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Post by jmei on Sept 18, 2015 17:15:04 GMT -5
It's time to vote for our annual SoxProspects Players of the Year Awards! First up, offensive player of the year. Place your vote for the Red Sox minor league player who you feel had the best offensive season in 2015. Please do not vote based on who you think is the best prospect or who you think may perform better in the future, and please only consider minor league performance. This poll will close at midnight on September 28th. Partial stats leaderboard: OF Andrew Benintendi (LOW/GRE) - 54 G, 239 PA, .313/.416/.556, 11 HR, 10 SB
OF Jackie Bradley (PAW) - 71 G, 318 PA, .305/.382/.472, 9 HR, 4 SB
3B Rafael Devers (GRE) - 115 G, 508 PA, .288/.329/.443, 11 HR, 3 SB
SS Javier Guerra (GRE) - 116 G, 477 PA, .279/.329/.449, 15 HR, 7 SB
2B Yoan Moncada (GRE) - 81 G, 363 PA, .278/.380/.438, 8 HR, 49 SB
1B Sam Travis (SAL/POR) - 131 G, 559 PA, .307/.381/.452, 9 HR, 19 SB
Full 2015 Hitting Leaderboard |
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Sept 21, 2015 16:16:24 GMT -5
A note to all:
I'm not going to tell you who to vote for and how to vote, but please take sample size into account. Not saying that you should not vote for one of the guys who had a lesser workload (frankly, I still considered Benintendi myself for a decent bit before opting to vote for someone else), but consider the factors that go into putting up a line over a full season versus putting it up over less than half of that time. I think the fact that, say, Benintendi had about 40% of the plate appearances that Travis did is relevant, although certainly not determinative.
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Post by justinp123 on Sept 24, 2015 8:19:18 GMT -5
Wow, barely any love for Devers.
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Post by jimed14 on Sept 24, 2015 8:39:54 GMT -5
Wow, barely any love for Devers. He put up almost the same numbers as Guerra and Guerra is a great defensive shortstop. And then there are the other two. I wouldn't say that Devers had a bad season. He's just up against ridiculous competition. |
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Post by waterview on Sept 24, 2015 8:59:23 GMT -5
A note to all: I'm not going to tell you who to vote for and how to vote, but please take sample size into account. Not saying that you should not vote for one of the guys who had a lesser workload (frankly, I still considered Benintendi myself for a decent bit before opting to vote for someone else), but consider the factors that go into putting up a line over a full season versus putting it up over less than half of that time. I think the fact that, say, Benintendi had about 40% of the plate appearances that Travis did is relevant, although certainly not determinative. While I agree sample size is an issue, in a sense it works for rather than against Benintendi (at least IMHO). That many home runs with so many fewer games is eye-popping. |
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Post by justinp123 on Sept 24, 2015 9:06:18 GMT -5
Wow, barely any love for Devers. He put up almost the same numbers as Guerra and Guerra is a great defensive shortstop. And then there are the other two. I wouldn't say that Devers had a bad season. He's just up against ridiculous competition. Well if it's Offensive player of the year then you can't bring up Guerra's defense lol. |
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Post by jimed14 on Sept 24, 2015 9:10:03 GMT -5
He put up almost the same numbers as Guerra and Guerra is a great defensive shortstop. And then there are the other two. I wouldn't say that Devers had a bad season. He's just up against ridiculous competition. Well if it's Offensive player of the year then you can't bring up Guerra's defense lol? I can't help it. Tie goes to the better defender. Or more HR. Or more SB. It's also easy to argue that Guerra's offense is more valuable to a team because it's easier to find offense at positions other than at SS. |
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Post by SALNotes on Sept 24, 2015 23:36:13 GMT -5
a little surprised Benintendi is getting so much love here. He was great no question but he got less than 200 at bats. Less than 1/2 the number the others got.
I voted for JBJ, excellent rebound season.
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Post by costpet on Sept 25, 2015 5:17:43 GMT -5
Voted for Ben. OPS did it for me.
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Post by jodyreidnichols on Sept 25, 2015 9:20:17 GMT -5
A note to all: I'm not going to tell you who to vote for and how to vote, but please take sample size into account. Not saying that you should not vote for one of the guys who had a lesser workload (frankly, I still considered Benintendi myself for a decent bit before opting to vote for someone else), but consider the factors that go into putting up a line over a full season versus putting it up over less than half of that time. I think the fact that, say, Benintendi had about 40% of the plate appearances that Travis did is relevant, although certainly not determinative. I was thinking the same thing. One other factor to consider, or not, is how old the players is to the average of the league. Where can I obtain that info. I'd split my vote between Andrew Benintendi (the immediate adjustement and results) & Javier Guerra (whose power at a premium defensive position has already exceeded expectations and more than held his own at 20 YO in high A ball). |
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Post by Oregon Norm on Sept 25, 2015 17:48:46 GMT -5
Damn this is hard. I went with Moncada, but a lot of factors played into it not just the hitting. He's younger, he's been out of organized ball for a while, he doesn't have the college background - though the Serie Nacional certainly counts for something - he's new to the country and the lifestyle, and he has a dazzling array of tools which include switch hitting and spectacular speed. And as good as Benintendi's initial run has been, once he got up to speed Moncada has been right there with him: .305/.414/.503 since July 1st. His season has been everything promised. I think he's had the most impressive year.
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