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Posted: January 05, 2012 at 06:09 AM | 16 comment(s)
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1. Astro Logical Sign Stealer Posted: January 05, 2012 at 10:17 AM (#4029427)I'd love to know what he actually called them.
I take my walks, which helps SB1070, which helps Grape Ape.
Probably just something like Gonzo and Youk and the writer figured his readers were too stupid to figure out who Petunia was talking about.
In 2008 a .869 OPS was good for a 122 OPS+.
in 2011 a .861 OPS was good for a 131 OPS+.
So without looking at base-running, yes.
Just generally this seems like good writing (or editing). While the reader likely will know "Gonzo" and "Youk" it seems that when a writer is referencing someone for the first time in an article he should reference them properly.
Of course this is Pedroia so he may have referred to them as "Salty McLefty" and "Ol' Leatherhead" or something like that. I mean we're talking about a guy who was called "Muddy Chicken" for reasons no one claims to know this year.
Reddick has a career minor league OPS of .832, while being slightly older than Pedroia at those stops.
At AAA, Reddick has a career .748 OPS, Pedroia .783.
By eye the Red Sox farm team leagues/stadiums don't appear to be very hitter friendly, esp. Pawtucket.
The only proper nickname for Kevin Youkilis is Hobobeard McCranium.
True, but Gonzalez needs an equivalent.
Lefty von Leadfoot?
The Unibrowed Saint?
But Reddick plays RF (rather than 2B) and far more of his OPS comes from slugging than Pedroia's. Add to that the fact that Pedroia's put up those numbers for 5 years now while Reddick did it for 278 PA and has never come close to that in any other season and there's no comparison between these two.
The fact that Reddick was a bit older and plays a corner outfield position and has a slugging heavy OPS are all valid points. I'm just trying to get a feel for what he might be capable of.
But he also only has 408 ML Pas total. It's doesn't mean much to say he "hasn't gotten close to that in any other season" when his other two seasons were ages 22 & 23, and comprised a total of 125 PAs.
And based on his minor league performance, and Pedroia's relative minor/major league performance, you'd have to say the .784 OPS (109 OPS+) of those 278 PAs is roughly what you'd expect from Reddick. Given the low OBP it's still subpar for a corner outfielder, but combined with plus defense makes him a passable starter.
He does have a good, if not great, arm though.
I don't know, other than the occasional rookie brain fart, he looked great in RF to me. UZR seems to think he's some sort of god.
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