July 1, 20188 yr From jobber to Double A All-Star. Keep hating... @RumblePoniesBB Tim Tebow secures his first career baseball All-Star nod. In 22 games in June, he has compiled a .318 AVG with 7 extra-base hits. In 67 games in his 1st season at Double-A, Tebow has hit .261 with 5 HR and 30 RBI. That stat line screams “publicity stunt” by the league.
July 1, 20188 yr That stat line screams “publicity stunt” by the league. Really, putting the highest profile player in AA in the all star game is a stunt? Happens in MLB all the time, especially back in the day.
July 1, 20188 yr Really, putting the highest profile player in AA in the all star game is a stunt? Happens in MLB all the time, especially back in the day. MLB gets plenty of guys that do t deserve it but they are voted in. What has Tebow done to deserve a selection?
July 1, 20188 yr MLB gets plenty of guys that do t deserve it but they are voted in. What has Tebow done to deserve a selection? Got hot at the right time I guess.
July 1, 20188 yr A few other players selected to the Eastern League All Star Game and their respective batting averages: Will Castro .260 Will Craig .254 Josh Ockimey .252 Trey Amburgey .238 Taylor Gushue .229 Martin Cervenka .224 Tebow's selection doesn't seem nearly as egregious when taken in this context.
July 1, 20188 yr A few other players selected to the Eastern League All Star Game and their respective batting averages: Will Castro .260 Will Craig .254 Josh Ockimey .252 Trey Amburgey .238 Taylor Gushue .229 Martin Cervenka .224 Tebow's selection doesn't seem nearly as egregious when taken in this context. Now I’m curious. How many players are selected and who selects the players. What is criteria (like so many per team, etc)? Does anyone know? Edit: I thought the AA all star game was for all of AA. I didn’t realize it was just for one league. I found some of my answers. This is the all star team from the 6 teams in the Eastern Leaugue. Hence, why you have some of the above players. Still a great accomplishment.
July 3, 20188 yr Hmmm he's batting .406 in his last 10 games. At .261 for the season. Haters getting nervous. Not a hater, but he’s still got a lot to prove. Still striking out a bunch, still not hitting with any real power. It’s tough to make living in baseball as a singles/doubles hitter who strikes out a lot. Right almost everything he puts in play has resulted in a hit. With such a low contact rate, that’s tough to maintain.
July 3, 20188 yr 3-for-4 last night with 2 RBI He's approaching .270 on the season and .382 for his last 10 games.
July 3, 20188 yr 3-for-4 last night with 2 RBI He's approaching .270 on the season and .382 for his last 10 games. He also gave up a triple that went off his head. Tim Tebow looks ready for Mets after giving up triple off his head
July 4, 20188 yr He also gave up a triple that went off his head. Tim Tebow looks ready for Mets after giving up triple off his head That has happened in MLB before. Jose Canseco comes to mind.
July 5, 20188 yr Not a hater, but he’s still got a lot to prove. Still striking out a bunch, still not hitting with any real power. It’s tough to make living in baseball as a singles/doubles hitter who strikes out a lot. Right almost everything he puts in play has resulted in a hit. With such a low contact rate, that’s tough to maintain. He somehow continues to put every ball in play. If that ever corrects itself, then we see the real TT. His batted balls in play is up 131 points from last year, which is insane.
July 5, 20188 yr He's getting very close to .270. That's not bad considering a slow start. I really believe he will get a call up this fall (fair or not) if he continues to play like he is right now.
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