# Talk:Odúbel Herrera

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  Bfpage |leave a message  16:21, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
Thanks, I figured he would be a good player to get an article rolling for, seeing as he is new to the team, a rookie, and an opening day starter. Go Phightins! 22:13, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

http://www.csnphilly.com/baseball-philadelphia-phillies/make-no-mistake-rule-5-pick-odubel-herrera-here-stay-phillies
http://m.phillies.mlb.com/news/article/140640280/odubel-herrera-playing-well-for-phillies
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/20150929_Herrera_s_season_a_rare_feat_among_Rule_5_rookies.html  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.164.42.17 (talk) 22:25, 30 September 2015 (UTC) 

[1] Other images from this guy are on WP, this one may be free too ... don't have time to investigate, though. Go Phightins! 01:39, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Odúbel Herrera/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk · contribs) 11:27, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

I will be reviewing this! Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk) 11:27, 14 September 2021 (UTC)


### References
This section looks good!


### Lead
If his dad is Odubel, Sr., then shouldn’t we add Jr. to the full name in the lead?
 Added — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”A native of Zulia, Venezuela, Herrera's father gave him the nickname "El Torito" as a young baseball player.” – “Herrera grew up in Zulia, Venezuela, receiving the nickname “El Torito” from his father as a young baseball player.”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
I’d put the translation in the lead, too.
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”were interested in his outfield performance” – “were interested in his potential as an outfielder”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”before his contract was selected on April 26, 2021.” – “before the Phillies re-signed him in 2021.”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)


### Early life
”farmer in Venezuela, and played” – “farmer who also played” – Since Herrera grew up in Venezuela, people will correctly assume that was where his father was.
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”Known for being” – “As Odubel was known for being” – The way it is right now, the sentence seems to say that Odubel’s father was known for being…
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)


### Texas Rangers
I’d add organization to the section heading, since he didn’t play in the majors for them.
 Added — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
Put MLB in parentheses after first mention of Major League Baseball.
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”in 2009 with the” – “in 2009 in the” – I think it’s “in” a league and “with” a team.
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”batted .280, with” – No comma needed.
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
I’d spell out Arizona League Rangers.
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”He started the season in Frisco” – “He started the 2013 season in Frisco”, or “He started the first of those years in Frisco”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
Then, you can take out 2013 from “August 1, 2013”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”2014 season, but was” – No comma needed.
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”he hit .297” – “he had hit .297”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”with the Venezuelan Winter League” – again, in.
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)


### 2015-16
”the most of any” – “the longest of any”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”father, and returned” – “father, and he returned”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”Despite his offensive” – “Despite Herrera’s offensive”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”Herrera a finalist” – “Herrera was a finalist”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”Award, after registering” – No comma needed.
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)


### 2017-18
”in what should have been the” – “while representing the potential”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”energy to reporters” – I’d take out “to reporters”, as this might be misread as Herrera displaying a lack of concentration and energy specifically to reporters.  Maybe put “both publicly criticized” instead earlier in the sentence.
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”break, and he had” – “break and accumulating”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”with a 31-game on-base streak, the longest such streak from the start of a season since Matthew Holliday in 2015” – “with a multi-game on-base streak, the longest to start a season since Matt Holliday reached base in his first 30 games in 2015.”  Don’t put the number yet since it wasn’t a 31-game streak, it was a 45-game one.
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”he reached his” – “he recorded his”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”Although he did reach base in the ninth inning, after the ball got past St. Louis Cardinals catcher Francisco Pena, the play was officially ruled a strikeout and did not count towards his on-base numbers.” – “Although he did reach base in the ninth inning, he did so on a dropped third strike, which did not count towards his on-base numbers.”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”on-base streak in April and May” – Can take out “in April and May,” pretty obvious which one it refers to.
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”and after a 4-for-29 stretch” – “and after he had a 4-for-29 stretch”
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”Despite setting career highs with 22 home runs and 71 RBIs, Herrera's .255 batting average, .310 on-base percentage, and .730 on-base plus slugging in 597 plate appearances were a career worst.” – “Despite setting career highs with 22 home runs and 71 RBIs, Herrera also set career worsts with a .255 batting average, .310 on-base percentage, and .730 on-base plus slugging in 597 plate appearances.”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)


### 2019-21
Make clearer whether he was still a starting outfielder in 2019 or whether he made the roster but only as a reserve.
 Done And specified that Quinn was injured — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”on May 28, following” – No comma needed.
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
No year needed for July 5, 2019.
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”regular season games, and also included” – “regular season games, also including”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”batted .222, with” – No comma needed.
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”On January 14, 2020, Herrera was designated for assignment, with general manager Matt Klentak intending to outright the player to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs. The Phillies' outfield presence had been bolstered by Adam Haseley and Jay Bruce, and Klentak cited the fact that Herrera "wasn't very good for the first couple months last year" as reasons to remove him from the roster. Herrera cleared waivers on January 16 and was assigned outright to Triple-A.” – “On January 14, 2020, Herrera was designated for assignment. The Phillies' outfield presence had been bolstered by Adam Haseley and Jay Bruce, and general manager Matt Klentak cited the fact that Herrera "wasn't very good for the first couple months last year" as a reason to remove him from the roster. Herrera cleared waivers on January 16 and was assigned outright to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”He had an opportunity to play in two games later that year” – “He played two games later that year”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”scoring two hits” – “recording two hits”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
Link the injured list
 Done Earlier with the addition of Quinn — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)


### Player profile
This section looks good!


### Personal life
”to relay messages with reporters” – “to communicate with reporters”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”which he did not realize at the time ‘was disrespectful to Herrera and Latin players in general’” – “saying he did not mean to be ‘disrespectful to Herrera and Latin players in general’”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)


### Legal incident
”Herrera’s contract for the season” – I’d drop “for the season”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
”with the Phillies until” – “with the Phillies organization until”
 Done — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
I used to always get him and Maikel Franco, who I guess had a few good years as well, mixed up, probably because they both came up around the same time.  It’ll be interesting to see if he can regain his All-Star form!  Anyway, looks good as usual, just a few minor changes.  Let me know when you’re done, and I’ll give the article another look! Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk) 12:11, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

Sanfranciscogiants17 Well, word on the street is that the Phils might re-sign Franco, since the Orioles let him go and we can't find a third baseman to save our lives, so the confusion may continue! Anyway, all changes addressed, thank you for the review! — GhostRiver 13:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
GhostRiver Looks good now, passing! Nice work once again! Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk) 18:29, 14 September 2021 (UTC)