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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Dec 8, 2016 6:45:36 GMT -5
Moreland also adds better baserunning ability that Ortiz didn't have since he couldn't move at all on the bases, so there's that aspect too (no more need for pinch runners).
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Post by thelavarnwayguy on Dec 8, 2016 7:21:48 GMT -5
A big part of run prevention is 1st base defense, the newest moneyball metric. I also think platoon flexibility improves with this move, it deals with luxury tax implications well and he probably does hit a little better than expected.
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Post by sox fan in nc on Dec 8, 2016 10:14:04 GMT -5
I saw we just picked back up Josh Rutledge as RHH 3B depth. IMO I would rather have him at least platoon with Holt in case Pablo falls off a cliff.
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Post by nomar on Dec 8, 2016 10:18:35 GMT -5
I saw we just picked back up Josh Rutledge as RHH 3B depth. IMO I would rather have him at least platoon with Holt in case Pablo falls off a cliff. Yeah rule 5 pick
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Post by ericmvan on Dec 14, 2016 12:37:45 GMT -5
SSSS, but promising (and apparently backed up by spray charts):
.292 / .343 / .415, 70 career PA vs. Red Sox at home .341 / .378 / .683, 45 career PA in Fenway
He has the worst numbers in pitch-around situations (RISP and 1st base open, also runners on the corners and 2 outs) I've ever seen.
.261 / .315 / .457 (2344 PA) otherwise .208 / .273 / .320 (388 PA) pitch-around, excluding IBB
His UBB rate is actually down, and his HR/C and BABIP collapse. He does exactly what pitchers are hoping he'll do -- chase bad pitches.
So he needs to be protected, which means they can't hit him 7th in front of the catcher. JBJ, on the other hand, struggles somewhat in challenge situations, with his K rate especially spiking, so he's not a great choice for 5. If they plan to go L-R-L with Xander hitting 6th, either he or Sandoval hits 5th and the other hits 9th.
Finally, like Shaw he's tremendously streaky. Here are his OPS+ by month for his career (minimum 35 PA in a month):
113, 147; 153, 145, 101, 69, 102, 19; 110, 164, 89, 156, 52; 111, 166, 75, 41, 133, 76; 100, 85; 142, 131, 175, 79, 97, 113; 112, 59, 111, 205, 101, 18.
Obviously, if you identified where the slumps actually started and stopped, it would be that much more extreme.
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