May 2015 Player of the Month voting

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May 2015 Player of the Month voting Jun 1, 2015 17:41:46 GMT -5

Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 1, 2015 17:41:46 GMT -5

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

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 Wednesday at 2:00 pm.

3B Rafael Devers (GRE): 24 G, 105 PA, 36 H, 10 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 22 R, 16 RBI, 5 BB, 17 K, 1 CS, .364/.394/.576
SS Javier Guerra (GRE): 23 G, 93 PA, 24 H, 8 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 14 R, 13 RBI, 12 BB, 29 K, 4 SB, 1 CS, .308/.402/.513
C Ben Moore (GRE): 14 G, 60 PA, 22 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 10 R, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 8 K, 2 SB, .393/.424/.518
CF Blake Tekotte (POR): 28 G, 105 PA, 26 H, 4 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 10 R, 13 RBI, 9 BB, 16 K, 1 SB, 2 CS, .286/.371/.473
1B/3B Jantzen Witte (POR): 29 G, 127 PA, 34 H, 11 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 15 R, 16 RBI, 14 BB, 15 K, 1 CS, .312/.394/.486

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"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

soxfan06 Veteran Posts: 3,203	May 2015 Player of the Month voting Jun 1, 2015 18:23:58 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by soxfan06 on Jun 1, 2015 18:23:58 GMT -5 Wow, Ben Moore was shockingly good this month. But had to give it to Devers do to the 10 more games and 45 more PAs.

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May 2015 Player of the Month voting Jun 2, 2015 9:34:38 GMT -5

Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 2, 2015 9:34:38 GMT -5

Would love to hear the reasoning of the Guerra votes. Factoring in defense I guess?

"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

jrffam05 Veteran Posts: 2,332	May 2015 Player of the Month voting Jun 2, 2015 10:10:30 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jrffam05 on Jun 2, 2015 10:10:30 GMT -5 Jun 2, 2015 9:34:38 GMT -5 Chris Hatfield said: Would love to hear the reasoning of the Guerra votes. Factoring in defense I guess? Should of made Devers the only option, with the other 4 guys as honorable mentions.

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May 2015 Player of the Month voting Jun 2, 2015 11:40:48 GMT -5

Post by brianthetaoist on Jun 2, 2015 11:40:48 GMT -5

Jun 2, 2015 9:34:38 GMT -5 Chris Hatfield said:

Would love to hear the reasoning of the Guerra votes. Factoring in defense I guess?

I'm not sure I'm gonna vote for him, but I can make a case ... beats Ben Moore because he has 50% more PAs, he's the only OBP north of .400 from the rest of the group, and he sports +500SLG as a shortstop and is only second to Devers on that (essentially tied with the aforementioned Moore). That's a pretty good month! You could easily make a case for his offensive line to be in the same general ballpark as Devers (the slightly better OBP making up in part for the lesser SLG), but he's a shortstop.

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okin15 Veteran Posts: 1,470	May 2015 Player of the Month voting Jun 2, 2015 11:54:43 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by okin15 on Jun 2, 2015 11:54:43 GMT -5 To add to that reasoning (still voted for Devers though), Guerra had nearly as many XBH in a few less PA's, but more walks plus the SB's. I think the K's wash out the BB's for me, which puts Devers ahead IMO.
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brianthetaoist Veteran Posts: 2,695	May 2015 Player of the Month voting Jun 2, 2015 12:10:25 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by brianthetaoist on Jun 2, 2015 12:10:25 GMT -5 Yeah, in the end I went with Devers because ~15% K rate beats a 30%+ K rate by enough to cancel out any positional adjustment and SB credit I want to give Guerra. But, a vote for Guerra's totally defensible.

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May 2015 Player of the Month voting Jun 2, 2015 12:21:18 GMT -5

Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 2, 2015 12:21:18 GMT -5

Guerra had an outstanding month. #2 for me just as clearly as Devers is number 1 for me (although Moore gets about as close to Guerra as a catcher can reasonably get).

To me, Devers clearly has the better line, but I guess it is closer when you factor in Guerra's all-world defense versus Devers's adequate D.

"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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May 2015 Player of the Month voting Jun 2, 2015 12:24:37 GMT -5

Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 2, 2015 12:24:37 GMT -5

Jun 2, 2015 11:54:43 GMT -5 okin15 said:

To add to that reasoning (still voted for Devers though), Guerra had nearly as many XBH in a few less PA's

FWIW, PA/XBH: Guerra - 1 every 8.45, Devers - 1 every 7.5.

I realize that this discussion is theoretical and everything, of course. Just saying - in a sample size this small, 3 more XBH in 12 PA is actually significant.

"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

Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 1, 2015 17:41:46 GMT -5

Post by soxfan06 on Jun 1, 2015 18:23:58 GMT -5

Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 2, 2015 9:34:38 GMT -5

Post by jrffam05 on Jun 2, 2015 10:10:30 GMT -5

Post by brianthetaoist on Jun 2, 2015 11:40:48 GMT -5

Post by okin15 on Jun 2, 2015 11:54:43 GMT -5

Post by brianthetaoist on Jun 2, 2015 12:10:25 GMT -5

Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 2, 2015 12:21:18 GMT -5

Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 2, 2015 12:24:37 GMT -5