Good, salient post. Agree that baseball is a mental sport, first and foremost. Not questioning his talent or tenacity to stay in the bigs. Compared to your average Walmart shopper. Different era. He played in the 1980s when players would smoke in the dugout. *** There’s really no excuse for being overweight as a professional athlete. It’s literally your job to be in the best shape possible. With sports medicine, proper nutrition, workouts and sleep, you should be a well-oiled machine. I guess everyone coasts on natural gifts to a point, then it’s come to Jesus time when you hit that wall. It’s the measure of the greats that they doubled down and got even better. I’m not saying you can’t take a break in the offseason right after the season ends or that your in-season training should be as intense as off-season training. Our bodies need periods of rest. But if leveraging the vast resources at your disposal with pro teams means you play longer at a higher level and get paid longer at a higher level, it’s a no-brainer to stay in top shape.
Not everyone cares about being the best employee they can be. For me, if I earned $10M at a job, I'd retire from that job (assuming a fulltime job) and then run a low-stress, 10 hour a week or so side hustle to keep me busy and to keep the principal of my wealth from being touched.
Jon Singleton is quietly having a very solid season. In April, May, and June he had an OPS that hovered around .695. Which isn’t great but it’s very sustainable for this ball club. Though in July, his OPS was just a tad above .600 which isn’t good. But in August and September his OPS is .810 and 1.113 respectively. If he continues to gain confidence and relaxes, he may be a viable option for 1st base next season. if Jon Singleton can sustain an OPS in the .715 to .750, I think he’s earned his keep and will be instrumental in getting the Astros into the playoffs and hopefully a deep run.
From what @Nook posted, he is unable to play everyday because of his diabetes. I think he's a good option, as Long as he's cheap, to be a good bench bat and start 50-80 games vs RHSP, but somebody who hits RH will need to be at least a partial starter.
Oh wow, I did not know he had such bad diabetes. Yeah, diabetes would be very hard on a professional athlete. My respect for Jon Singleton being a positive player for the Astros. Hopefully the Astros and him have built a rapport where they can ink a deal so he can continue to be on the team. though I don’t know what his contract situation is beyond this season.
His contract should be close to league min. Even into the future, if the Astros even keep him beyond this year.
Crazy. I have diabetes running strong through my family. Time to take eating right seriously. How is Jon's defense overall? Leauge wide average from what I can see. Of course him getting beat to first is my first memory.
Singleton will be 33 years old next week. He is pre arbitration again next season and he is arb eligible for 26 thru 28. He will be a free agent in 29.
I understand the sentiment, but I also don’t think David Ortiz would have been a better hitter if he was rocked up on 3% body fat. In fact, all that overtraining would have likely been to his detriment.
