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Monday, December 03, 2007

Vegas Watch: What Are The Mets Doing?

and while we’re at it…what the hell is Marty Noble doing?

Oh, and speaking of the writer:

“Schneider’s offensive production, while not eye-catching, is quite comparable to that of Lo Duca. Schneider has averaged 12.9 RBIs per 100 at-bats over the last three seasons. Lo Duca, playing his last two seasons with the Mets’ more productive batting order, averaged 11.4 RBIs per 100 at-bats from 2005-07. Schneider, likely to bat eighth for the Mets, hit 20 home runs in 1,187 at-bats the last three seasons, and Lo Duca hit 20 in 1,402 at-bats. Neither played his home games in a park conducive to home run hitting.”

RBIs per 100 at-bats. Now that is a stat I wish I had come up with. While we’re doing three year averages:

LoDuca VORP (05-07): 16.3, 27.2, 9.2 (average: 17.6)
Schneider VORP (05-07): 16.0, -4.9, 2.4 (average: 4.5)

Oh, but we weren’t talking about crazy stats like VORP; we were discussing run production.

Repoz Posted: December 03, 2007 at 03:59 PM | 11 comment(s) | Login to Bookmark
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   1. JPWF13 Posted: December 03, 2007 at 04:16 PM (#2632176)
“Schneider’s offensive production, while not eye-catching, is quite comparable to that of Lo Duca.


No it's not
Schneider last 3 years: .253/.325/.356 (20 HR 153 RBI 101 Runs) OPS+ 81
Blow Duca: .292/.334/.397 (20 HR 160 Rbi 171 Runs) OPS+ 92


Schneider was decent in 2005, .268/.330/.409 OPS+ 97, and awful since (and awful before)
Want to go 5 years?- OPS+ 81 for Schneider
93 for Blow Duca


They're both in decline, Blow Duca will likely maintain that 10-12 OPS+ edge going forward.
Schneider is simply a BAD player, whi at his peak (defensively and offensively) was as best decent.

BlowDuca is not likely to be real good player going forward either.

Did Omar even think of looking for someone 27 or under?
I'm sure Shoppach was available for the right price- base upon the looks of Cleveland's OF after Sizemore I can't imagine they'd be insulted by an offer fronted by Milledge...
   2. Orange & Blue Velvet Posted: December 03, 2007 at 04:29 PM (#2632193)
Veteran leadership. Game calling. Gold Glove. Proven. Familiar.
   3. Shooty: Applying to be Fearless Leader Posted: December 03, 2007 at 04:38 PM (#2632212)
Man oh man, why didn't the Mets just sign Kendall to a one year deal? He's equally awful as Schneider but it would have only cost them money and it would only have been a 1 year commitment instead of 2. Crazy crazy crazy.
   4. rfloh Posted: December 03, 2007 at 04:45 PM (#2632221)
Shooty,

what #2 said. Kendall unfortunately, can't throw anyone out.

I'm not saying that it isn't crazy. But, the apologists are using Schneider's defense as a justification of the deal.
   5. Gaelan Posted: December 03, 2007 at 04:50 PM (#2632228)
Shooty, J wants you to email him back.
   6. Win one for Agrippa (haplo53) Posted: December 03, 2007 at 05:02 PM (#2632251)
The Mets are making their fans miserable. I don't see why there should be an article about this - they've been doing that for almost two decades.
   7. Bob Dernier Cri Posted: December 03, 2007 at 05:05 PM (#2632265)
Brian Schneider is the best-known Gold Glove fielder never to have won a Gold Glove.
   8. The Wilpons Must Go (Tom D) Posted: December 03, 2007 at 05:17 PM (#2632289)
It appears that Hughes and Melky may be headed to Minnesota for Santana. If Hughes had been in the Mets organization, unnamed sources would have completely trashed him by now and he probably would have been purged. Cabrerra would have been buried on the bench in favor of proven veterans.
   9. The Wilpons Must Go (Tom D) Posted: December 03, 2007 at 05:18 PM (#2632292)
Remember the good old days of Yorvit Torrealba?
   10. Shooty: Applying to be Fearless Leader Posted: December 03, 2007 at 05:34 PM (#2632325)
Shooty, J wants you to email him back.

Crap. That means I have to open my e-mail. There's a lot of hobgoblins in that box right now. Will do, though. Tonight. After a few beers.
   11. JPWF13 Posted: December 03, 2007 at 05:42 PM (#2632348)
If Hughes had been in the Mets organization, unnamed sources would have completely trashed him by now and he probably would have been purged. Cabrerra would have been buried on the bench in favor of proven veterans.


Melky's decent but he's not as good as Milledge. Considering how much PT Milledge has gotten it's a good chance that Melky would either be stuck in AA/AAA or gone already.

I think the Mets wanting to avoid a direct repeat of the Kazmir/Zambrano experience would have protected Hughes to some extent if he were a Mets prospect.
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