I have waxed poetic about him for three straight weeks and still have never given him the lede. Well, Travis is the pure definition of what SAGNOF is. It’s Grey’s term, but next to it in the glossary of Razz-terms, there should be a picture of Mr. Travis Jankowski drinking a mai-tai while laying around on one of those full size ab-machines that he uses as a lounge chair. All the dude has done is have basically half the plate appearances of a regular over the past 30 days, post a near .400 OBP, and have one less steal in that time than MLB leader Starling Marte (with 12). Now, I am no numbers genius, I am a realist, and I really like the low-cost ability that he has for a team that has no other real choice but to play him, if he continues to do what he do. In all seriousness, where are the Padres going? No wheres is the answer. Guy is a newly minted 25, has shown decent enough OBP skills and prowess for thievery, that he may be wax-penciled into their lineup next year as someone they should try and build around and play smaller ball with. I mean, they could do worse… they could sign Melvin Upton. Oh, wait, that turned out good. They can see if Wil Myers can play first base on the regular, yet again something else that went right. For the small things, maybe the Fathers are starting to get things in the right direction, and instead of spending crazy stupid money for free agents and trading assets, they should start modeling themselves after what A.J Preller knows best. They are a small market club with big club aspirations, start acting like it. Just my two cents. Let’s see what else is going down on the 90 feet thieves and sneaky saves department…
| Team | Steals Against | CS |
|---|---|---|
| Cubs | 79 | 17 |
| Mets | 76 | 25 |
| Braves | 66 | 10 |
| Red | 63 | 32 |
| Rays | 57 | 21 |
| Yankees | 56 | 15 |
| Rockies | 52 | 18 |
| Mariners | 52 | 20 |
| Padres | 50 | 20 |
Just a handy little chart that is good for when you are looking for a streamer option. The most frequently stolen against teams and their propensity for throwing out runners… It almost seems weird to play guys against the Cubs because they limit teams opposing OBP fairly well, but when they get on, they run pretty frequently against the likes of Grandpa Ross and double-L Contreras.
Jayson Werth – If he had value, and you said it was with his legs, I would laugh in your face. Until I went to go look at his stats and see that he has the same amount of steals over the past 15 games as Rajai the Maji. He is a player who gets hot in spurts, it’s just with his legs right now. Veteran preference when looking at the waiver wire on a short gameday goes far.
Eddie Rosario – I hate him because he steals value from name favorite Robbie Grossman, as you only really want to own one Minny OF. Dude is raking way too much to not be playing on the regular basis for the in-punt formation Twins. Hitting .556 over the past seven games and looks primed for medium speed if he keeps the OBP where it is. Has four double digit steal seasons in his minor league stat basket.
Jake Barrett – Came in after Hudson crapped the bed, and after Clippard changed the sheets, and then went full Exorcist on them again. Was an interesting name last year, but he didn’t look awesome in this game besides getting the stat. Clippard is still the guy, until he isn’t, via trade or being garbage.
Jim Johnson – Is doing his best old rusty toy in an antique shop impression for a contender. He has gotten the look a few times already, and it just makes way too much sense for him to not go back to the Dodgers.
