I agree with this statement in your post: “It’s my belief that the new hitting approach for Nimmo will pay off in the end.” Nimmo is smart enough to make the adjustments and the hits will come along. I feel like maybe Nimmo’s struggles are just amplified and almost alternatively not as … important (not sure if that’s the right word I’m looking for) because Lindor and Alonso have been absolute beasts at the plate. It’s maybe not as… urgent? To figure out what’s going on. But I agree, he’ll come around. He always does!
No one is going to perform within a tight range over a 162-game season. Certainly, we all hope that this is the nadir of Nimmo's results in 2025. He's under contract for many more years and it would be awful if this was the new normal.
well, then my eyes are definitely deceiving me because his at bats and approach have looked absolutely awful lately. But it hasn't stopped the team from winning so fingers crossed your hypothesis is correct because if his luck turns (perhaps at the same time as Soto, and when Pete inevitably cools down) the offense should still be clicking. I do think he's miscast as a cleanup hitter and feel he should either be in the 2 hole or the 7 hole. Would not pain me to see a Lindor/Nimmo/Soto/Alonso top 4 with Vientos, Winker, McNeil next in line.
True. But I do believe that being a cleanup hitter is a mindset as much as being a table setter. And Nimmo has been a table setter his entire career. That's a tough switcheroo.
You're fine article has eased my mind concerning Nimmo. I am sure he will break out and have a good season. Are my eyes deceiving me or is he not adjusting when has two strike count? Last year in an interview he talked about how pitchers are pitching differently when he is batting at the heart of the order. I'm in the camp that he should batting second in the order. Thanks for this enlightening article.
How can you not like Nimmo, if even just for the way he runs to first after a walk. I had no issue with him in the lead off spot and I think he did a good job. But in today’s game just being a table setter is not enough. It does put more pressure on him to be a run producer than a run scorer and I hope he comes around. Hard for us to tell the real extent of his foot issues
“Count the above as reason 2,025 as for why you can’t trust the eye test”
That’s a reason not to trust YOUR eyes. I’d bet that the Mets absorb all that the numbers show them, but don’t ignore what they actually see. An accurate assessment needs both.
I agree with this statement in your post: “It’s my belief that the new hitting approach for Nimmo will pay off in the end.” Nimmo is smart enough to make the adjustments and the hits will come along. I feel like maybe Nimmo’s struggles are just amplified and almost alternatively not as … important (not sure if that’s the right word I’m looking for) because Lindor and Alonso have been absolute beasts at the plate. It’s maybe not as… urgent? To figure out what’s going on. But I agree, he’ll come around. He always does!
No one is going to perform within a tight range over a 162-game season. Certainly, we all hope that this is the nadir of Nimmo's results in 2025. He's under contract for many more years and it would be awful if this was the new normal.
He’s under performing right now. Is it ideal? No. But many other players have struggled and turned it around. See: Alonso, Pete.
well, then my eyes are definitely deceiving me because his at bats and approach have looked absolutely awful lately. But it hasn't stopped the team from winning so fingers crossed your hypothesis is correct because if his luck turns (perhaps at the same time as Soto, and when Pete inevitably cools down) the offense should still be clicking. I do think he's miscast as a cleanup hitter and feel he should either be in the 2 hole or the 7 hole. Would not pain me to see a Lindor/Nimmo/Soto/Alonso top 4 with Vientos, Winker, McNeil next in line.
It's always difficult to accept that things that were drilled into our head as youngsters aren't necessarily gospel.
Maybe Christopher Columbus wasn't a national hero and maybe Dave Kingman isn't an ideal cleanup hitter.
True. But I do believe that being a cleanup hitter is a mindset as much as being a table setter. And Nimmo has been a table setter his entire career. That's a tough switcheroo.
It fits exactly with what he's attempting to do, eschewing walks for power.
You're fine article has eased my mind concerning Nimmo. I am sure he will break out and have a good season. Are my eyes deceiving me or is he not adjusting when has two strike count? Last year in an interview he talked about how pitchers are pitching differently when he is batting at the heart of the order. I'm in the camp that he should batting second in the order. Thanks for this enlightening article.
Thanks for the kind words! See you in the chatter tonight
Whoever thought Kyle Schwarber would be a leadoff hitter. I am hopeful that Nimmo will pick it up.
How can you not like Nimmo, if even just for the way he runs to first after a walk. I had no issue with him in the lead off spot and I think he did a good job. But in today’s game just being a table setter is not enough. It does put more pressure on him to be a run producer than a run scorer and I hope he comes around. Hard for us to tell the real extent of his foot issues
“Count the above as reason 2,025 as for why you can’t trust the eye test”
That’s a reason not to trust YOUR eyes. I’d bet that the Mets absorb all that the numbers show them, but don’t ignore what they actually see. An accurate assessment needs both.
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