time.

riff raff wrote: ↑15 Sep 2025 17:06 pm Glad he's back

I am also!
And in no way am I predicting anything.
But....at least he is on the field for two weeks prior to the offseason.
I still think it’s more likely he’s in the lineup opening day but if they have any chance of dealing him this scenario is better.

MIDMOBIRDTWO wrote: ↑15 Sep 2025 17:01 pm He will turn it on now to show he is worth every penny and accolade coming his way. The end.

This has got to be sarcasm, yes?

imadangman wrote: ↑15 Sep 2025 17:22 pm He also was never much of a walker. His typical non-Coors stats would be about a .280 average with a .330 on base. So take him down to .250 and you're looking at a barely passable on base percentage. His ISO in his Rockie days would he around .250. But in his St Louis years his ISO has gone from .239, .240, .193, .122, .131.

So add that up and it's hard to see how he could have an OPS above .700 for an extended period of time.

Why do people always try to adjust his stats from Coors as some sort of excuse for him? Look at his 21-22 stats when he was in STL. When he was good--he's definitely not anymore--he was MVP level and he did it in STL.

No, he didn't have the OPS north of .900 that he did in Coors, but the Coors factor is no excuse for his decline. He's awful now. But he can at least play D so that's better than having to suffer through Gorman and that stupid look on his face when he screws up time after time.