April 2015 Player of the Month voting

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April 2015 Player of the Month voting May 2, 2015 18:57:31 GMT -5

Post by Chris Hatfield on May 2, 2015 18:57:31 GMT -5

Please vote above for the player you felt had the best month of April.

You may use almost any criteria you wish in judging each player's month. The one exception is that we ask that voters ignore a player's prospect status - in other words, please don't vote for a player based on the fact that you think he will be a better major league player down the road. However, to be clear, you may use other criteria in judging the candidates relative to one another that go beyond stats, such as age relative to level and the like. Just don't pick, say, a top 10 prospect over an org guy based solely on that.

Voting for this poll will close Monday at 2:00 pm.

Jackie Bradley Jr.: 19 G, 85 PA, 25 H, 7 2B, 9 R, 6 RBI, 6 BB, 13 K, 1 SB, 1 CS, .325/.388/.416
Bryce Brentz: 19 G, 83 PA, 22 H, 7 2B, 3 HR, 11 R, 9 RBI, 8 BB, 23 K, .297/.361/.514
Mauricio Dubon: 19 G, 82 PA, 26 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 13 R, 8 RBI, 3 BB, 10 K, 6 SB, 2 CS, .338/.370/.416
Nick Longhi: 18 G, 79 PA, 22 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 9 R, 7 RBI, 5 BB, 9 K, .301/.346/.479
Manuel Margot: 18 G, 77 PA, 22 H, 4 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 16 R, 7 RBI, 7 BB, 1 K, 9 SB, 2 CS, .324/.377/.515
Jantzen Witte: 18 G, 74 PA, 23 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 7 R, 19 RBI, 6 BB, 11 K, 1 CS, .348/.392/.500

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Last Edit: May 2, 2015 18:58:04 GMT -5 by Chris Hatfield

"We really don't need the whole commercial break/warm-up routine every time a new reliever comes into the game. It certainly made sense in 1884 when they only switched pitchers when the starter was attacked by pickaxe or caught consumption, and no reliever was warming up because he was busy gambling and drinking." - JD

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April 2015 Player of the Month voting May 2, 2015 22:31:58 GMT -5

Post by ethanbein on May 2, 2015 22:31:58 GMT -5

Lots of awesome months here. Margot, but Longhi and Brentz aren't far behind. Also, something looks weird with the wOBA calculations on the site, unless it's calculated differently by league. Longhi should definitely be behind Margot. Margot has an extra 2 triples instead of a double and a HR which should help him, 2 extra walks, and fewer PAs, but has a higher wOBA (.399 to .386).

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April 2015 Player of the Month voting May 3, 2015 8:51:41 GMT -5

Post by Chris Hatfield on May 3, 2015 8:51:41 GMT -5

FWIW, there were a number of guys who could've taken the last couple spots. Marrero was the last one out. Swihart got consideration but didn't really show the pop. Carlos Mesa and Keury De La Cruz, and to a lesser extent Jake Romanski, were casualties of not getting enough PT (and Mesa, as a 27 year old in Low A who pretty clearly is only there because he came with Moncada, is a guy I'd have a hard time including here at all, honestly).

"We really don't need the whole commercial break/warm-up routine every time a new reliever comes into the game. It certainly made sense in 1884 when they only switched pitchers when the starter was attacked by pickaxe or caught consumption, and no reliever was warming up because he was busy gambling and drinking." - JD

I still think I'm going to wake up and say "I shouldn't listen to the podcast before bed, I dreamed the Sox signed a guy from Curaçao named Charlie Zink." - KOC

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April 2015 Player of the Month voting May 3, 2015 9:47:30 GMT -5

Post by feez732 on May 3, 2015 9:47:30 GMT -5

May 2, 2015 22:31:58 GMT -5 ethanbein said:

Lots of awesome months here. Margot, but Longhi and Brentz aren't far behind. Also, something looks weird with the wOBA calculations on the site, unless it's calculated differently by league. Longhi should definitely be behind Margot. Margot has an extra 2 triples instead of a double and a HR which should help him, 2 extra walks, and fewer PAs, but has a higher wOBA (.399 to .386).

The wOBA calculations should be different for each league. It uses a number of constants that are specific to that run environment (league/year).

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April 2015 Player of the Month voting May 3, 2015 9:56:10 GMT -5 Smittyw likes this

Post by jclmontana on May 3, 2015 9:56:10 GMT -5

Margot's performance demands the vote, but Bradley's bounce-back from almost 2 years of (offensive) suck is almost as impressive. Anecdotally, it seems like post-prospects who crash and burn offensively like he did almost never regain their luster or value. That Bradley seems to be climbing out of his considerable funk (knock on wood) might be one of the most important early season developments in the whole system.

sibbysisti Veteran Posts: 2,005	April 2015 Player of the Month voting May 4, 2015 7:53:19 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sibbysisti on May 4, 2015 7:53:19 GMT -5 Hesitated for a moment on Margot. Then looked again at the K numbers in comparison, and that cinched it.

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