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that's Ugly Dickshot, sir
Of course he's still just 24 (and hits a good number of doubles) so there's time and even if he is a true 100 OPS+ player, that's fine in a 2B (assuming average or better defense ... and folks here give his defense good reviews), so he's far from a bum.
But I wouldn't really have hesitated trading him for Cabrera. (Note, there were a lot of reasons not to trade for Cabrera.)
The pride of Wisconsin Rapids!
C'mon, the guy would have a cigarette during races. The fact he had ashtrays and lighters in a race car is hilarious. Very Northern Wisconsin.
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Do you have this on a macro?
I am glad to see to that you've acknowledged other players have maintained these "unsustainable" (and irrelevant) BABIP numbers. Next time, maybe you can acknowledge that Kendrick's average while not striking out in the majors appears to be roughly in line with what we would expect from his minor league performance (or, at least, provide an alternative translation of his minor league numbers that might shine light on the issue).
Isn't it more likely that Wood plays third with Figgins at second and Aybar remaining at SS? I've not heard a thing about Wood's recent defensive reputation.
Seems like Wood keeps getting buried, no matter how well he hits at AAA. He's always been a monster at pretty much every level of the minors but every time the LAAoA get a chance to send him down, they do.
Since the allstar break he's hit 361/448/755. I think this time he finally hits big league pitching a bit.
I think you guys were a little too sensitive to what Walt wrote myself. Isn't he basically saying that Kendrick will have to either be one of those 1-2 guys per decade who can maintain that level of BABIP, and that if he doesn't, he won't hit for the same crazy averages that Wade Boggs, Tony Gwynn, and Rod Carew did (three of the best all time hitters for average, and deserving HoFers all). And, that if his power doesn't kick up, and it turns out he isnt one of those guys (and Walt does concede that he *may* be, even if he doesn't think Kendrick is, which is purely a matter oif his opinion anyway), then he's only a pretty good player instead of a great one. Is that really so far off base?
As for BABIP translating from the minors - I haven't really studied this, but it seems like, anecdotally anyway, that the BABIP ceiling in the minors is generally higher than that in the majors. Does anyone know if that's true? It seems intuitive that it might be.
This is not to say that Kendrick might not hit for super high averages and more power down the line, and win a few batting titles or even have an MVP type season here or there. None of that would surprise me one bit; his minor league numbers are exceptional (as you pointed out). However, guys who can hit for average (and on BIP) like Boggs et al are so very rare that the burden of proof is really on Kendrick to show he can do it at the highest level before we ascribe that talent to him.
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