Colby Rasmus has forgotten how to walk. That's OK, I still appreciate him. Taking a look at Colby's June success and other tidbits.
In an earlier post,
I made the promise that if
Colby Rasmus could make it the entire month without taking a walk, while still having a June OPS over 1.000, I would devote an entire post gushing over him. Well, the numbers have come in, and, although he made it the entire month without walking, his OPS came just a little bit short, ending at .869. After last night, he deserves this post anyway.
Colby is probably going to be one of the streakiest hitters on the team, throughout his MLB career. He's not a cyborg like Pujols, who's slump is a string of 1-4's and two walks. His streaks consist of some brilliant plays and some uninspired slumps, but the end result this month was quite what we would expect in a star outfielder.
Not to say he's one yet, because he's not, by far. But if he can put together another month like June, he not only will be the ROY, he'll also start showing up on the backs of a lot more fans at Busch.
Which reminds me. What is with this Colby and his streaming locks of Georgian glory? Three out of three ladies that somewhat follow the Cardinals find him attractive, or at least like to talk about him like he's the only player on the team. The same for Yadi, to a lessened extent. Yadier Molina? Is anyone else encountering this fickle display of baseball favoritism? I think they just like to say their names. Un-believable.
Colby's June was indeed impressive. His line drive rate sat at a very healthy, Ryan Ludwick in 2008-esque 28%, bringing his season LD% up to around 20%. His isolated power dropped a bit from May (.203 vs. .235), but his overall SLG increased (.536 vs. .447). He's added 2.1 Wins Above Replacement this year and is worth $9.5 million so far this season, according to FanGraphs. His defense has been good if not great, and his overall OPS is sitting at .768 for the season. He's been darn good.
Not many people know that Colby Rasmus is the result of the botched attempt to keep Edgar Renteria in a Cardinal uni. The 28th draft pick in the 2005 draft first belonged to the Red Sox, but we received it as a compensation pick for Edgar's departure. With Renteria back in town, let's reflect on how well that non-deal has worked out for us. We get Colby, the World Series in 2006, and avoid getting stuck with a big contract that the Sox looked to get rid of one year later. Thanks for Colby, Boston!
Finally, let's end with some hilarity that is sure to get some ladies friending Colby on Facebook. From an interview with
GO magazine by Evan Fisk:
Do you have a girlfriend?
Im single.
Theres a 24-year-old girl on our staff. She wants to know if you like older women because she thinks youre really hot.
I definitely do. (Smiles) Definitely do.
Then the follow up question is that she wants to know if youd go on a date with her if she buys you a beer. When youre 21, of course.
Definitely will. No doubt about it.
So how much of your time in the dugout is spent looking at the hot girls in the stands?
We look every now and then.
Have you ever asked a girl out at a game?
Um, not really. Ive asked for numbers a couple of times after the games, but not really. I dont do that a whole lot. But, I dont know, its all good fun. If you see a good-looking girl in the stands, everybody will be taking a peek. Its pretty funny watching everybody.
I heard he likes tankinis. At least, that's what Brendan Ryan told me.
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