JF_Gophers
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Re: Minnesota Twins 2014: The Quest for .500
Mike Pelfrey is raking. 2-2.
Last AB before today was 2013.
Mike Pelfrey is raking. 2-2.
Last AB before today was 2013.
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Minnesota Twins 2014: The Quest for .500
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Re: Minnesota Twins 2014: The Quest for .500
Is that his first name? I only pay attention to good players.
Is that his first name? I only pay attention to good players.
First homer in 73 some games. Let's hope it don't take that long for his next one.
Re: Minnesota Twins 2014: The Quest for .500
I'd rather have him hit .325 and have 5 HRs than hit .260 and hit 40 HRs.
I'd rather have him hit .325 and have 5 HRs than hit .260 and hit 40 HRs.
Re: Minnesota Twins 2014: The Quest for .500
Not with that disparity in average. You can do the math, but I think getting on base 1/3 of the time and having more probability of an RBI (or becoming a run) is greater benefit than scoring 40 (min) runs and only getting on base 1/4 of the time.
Re: Minnesota Twins 2014: The Quest for .500
Run your stats over the, say, last 5 years, using those parameters. I'm actually interested in which is more beneficial. Obviously I'm in favor of greater OBP, because of the probabilities, but I could be wrong.
Slight edit: two years ago, I'd take the HRs from Mauer. Twins SUCKED. For someone like the NYY, who are usually very good to great, I'd take the OBP. This year, however, the Twins are an average team (which is what I'm looking for: an average team).
Run your stats over the, say, last 5 years, using those parameters. I'm actually interested in which is more beneficial. Obviously I'm in favor of greater OBP, because of the probabilities, but I could be wrong.
Slight edit: two years ago, I'd take the HRs from Mauer. Twins SUCKED. For someone like the NYY, who are usually very good to great, I'd take the OBP. This year, however, the Twins are an average team (which is what I'm looking for: an average team).
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JF_Gophers
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Re: Minnesota Twins 2014: The Quest for .500
The Twins don't get 40 HR hitters. I think Mauer would max out around 30. Mauer has 110 career HR in almost 5000 ab. So he's hitting them less than 2% of the time.
So the hit difference depends on total appearances.
600 ab, .240, 144 h
600 ab, .260, 156 h
600 ab, .300, 180 h
500 ab, .240, 120 h
500 ab, .260, 130 h
500 ab, .300, 150 h
400 ab, .240, 96 h
400 ab, .260, 104 h
400 ab, .300, 120 h
I'd also say at 30+ HR the player is likely to be at 90+ RBI.
In the end, even at 600 ab, it's only 36 more hits over the entire season. So you'd probably take more HR's.
The Twins don't get 40 HR hitters. I think Mauer would max out around 30. Mauer has 110 career HR in almost 5000 ab. So he's hitting them less than 2% of the time.
So the hit difference depends on total appearances.
600 ab, .240, 144 h
600 ab, .260, 156 h
600 ab, .300, 180 h
500 ab, .240, 120 h
500 ab, .260, 130 h
500 ab, .300, 150 h
400 ab, .240, 96 h
400 ab, .260, 104 h
400 ab, .300, 120 h
I'd also say at 30+ HR the player is likely to be at 90+ RBI.
In the end, even at 600 ab, it's only 36 more hits over the entire season. So you'd probably take more HR's.
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bigblue_dl
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Re: Minnesota Twins 2014: The Quest for .500
Time for Joe to start a new streak.
Take the HRs, and it is a no brainer. .260 is not a bad average if you're jacking 40 home runs.
Time for Joe to start a new streak.
Take the HRs, and it is a no brainer. .260 is not a bad average if you're jacking 40 home runs.
St. Clown
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Re: Minnesota Twins 2014: The Quest for .500
Since 2011 and on, is he worth $23M/year? Look at his annual stats line. He misses at least 10% of the season each year except one, and his BA was only .277 last year, and .84 through 39 games this year. He's a decent player, just not worth $23M/year since 2011.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mauerjo01.shtml
Since 2011 and on, is he worth $23M/year? Look at his annual stats line. He misses at least 10% of the season each year except one, and his BA was only .277 last year, and .84 through 39 games this year. He's a decent player, just not worth $23M/year since 2011.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mauerjo01.shtml
bigblue_dl
Armed
Re: Minnesota Twins 2014: The Quest for .500
NO! Ranked 53 in OPS in the AL is totally worth 23 million!
NO! Ranked 53 in OPS in the AL is totally worth 23 million!
state of hockey
He fixes the cable?
Re: Minnesota Twins 2014: The Quest for .500
He doesn't suck. He just hasn't been worth the money lately.
He doesn't suck. He just hasn't been worth the money lately.
When he was hitting in the mid-.300s as a Gold Glove catcher (2008-2010), that was probably above his pay-grade, so I suppose we could consider some of it back-pay.