Hitters Recap July 6-12

by DGU on Jul 13, 2008 1:41 PM CDT

Mike Fontenot's OPS is greater than the sum of Edmonds' and Fukudome's. Aramis Ramirez' SLG is greater than D-Lee's OPS. Ryan Theriot is the anti Three True Outcomes player. Matt Murton leaves for the greener uniforms of Oakland with a .167 OPS. And why not have 14 pitchers, when neither Cedeno nor Blanco are going to play anyway?

G. Soto .231/.250/.500, 5 R, 4 RBI, 22 Outs (2 DP)

K. Fukudome 23 PA, .200/.261/.250, 2 R, 1 RBI, 16 Outs (CS)

A. Ramirez 28 PA, .389/.500/.944, 4 R, 9 RBI, 16 Outs (2 DP)

D. Lee 29 PA, .333/.448/.458, 4 R, 4 RBI, 16 Outs (0 DP!)

R. Theriot 29 PA, .481/.517/.481, 5 R, 2 RBI, 15 Outs (2 DP, CS)

M. DeRosa 26 PA, .250/.423/.350, 5 R, 2 RBI, 14 Outs

M. Murton 12 PA, .083/.083/.083, 0 R, 2 RBI, 11 Outs

R. Johnson 15 PA, .286/.267/.286, 3 R, 1 RBI, 11 Outs

J. Edmonds 17 PA, .200/.294/.534, 3 R, 4 RBI, 11 Outs

M. Fontenot 22 PA, .375/.500/.875, 6 R, 5 RBI, 11 Outs (DP)

D. Ward 7 PA, .286/.286/.571, 0 R, 0 RBI, 5 Outs

R. Cedeno 1 PA, .000/.000/.000, 0 Outs (Who remembers what Ronny's 1 PA was that led to neither an out nor an OBP point?)

H. Blanco - DNP

"Three True Outcomes" is a phrase describing the events that take place between batter and pitcher, with no reference to the defense. A SO, a BB, and a HR are the three "true" outcomes, events totally controlled by the man on the mound and the man in the batter's box. Classic Three True Outcomes hitters include Adam Dunn and Russel Branyan. Making a twist on this description, I'd point to Ryan Theriot, who doesn't strike out often, doesn't hit a HR often, and has been getting less walks each month since May. The outcome of Theriot ABs will most often be in the hands of the defense, especially the infielders. He'll either hit a single, make an out, or make two by hitting into a twin killing (2nd on the team only to D-Lee). Given that fact, here's a question. If you were an opposing defense facing Theriot, would you put on a shift in which one or two OFs are brought in to play defense in the shallow OF?

I was pretty harsh on Reed Johnson's #s v. RHP last week, but I have to say that our bench sure looks nicer having both him and Ward back. For all the anti-Cedeno hate we've heard recently, Cedeno is an awfully good backup SS to have on roster. Compare our division rivals' OPSes: Keppinger .737, Miles .715, Cedeno .692, Counsell .689, Gomez .681, Rivas .673, Izturis .624, Blum .599, Ryan .583. I stil believe Cedeno could pick that up given regular playing time if called on. Add Henry Blanco's .344 OBP at backup C and Mike Fontenot as Wonder Hamster and the Cubs have a good bench. The one thing lacking on this bench is some speed. So, who fits that bill? Another trade?

Last week's MVP was Mark DeRosa with 55% of the vote to Geovany Soto with 20%.

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by cwyers on Jul 13, 2008 2:35 PM CDT 0 recs

Yep

E5 on good ‘ol Edwin Encarnacion. DeRosa scored on the play.

by DGU on Jul 13, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up 0 recs

Just curious

what are you listing. I thought it was BA/OBP/SLG, but looking at Johnson’s line has me scratching my head.

Nevermind, I think i figured it out. Well….is it BA/SLG/OPS? No, cause then Fukudome’s numbers are off…...

by Tackle Box on Jul 13, 2008 6:57 PM CDT 0 recs

AVG/OBP/SLG

Johnson’s OBP is lower than his AVG because he had zero walks, zero HBP, and one sacrifice. A sacrifice does not count against your AVG but it does against your OBP. You don’t often see lines like that in longer time periods, although Shawon Dunston managed it during his tenure with the Pirates in ‘97, admittedly a time period of only 18 games. Anyone know of a player who has a longer “season” line with the OBP lower than the AVG? (One of these seasons, I fully expect Zambrano to end up with a line like that.)

by DGU on Jul 13, 2008 7:23 PM CDT up 0 recs

Testing

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by DGU on Jul 14, 2008 5:57 PM CDT 0 recs