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tatupu70
jsmoke2215 said:
I'm starting to think you guys think it is pure chance and coincidence that he hits a HR and a triple last night when the game is already well decided against minor league relievers, but strikes out in 3 pitches in a 1-1 game against the Phillies' relievers.

It's pretty obvious that Suzuki can hit the minor league scrubs the Pirates throw out there, he's perfectly capable of that, also most of the average pitchers in this league, but the top end guys he just doesn't hit ever at all, which makes perfect sense since Japan doesn't have anyone like Alvarado out of their bullpen.
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Nobody hits the top guys--that's why they're the top guys. Bottom line is he's one of the top hitters in MLB in 2025, and really has been since his arrival in the States. You can nitpick all you want, but the stats tell the story.

If all he could hit are minor league relievers, he wouldn't have a wrc+ of 164.
 
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jsmoke2215
tatupu70 said:
Nobody hits the top guys--that's why they're the top guys. Bottom line is he's one of the top hitters in MLB in 2025, and really has been since his arrival in the States. You can nitpick all you want, but the stats tell the story.

If all he could hit are minor league relievers, he wouldn't have a wrc+ of 164.
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Yes, again, congrats on the stat padding in blowout wins and losses that he has made a 4 year long habit. The rest of what you're saying is just wrong. Kyle Tucker is perfectly capable of hitting elite pitchers. Seiya Suzuki is not. And further, this is not just statistically obvious. Seiya Suzuki does not have major league caliber at bats against elite pitching, and this is obvious to anyone who has watched these at bats for 4 years.
 
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jsmoke2215
Suzuki career vs the 3 ace caliber starting pitchers for the diamondbacks that have abused us and cost us the playoffs the last 2 years:

5-36 with 15 strikeouts

Gee, wonder why we lost all those games to the diamondbacks
 
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jsmoke2215
2-9 4 strikeouts .444 OPS against Skenes
0-3 2 strikeouts .000 OPS against Cease
0-3 3 strikeouts against Doval Giants closer
2-14 7 strikeouts against Freddy Peralta
1-9 .222 OPS against Luzardo
0-6 3 strikeouts against Wheeler

It's genuinely hard to find a good pitcher he hits. And you can say "these pitchers dominate everyone" as much as you want, the fact is they don't allow a .200 OPS against.
 
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jsmoke2215
ChiefGritty said:
As long as we're obsessing over Suzuki, I swear he gets more incorrect called strikes from umps than any other player in the league. Certainly the most on the Cubs by a mile.
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Might be true. He swings and half swings at a lot of pitches out of the zone though so umpires don't give him any respect that he knows the strike zone. I assume there's also a language/cultural issue there as Suzuki is not capable of advocating for himself at the plate.

His struggles against top end pitching makes perfect sense. The pitchers that are one bad season from having to take a contract with the Chiba Lotte Marines, he handles and hits them great. The guys like Zack Wheeler or Dylan Cease who would probably post a 1.00 ERA in Japan, those guys he doesn't come close to touching. Other MLB caliber hitters do.

By the way, Suzuki can't handle Yamomoto or Sasaki well either from the looks of it.
 
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IanKEvans2
ChiefGritty said:
As long as we're obsessing over Suzuki, I swear he gets more incorrect called strikes from umps than any other player in the league. Certainly the most on the Cubs by a mile.
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Who is "we"? :)

There's a n=1 on this board ranting into the wind about Suzuki like the person you don't want to sit next to on the bus.

I wish Seiya continued success in his career year.
 
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jsmoke2215
Also, not that many here enjoy this kind of analysis, but if you dive more into the numbers, you see that Suzuki can't hit a cutter. Most great arms in MLB have a good cutter, and it's not a pitch thrown much in Japan. There are a few guys who he does hit who are above average in MLB like Hunter Greene, but they are usually pitchers who do not possess a cutter, like Hunter Greene. Or pitchers who struggle with their cutter and scrap it from their arsenal, like Mitch Keller. Although I'm not sure I could call Mitch Keller good anymore.
 
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jsmoke2215
Thank God for that wild pitch. Seiya Suckzuki was about to strike out and strand a runner at 3rd with 1 out.

0-3 with 3 K's for Seiya. Embarrassing.
 
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Second place is 1st loser
jsmoke2215 said:
Thank God for that wild pitch. Seiya Suckzuki was about to strike out and strand a runner at 3rd with 1 out.

0-3 with 3 K's for Seiya. Embarrassing.
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Good lord, did you find him in the sack with your wife or girlfriend recently?

This team has a few issues right now: 1)Bullpen, 2)Third base and 3)Starting pitching depth.

Seiya is nowhere near an "issue". He K'd three times tonight, but the issues were with Tucker leaving 4 on and PCA leaving 3 on. If either one delivers, they win.

Offensively, I'd put Swanson, whoever is playing third, Busch not hitting lefties anymore and Tucker's average dropping 30 points....all as much bigger concerns.
 
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KBLEE
Warren Carter Fanclub said:
Is it just me or does it seem like every time we lose, whoever is playing third that day (Workman, Brujan, Berti) make a critical defensive mistake leading to the loss?
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And he struck out looking to end the game...
 
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Emerson Bigguns
Illinoise said:
Skenes’ ERA in May games in 2025 in the fifth inning is 27 so you better hit that guy.

By the way….Suzukis home run trot is so ridiculous. Such a smug look on his face. Anyone else just bothered by almost anything that guy does?
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How many guys don't look at least a little smug after they get into one? Hitting is mostly failure. You have to enjoy the moments when it all comes together.

Especially if you are, like, the least "clutch" guy to ever swing a bat.
 
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